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Computer form factors Name PCB size (mm) WTX 356 × 425 AT 350 × 305 Baby-AT 330 × 216 BTX 325 × 266 ATX 305 × 244 EATX (Extended) 305 × 330 LPX 330 × 229 microBTX 264 × 267 NLX 254 × 228 Ultra ATX 244 × 367 microATX 244 × 244 DTX 244 × 203 FlexATX 229 × 191 Mini-DTX 203 × 170 EBX 203 × 146 microATX (min.) 171 × 171 Mini-ITX 170 × 170 EPIC (Express) 165 × 115 ESM 149 × 71 Nano-ITX 120 × 120 COM Express 125 × 95 ESMexpress 125 × 95 ETX/XTX 114 × 95 Pico-ITX 100 × 72 PC/104 (-Plus) 96 × 90 ESMini 95 × 55 Qseven 70 × 70 mobile-ITX 60 × 60 CoreExpress 58 × 65 Mobile-ITX is the smallest (by 2009) x86 compliant motherboard form factor presented by VIA Technologies in December, 2009. The motherboard size (CPU module) is 60mm × 60mm[1]. There are no computer ports on the CPU module and it is necessary to use an I/O carrier board. The design is intended for medical, transportation and military embedded markets. The first commercial Mobile-ITX CPU module is expected in Q1 of 2010.
History
The Mobile-ITX form factor was announced by VIA Technologies at Computex in June, 2007. The motherboard size of first prototypes was 75mm by 45mm[2]. The design was intended for ultra-mobile computing such as a smartphone or UMPC.
The prototype boards shown to date include a x86 compliant 1 GHz VIA C7-M processor, 256 or 512 megabytes of RAM, a modified version of the VIA CX700 chipset (called the CX700S),[3] an interface for a cellular radio module (demonstration boards contain a CDMA radio), a DC-DC electrical converter, and various connecting interfaces.
At the announcement, an Ultra-Mobile PC reference design was shown running Windows XP Embedded.[4]
Notes and references
- ^ "VIA Mobile-ITX Brings Further Miniaturization and Greater Flexibility to Embedded Devices". VIA Technologies, Inc. 2009-12-01. http://www.via.com.tw/en/resources/pressroom/pressrelease.jsp?press_release_no=4287.
- ^ "VTF2007: VIA Mobile-ITX Mainboard Will Expedite PC2.0 Transition". Taipei, Taiwan: VIA Technologies, Inc. 2007-06-06. http://www.via.com.tw/en/resources/pressroom/pressrelease.jsp?press_release_no=1310. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- ^ Mini-ITX, Nano-ITX and Pico-ITX related news - VTF 2007 - Next Stop: Mobile-ITX
- ^ YouTube - Computex 2007 - Mobile-ITX Demo
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