"The trend toward highly customizable, yet affordable mobile computing solutions, especially in the corporate environment, is propelling the adoption of
Mini PCI by hardware manufacturers on the cutting edge," said Kip Meacham, OEM product manager for 3Com's Mobile Communications Division.
* 2.4/5 GHz draft 802.11n
mini PCI reference design (BCM94321MP) -- can be integrated into desktop and notebook PCs or designed into broadband routers and cable/DSL gateways;
Additional features include two 10/100Base-T ports; four configured USB2.0 sockets; 8-bit Digital I/O IrDA and parallel port together with a Type III
Mini PCI socket; and PC/104 socket.In addition, the board offers support of CRT/LCD simultaneous displays of up to 24-bit TTL / LVDS TFT LCD.
PC card manufacturer Xircom Inc has reported second quarter 1999 net income up to $10.8m from $3.3m, beating the First Call expectation by a cent at earnings of $0.42 a share, and says it is aiming itself at the
Mini PCI market.
In addition, these PCAP touch panel PCs are equipped with
Mini PCI e socket and Wi-Fi antenna holes for usage in environments that require wireless connectivity.
The new standard takes up the same space in a system and the same physical connector as
Mini PCI Express, though with different technology behind the hardware, said Knut Grimsrud, chairman of SATA-IO and Intel's director of storage architecture.
Onboard
mini PCI Express 802.11n WiFi provides lightning-fast network connectivity free of wires while onboard Gigabit Ethernet provides network transfers with speeds up to 1000Mbps for those that prefer to have wires.
Interface cards for 1553 and ARINC include PCI, PCIe, PMC, XMC, PC104, cPCI/PXI, ExpressCard, PCCARD,
Mini PCI Express, etcRecent release of 1553 and ARINC real-time Ethernet converter and bridge products provide unparalleled LAN configuration and connectivity options for avionics systems and labs.