Taipei, Taiwan, December 15, 2009 – VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms,?today announced the latest VIA EPIA-M800 Mini-ITX and VIA EPIA-N800 Nano-ITX boards. Featuring the 64-bit, high-performance VIA Nano processor, these new embedded boards bring advanced digital multimedia performance to the next wave of embedded devices on forthcoming Windows 7-based technologies. 

Devices based on the VIA EPIA-M800 and VIA EPIA-N800 leverage the performance enhancements of the VIA Nano processor, offering an improved user experience with advanced human to machine interaction and a visually stunning multimedia experience through the latest HD codecs and media streaming technologies. Specific applications include the latest media-centric designs in digital signage and advanced information, ticket and kiosk machines.

“By selecting the VIA Nano processor for the VIA EPIA-M800 and VIA EPIA-N800, we’ve managed to build on a successful product line and address the needs of the market as we move in to 2010,” said Daniel Wu, Vice President, VIA Embedded Platform Division, VIA Technologies, Inc. “These new board designs will help facilitate the gradual transition toward technologies that are creating a new breed of graphically sophisticated and digitally vibrant devices.” 

VIA Nano Processor & VIA VX800 Media System Processor

The VIA Nano processor is based on the 64-bit, superscalar ‘Isaiah’ architecture, boasting as much as a four-fold performance boost over VIA C7 and VIA Eden processors while remaining within a similar thermal envelope. The VIA EPIA-M800 and VIA EPIA-N800 represent an easy upgrade path for current system and device designs based on VIA EPIA-M700 and VIA EPIA-N700 boards.

The key to the outstanding multimedia performance of both the VIA EPIA-M800 and VIA EPIA-N800 lies in the VIA VX800 unified chipset. The VIA VX800 features an VIA Chrome9™ IGP for DirectX™ 9.0 3D graphics, up to six-channels of VIA Vinyl HD Audio and the VIA Chromotion™ video engine, providing advanced hardware video acceleration for MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV9 and VC-1 video, plus a VMR capable HD video processor. 

The VIA EPIA-M800 Mini-ITX board

The VIA EPIA-M800 is powered by a choice of 1.3+GHz U2250 or a fanless 1.2GHz U2500 VIA Nano processor, making it suitable for a wide range of applications including performance-intensive and mission critical applications. 

The latest display technologies are supported via a front panel DVI port with pin-headers for an additional DVI or HDMI port through a daughterboard. Support for 18-bit TTL signal output as well as a digital video input is available through pin headers supporting CCIR-656/601/ transport stream video. An S/PDIF connector is also supported. 

Store includes both an IDE port with a shared Compact Flash port, 2 SATA II ports and up to 6 USB 2.0 ports, two through onboard connectors. Connectivity comes in the form of dual Gigabit LAN ports on the high speed PCI-Express bus. The VIA EPIA-M800 can withstand a wide temperature range from 0-60oC.

For more information about the VIA EPIA-M800 Mini-ITX board, please visit:
http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/embedded/ProductDetail.jsp?productLine=1&id=1010&tabs=1 

The VIA EPIA-N800 Nano-ITX board

The VIA EPIA-N800 Nano-ITX features a 1.3+GHz U2250 VIA Nano processor and the VIA VX800 media system processor. Measuring only 12cm x 12cm, the VIA EPIA N800 features onboard VGA, USB, COM and Gigabit network ports to help reduce system foot-print size and eradicate cluttered cabling for improved air-flow and enhanced stability in always-on systems.

Aimed at compact digital display and signage applications the VIA EPIA-N800 offers VGA and a multi-configuration, 24-bit, dual channel LVDS transmitter, enabling display connection to embedded panels. As well as two onboard SATA connectors, expansion options include a Mini-PCI slot, with additional COM and USB ports and PS/2 support available through pin-headers. The DRAM slot has been relocated to the bottom side of the board for easy access and maintenance from system design perspective.

To learn more about the VIA EPIA-N800 Mini-ITX board, please visit:
http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/embedded/ProductDetail.jsp?productLine=1&id=1030&tabs=1

Samples of both the VIA EPIA-M800 and VIA EPIA-N800 are available to project customers now. Both boards include long term product manufacturing support of at least three years.

About VIA Technologies, Inc.

VIA Technologies, Inc is the foremost fabless supplier of power efficient x86 processor platforms that are driving system innovation in the PC, client, ultra mobile and embedded markets. Combining energy-saving processors with digital media chipsets and advanced connectivity, multimedia and networking silicon enables a broad spectrum of computing and communication platforms, including its widely acclaimed ultra compact mainboards. Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, VIA’s global network links the high tech centers of the US, Europe and Asia, and its customer base includes the world’s top OEMs and system integrators. www.via.com.tw

LOD, Israel, December 14/PRNewswire/ — New Patent Extends Ethernity’s IP Rights Throughout the Entire Carrier Grade Ethernet Switch Protocol Interworking and Traffic Management Technology 

Ethernity Networks Ltd, a leading supplier of Multiservice Fabric Flow Processors for Carrier Grade Ethernet appliances, today announced that it has been awarded patent number 7,620,770 by the US Patent Office for a ” Device and method for storing and processing data units”. The patent applies to a zero copy mechanism for storing an ingress data unit at the DDR memory unit for purposes of packet re-ordering and traffic management, then retrieving a fetched data unit from the DDR memory for data unit processing, wherein the fetched data unit comprises at least a portion of the ingress data unit, all at wire speed and with single read and write to/from external DDR memory. 

The patent applies to any multi service processing over a single fabric engine, such that a single engine can handle TDM, ATM and Ethernet processing without the need to use a dedicated engine for each protocol for the purpose of protocol interworking. Together with inverse multiplexing (EFM bonding, IMA, MLPPP), advanced Traffic Management and any-to-any wire speed protocol interworking, the new patent enables Ethernity to deliver the lowest cost ever platform using single DDR Memory and integrated into ultra low cost FPGA. 

About Ethernity: 

Ethernity Networks develops and provide FPGA based Carrier Grade Fabric Flow Processors for telecom and datacom platforms enabling the Programmable Network(TM). The ENET architecture is based entirely on Ethernity technology and is protected by five patents. Ethernity Networks’ products target the Broadband Access, Mobile Backhaul and Metro Ethernet arenas, which will be the growth engines in telecommunications for the next ten years. Ethernity Networks is headquartered in Lod, Israel. 

Additional information is available at http://www.ethernitynet.com.