The ASB2 platform from AMD offers a unique combination of performance and low power consumption that makes it very attractive for applications with significant thermal considerations – an issue we face with almost all our systems and boards at iBASE.

Previously, if you needed two high-performance 64-bit cores operating under 15 watts, the only game in town was the relatively pricey (ultra low voltage) Intel Core 2 Duo processors like the 1.06 GHz U7500 or 1.2 GHz SU9300. There is now an attractive alternative with the new platform with either an AMD Athlon™ II Neo or AMD Turion™ II Neo processors. Available in 12W, 1.3 GHz form and 15W, 1.5GHz trim, the new ASB2 dual cores offer ULV-class TDP, along with attractive features like ECC memory support and dual channel DDR3 on-chip memory controllers, at fraction of the price point commanded by competitive ULV chips.

These processors, when paired with the ATI Radeon™ HD 4200 graphics engine in the 785E chipset, mean that low power solutions no longer have to be costly or performance-compromised. iBASE will be offering two ASB2-based products in the near term. The first will be the IB889 3.5” Single Board computer with a full array of graphical output support (DVI, CRT and LVDS) along with a miniPCIe(x1) slot for wireless connectivity. This will be followed shortly by the ET850 Com Express module featuring dual channel DDR2 memory implementation. Both iBASE ASB2 products can be specified with single or dual core processors from 8 to 25 watts.

iBASE’s ASB2 solution will be on display at ESC Silicon Valley (Apr 26) at AMD’s booth.  We have a photo here to share, but hope you can come by and see it in person.  We’d love to talk with you.

Dwight Looi is a product manager with iBASE Technologies. His postings are his own opinions and may not represent AMD’s positions, strategies or opinions. Links to third party sites are provided for convenience and unless explicitly stated, AMD is not responsible for the contents of such linked sites and no endorsement is implied.