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IBASE Announces Motherboards Based on the Mobile Intel® 945GM Express Chipset

Taipei, Taiwan, February 14, 2006 - IBASE Technology, a leading manufacturer of embedded computing platforms, announced the MB899, a Mini-ITX motherboard supporting the latest Intel® Core™ Duo processor and the Mobile Intel® 945GM Express chipset. The new embedded motherboards offer intelligent power management capability and greater performance per watt, which enhances the end-user experience for medical, multimedia, industrial automation and gaming applications.

"IBASE is known worldwide as one of the pioneers in delivering Mini-ITX boards supporting the latest Intel® Core™ Duo processors and Intel® chipsets, which gives our clients the competitive edge in the ever-growing embedded market," said C. S. Lin, IBASE's President. "The MB899 is a further step in building this reputation and the latest addition to the series of IBASE long-life motherboards."

MB899 Features:

  • Socket 478 for Intel® IMVP-6 Mobile processors
  • Mobile Intel® 945GM Chipset, Two DDR2 DIMM sockets
  • Supports CRT, LVDS, optional TV out or DVI
  • 10/100 BaseT LAN, PCI Express Gigabit LAN
  • SATA x2, USB x6, Digital I/O, Watchdog timer
  • PCI x1, PCI-E (x1) x1, Mini PCI x1, Mini PCIe x1

"The Mobile Intel® 945GM Express chipset supported by IBASE's MB899 motherboard provides greater flexibility for developers of embedded applications by offering improved graphics and increased I/O bandwidth," said Rose Schooler, director of marketing, Infrastructure Processor Division (IPD) at Intel Corporation .

IBASE is also announcing the ECX800, an ECX-form-factor single board computer based on the Mobile Intel® 945GM Express chipset that offers a 75 percent space reduction over micro-ATX counterparts. The ECX800 supports the Intel® IMVP-6 mobile processor with speeds up to 2.33GHz and up to 1GB of DDR2 memory and is suitable for car PC, medical, POS (Point-of-Sales) terminals, kiosks and embedded applications that require fanless thermal solutions.

ECX800 Features:

  • Fanless Mobile Intel® 945GM Chipset based ECX form-factor platform
  • Supports Intel® IMVP-6 Mobile processors
  • Integrated VGA supporting CRT and TV out interface
  • One DDR2 SODIMM sockets for 1GB memory
  • Gigabit LAN, SATA, USB 2.0, Digital I/O, CF socket

About IBASE Technology
IBASE Technology was set up by a group of experienced engineers who revolve around the IPC arena and talented marketing and management staff sharing the same ideals and goals. As a team, it has gained the respect and support from reputable and established companies that eventually forged strategic partnerships with IBASE. IBASE's R&D team is composed hardware and software engineers, 30% with over 10 years and 60% with between 5 to 10 years of experience in their respective fields. IBASE, an ISO9001 certified company, also specializes in OEM/ODM services tailoring products to customers' requirements. Current product offerings from IBASE include various single board computers, Mini-ITX, industrial motherboards, ETX CPU modules, CompactPCI processor boards, network appliance and digital surveillance systems.

IBASE Technology Inc. is an Affiliate Member with the Intel® Communications Alliance, a community of communications and embedded developers and solution providers. For more information, please visit www.intel.com/go/ica.

Intel and Intel Core™ Duo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

Contact Information:
IBASE Technology Inc.
11F, No. 3-1, Yuan Qu St., Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. (Nankang Software Park)
Tel: 886-2-26557588 Fax: 886-2-26557388
Email: sales@ibase.com.tw
Web Site: www.ibase.com.tw