Thursday 20 June 2013

AEU - eNewsletter: Intel 4th Generation Core Processor, more graphic power, more connectivity


Intel 4th Generation Core Processor, 
more graphic power, more connectivity 
Another Core i CPU?!  You probably will say so, however, it is not only another Core i CPU, some features have been improved and changed.
No support for LVDS and SDVO? AAEON fixes it!

We may calm down a little bit, Yes, from 4th generation Core CPU, Intel doesn’t support LVDS and SDVO any more; we understand what kind impact will be to our customer when they still use LVDS as their display input, therefore in AAEON embedded board design, we still use have LVDS output at customer’s disposal, you can see it in COM-QM87, GENE-QM87, EMB-H81A, and EMB-QM87 with easy connection as before. 



Only BGA CPU in Mobile Embedded Line 
One of significant change in 4th Generation Core CPU has only BGA type Mobile CPU in Embedded Roadmap. For Desktop CPU, there are still PGA types available. 


Support DDR3L
Called DDR3L for DDR3 Low Voltage, devices adhering to the new standard will operate from a single 1.35V power supply voltage compared to 1.5V in existing devices.
Continuing the evolution of DDR3 as the dominant DRAM standard today, DDR3L will enable a significant reduction in power consumption for a broad range of products that utilize memory; the possibility of reduced power consumption and lowered cooling demands with no loss in performance can have a far-reaching, positive impact - especially as the industry strives to meet ever more challenging environmental requirements.

Empower graphic performance 
From this platform, digital display interfaces has been moved to processors. It supports 3 independent symmetric displays, Display port standard is moving to 1.2 instead of 1.1 in 3rd Gen. Core CPU.  






More possibilities for ODM Projects
One 16-lane PCI-Express port with three controllers
This is great features to ODM projects, which have more flexibilities to configure PCI-E according to their requirements, either configure to 2x8 lane PCI-E or 1x8 lane plus 2x4 lane PCI-E. 


 I/O Ports Flexibility 
New architecture allows some I/O ports to be configured at time of system design. 
-Total 18 differential signal pairs split between SATA, USB 3.0, and PCIe. 
-4 different signal pairs are muxed can be configured to meet I/O needs
-Max number of PCIe ports is 8. 






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