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Taiwan IPC makers adopt AMD embedded processors

Shawn Chen, Taipei; Jessie Shen, DigiTimes.com [Thursday 6 April 2006]

The recent launch of the AMD Geode LX EPIC reference design kit (RDK), aimed at delivering lower power solutions for single board computers (SBCs), have been adopted by Taiwan's industrial PC makers Advantech Computer and DFI, according to the companies.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced on April 3 that the availability of its Geode LX EPIC RDK will enable developers to get their products faster to market. The design supports a wide-range of ruggedized industrial SBC applications, including data acquisition, video processing, point-of-sale terminals, telecommunications, global positioning satellite (GPS) devices and motion control.

Currently, Intel's embedded processors have an average price of more than US$100, compared to US$50-100 for VIA Technologies' C7 series, sources at Taiwan IPC makers indicated. AMD's embedded series are priced at less than US$50, the sources found, noting that the lowered price is expected to attract more IPC makers.

http://www.digitimes.com/systems/a20060406PB202.html