ECN-Electronic Component News articles from September 2003

ECN-Electronic Component News archives from September 2003

Optical LossTest Set.
September 1, 2003... The Model 1300 Optical LossTest Set (OLTS) from Fiber Systems International, Inc. is designed to address the test and verification of fiber optic cable assemblies. This fully functional test set includes two optical sources and two power meters...

SMT DIP sockets for hand placement from Mill-Max.
September 1, 2003... Mill-Max has introduced its surface mount, stub tail, DIP sockets with alignment pins for hand placement. Special floating contacts compensate for the effects of unevenly dispensed solder paste, and corner alignment pins (power and ground...

Thin, form-fitting touch display.
September 1, 2003... Touch International has launched Digital Ink, a touch technology that accepts pen, finger and gloved hand input in an ultra-thin, form-fitting, unbreakable, wear-resistant package. It is available in thicknesses from .36 mm up to 2". Position...

FCI announces the AirMax VS connector[TM].
September 1, 2003... FCI's CDC Division's AirMax VS[TM] connector is a scaleable, inverse two-piece backplane connector system based upon an IMLA (Insert Molded Lead-frame Assembly) design that can be used for either differential pair signals or single-ended...

80V buck regulator from National Semiconductor.
September 1, 2003... National Semiconductor Corporation has announced what is said to be the industry's smallest high-voltage buck bias switching regulator, the LM5007, to satisfy housekeeping or bias power needs in next-generation communication, automotive, -48V...

Letters to the Editor.(Editor's View)
September 1, 2003... My invitation for your thoughts regarding the fate of 'garage-size' inventors in this column last month ("What of Packards and Jobs," August, 2003) elicited several emails that I would like to take this opportunity to share with the rest of our...

Advanced automotive electronics and the memories that drive them.(Technological Horizons)
September 1, 2003... The advances in computers and electronics are finally making very noticeable changes in the way drivers and passengers interact with a car. BMW's current 7-series and the new Daimler Chrysler Pacifica[TM] are two fine examples. The 7-series...

Light-touch miniature pushbutton switches.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
September 1, 2003... NKK Switches has introduced the EB Series of light-touch miniature pushbutton switches, a series of 3A switches that feature light-touch tactile actuation for light duty applications. The miniature pushbuttons are available in both power and...

Surface mount jumper switch.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
September 1, 2003... ITW Switches has introduced a surface mount switchable jumper switch as an alternative to shunts and jumpers. With space-saving 0.050" centers, this EG SMJS Jumper-Switch[TM]is designed for surface mounting using automatic pick-and-place...

Pluggable relay for industrial/automation controls.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
September 1, 2003... Wieland Electric, Inc. has introduced a pluggable terminal block relay for industrial and automation controls. Designated the flare MOVE Series, the relays are said to be the thinnest in the industry at 6.2 mm thick. The series provides signal...

Thermoelectric liquid chiller.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
September 1, 2003... The MRC600 from Melcor Corporation is a 600W dual voltage 115/230 AC free standing thermoelectric liquid chiller that is designed to use water or a coolant solution. It is said to offer a variety of benefits over traditional compressor-based...

Brushless DC motors and gearmotors.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
September 1, 2003... ELCOM SL[R] slotless brushless DC servo motors and gearmotors from Pittman feature a slotless stator design to eliminate magnetic cogging for smooth and quiet motion, high performance and long life. They are well suited for applications in many...

Stepper-servo brakes.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
September 1, 2003... Electroid Company is offering its line of SSB Series front end brakes that are designed for braking applications on stepper and servo motors. The SSB series is said to be compact and easy to install, requiring minutes to assemble. Its power-off...

Sub-Micro 30A automotive relay.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
September 1, 2003... American Zettler's AZ989 sub-micro automotive relay is suitable for power windows, door locks, seat adjusters, sunroofs, lift-gates and wiper motors. The 12V AZ989 is available with AgSn[O.sub.2] contacts and either a 180 [OMEGA] or 225 [OMEGA]...

Miniature Electro Magnetic counters.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
September 1, 2003... ENM is offering the TH Series E12 Miniature Electro Magnetic counters which measure approximately 1" x 1 1/2" x Write in 251 or www.ecnmag.com/info [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Low voltage, high efficiency, brushless DC motor.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
September 1, 2003... Servo Magnetics has introduced the 000-0326 high performance brushless DC kit motor. It is designed for low voltage applications where an efficient, high torque motor is required. Designed with an operating voltage of 12V, this motor is capable...

Stepping motor.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
September 1, 2003... EADmotors' .9 degree stepping motor is suitable for rise in contemporary medical equipment and other applications that demand sensitive position control. This motor is said to offer significantly improved performance at lower cost compared to...

Torque Step Motor.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
September 1, 2003... Lin Engineering's 1.8[degrees], NEMA 17 Super Torque Step Motor is available in 1.34", 1.57" and 1.89" lengths. It is capable of a holding torque from 30 oz.-in, to 83 oz.-in., depending on the length, Unipolar and bipolar windings allow for...

Servo Controller.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
September 1, 2003... Vespo has introduced its EM70 Servo Controller. It contains high visibility of control motor opening displays and aero/span adjustment of opening, which can be done automatically at the touch of a button. It also includes either current or...

Counter rotating, dual blade fans.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
September 1, 2003... JMC Products has introduced a counter rotating, dual blade fan design. The dual-impeller dual motor fan is engineered with redundancy to protect against fan failure and to produce effective airflow performance against high system pressures. As...

Decentral Motor Switch.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
September 1, 2003... Danfoss Drives has introduced the DMS 300 Decentral Motor Switch. The DMS 300 is suitable for soft starting and stopping of the motor in either direction when no variable speed control is required. The DMS 300 can be mounted on the wall or...

Servo amplifier.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
September 1, 2003... Nanomotion Inc. has introduced the AB5 amplifier to support all of its precision servo motors. The amplifier is said to complement Nanomotion motors by "minearizing" the voltage to velocity profile at the amplifier level, eliminating the need...

High-voltage, overload-protected, DC solid-state relay.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
September 1, 2003... Teledyne Relays has introduced the Series 605-210 high-voltage DC, solid-state relay-half-size, hockey-puck device designed for commercial aviation and military COTS applications. The 605-210 offers high-power switching capability in a compact...

Brushless DC motor selection guide.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
September 1, 2003... Transicoil, a division of Horizon Aerospace LLC, has introduced a six- page full color catalog for its standard lines of size 5, 8, 10 and 14 brushless DC motors. The catalog describes the brushless motors' features, which include maximum...

Process controller.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
September 1, 2003... Watlow has expanded the range of applications for its CPC400, a compact process controller that combines four to eight control loops with user-written logic, Improvements to the CPC400 now permit the controller to be used in thermal systems in...

AC Vector drive offers flexibility.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
September 1, 2003... Motortronics offers the ALX Series AC variable frequency drive available in ratings from up to 600 hp. With the flexibility of Flux Vector technology, this drive can be used for standard open loop V/Hz control, open loop (sensorless) vector...

Brochure highlights RF and microwave components.(Microwave & RF Components)
September 1, 2003... Spectrum FSY Microwave has introduced a selection guide detailing its complete line of R1 and microwave filters, ceramic filters and patch antennas. The SPECWAVE family of products ranges from surface mount to rack mount configurations covering...

Synchronous frequency translator.(Microwave & RF Components)
September 1, 2003... SaRonix has introduced the SFT100 Series synchronous frequency translator, a fully debugged and modular device for timing synchronization. This product provides all-in-one, pre-tested functionality for use in communications line-cards, service...

Bare die single-chip CMOS Bluetooth components.(Microwave & RF Components)
September 1, 2003... Silicon Wave has introduced its latest single--chip Bluetooth components, the Ultimate-Blue 3000 radio processor and the SiW1712 radio modem, as stand-alone bare die products, also known as Know Good Die (KGD). Both componentsare are also...

90[degrees] hybrid coupler.(Microwave & RF Components)
September 1, 2003... Anaren offers Xinger-brand components suited to 450 MHz-based applications: a 90[degrees] hybrid coupler and a 20 dB directional coupler. The hybrid is appropriate for splitting and combining signals in high-power amplifiers, to parallel...

WI-FI antenna.(Microwave & RF Components)
September 1, 2003... Centurion Wireless Technologies, Inc. has introduced the Mega-Sphere antenna for in-building wireless local area networks (WLAN) featuring a patent pending design. The omni-directional Mega-Sphere is designed to enhance WLAN applications that...

Catalog has wide range of frequency control devices.(Microwave & RF Components)
September 1, 2003... The 2003 product catalog from M-tron Industries features a line of produces expanded to include devices from the recently purchased Champion Technologies. These include crystals, clock oscillators, VCXOs, VCSOs, VCOs and OCXO products as well...

Low loss microvia material suited for high volume.(Microwave & RF Components)
September 1, 2003... Microlam 630 dielectric from W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. provides desirable thickness uniformity for controlled impedance designs, CAF reliability, buried via filling capabilities and exceptional surface planarization for high-density...

Double Oven Quartz Oscillator.(Microwave & RF Components)
September 1, 2003... The MV89 Double Oven Quartz Oscillator (DOCXO) from Morion ensures frequency stability up to 1 x [10.sup.-10] in temperature ranges up to 40[degrees]C to +75[degrees]C. It also features aging of less than Write in 275 or www.ecnmag.comlinfo...

XGA TFT LCD.(Optoelectronics & Displays)
September 1, 2003... NEC LCD Technologies is sample shipping its 8.4" XGA TFT color LCD module, NL10276BC16-01. It uses NEC Ultra-Advanced SFT technology and has a viewing angle range of 170[degrees], an XGA resolution of 1,024 x 768 pixels, brightness of 350...

White LED character module.(Optoelectronics & Displays)
September 1, 2003... AZ Displays has added a white LED option to its ACM1602K series. The display has an ultra white LED backlight for exceptional contrast together with a blue mode STN or an FSTN fluid option. Possible applications are radar detectors, meters,...

White LED driver for backlighting color LCD modules.(Optoelectronics & Displays)
September 1, 2003... Catalyst Semiconductor has announced its first white LED driver integrated circuit, the CAT32. Designed for LI-Ion battery powered systems such as cell phones, PDAs, MP3 players and digital cameras, the CAT32 boosts a low-level DC battery...

Brochure for precision-molded optical components.(Optoelectronics & Displays)
September 1, 2003... A brochure from Precision Optical Systems (POS) displays the company's selection of precision-molded plastic lenses, optical components and subassemblies. Available free of charge, the eight-page brochure details the company's engineering and...

Color LCD module.(Optoelectronics & Displays)
September 1, 2003... Data Image has added a 3.6" color graphics module to its SG Series. The 92.1 mm x 71 mm module has a resolution of 320 x 420 pixels. It is available with the Hitachi HD66131 and HD66134 chipset, and CCFL backlight. The touch panel is also...

Light rods.(Optoelectronics & Displays)
September 1, 2003... Lumitex, Inc. offers a range of special optical-grade acrylic plastic rod-shaped light guides in machined, extruded or molded versions to meet a variety of custom applications in low, medium or high volumes. The rods are available in a wide...

Color XGA TFT LCD.(Optoelectronics & Displays)
September 1, 2003... Optrex America, Inc. has introduced a 15" color XGA TFT LCD incorporating its Feed Forward Driving technology for applications that demand crystal clarity of fast-changing images. FFD technology is incorporated in an ASIC that can be added to...

Right-angle 3 mm PCB LED indicators.(Optoelectronics & Displays)
September 1, 2003... LEDtronics[R] has announced a series of right. angle 3 mm PCB LED indicators for use in applications requiring the precise alignment of status indicators. The LEDs are designed to handle the stress of automated positioning machinery. LEDs come...

Is your e-mail etiquette adequate?(Editor at Large)
September 1, 2003... It's summertime in Western New York, and maybe it's the heat, but all of the serious writers (and their topics) are on the golf course, which is where I should be right now. Instead, another deadline looms and must be met. And so I write......

VME SBC Developments on the Horizon: borrowing innovations from the PC world.(Special report: ECN embedded series: VME & VXI)
September 1, 2003... Whether they like it or not, as they design single board computers (SBCs) based on the venerable VMEbus, embedded engineers are dependent on the advances in the merchant silicon market. The good news is that embedded developers, and ultimately...

1U chassis with VME and VME64x architectures.(Special report: embedded series: VME & VXI)
September 1, 2003... Elma Electronic Inc. has introduced a 1U horizontal rackmount chassis in various backplane configurations including VME, VME64x and CompactPCI. The type 39c chassis' design provides a choice of AC or DC input voltages, fixed or pluggable fan...

Single-slot VME board.(Special report: embedded series: VME & VXI)
September 1, 2003... The EUROCOM 148 VMEbus board from American ELTEC features a complete PC kernel with graphics, VMEbus interface and additional PMC module in a single VME slot. With a clock Speed of 600 MHz to 1,266 MHz for Pentium III or Celeron processors, the...

VME single board computer for harsh environments.(Special report: embedded series: VME & VXI)
September 1, 2003... Dy 4 Systems has announced the SVME/DMV-182, a high performance PowerPC[TM ]single board computer: The 182 is said to provide greater I/O flexibility and more connectivity and performance in a single VME slot. Using dual 700 MHz Motorola 7455...

VME module for embedded DSP applications.(Special report: embedded series: VME & VXI)
September 1, 2003... Pentek, Inc. has introduced a high-performance four-processor VME board with two different expansion module sites. The VIM (Velocity Interface Mezzanine) site provides a high-speed, buffered I/O port for functions such as digital receivers and...

10U, 21-slot VME64 extension system.(Special report: embedded series: VME & VXI)
September 1, 2003... Schroff has announced the development of a full-featured, thermally managed, 10U high, fully integrated system incorporating a 21-slot VME64 extensions backplane with PO connectors. The system features a shielded EMC 19" subrack that can...

Pentium III-based VME CPU.(Special report: embedded series: VME & VXI)
September 1, 2003... Dynatem is shipping its Pentium III-based DMC that was designed to provide as much flexibility and functionality as possible in a single VMEbus slot. The key to the design was to offer two PMC sites on a single-slot board without giving up the...

Performance digital I/O boards for PCI Bus Computers.(Boards & Modules)
September 1, 2003... The OMG-PCI-DIO series provide 24, 32, 48 and 96 channels of buffered digital I/O emulating 8255s for industrial control applications. 10K pull-up resistors are included on each port bit. Each board contains 8-bit I/O ports configurable as...

Quad backplane transceiver.(Boards & Modules)
September 1, 2003... Accelerant Networks has announced its AN6425 6.25 Gigabit per second (Gb/s) quad backplane transceiver. It is targeted for the upgrade of existing network, server and storage systems to 6.25 Gb/s data rates and above. The device uses adaptive...

Amplifier module.(Boards & Modules)
September 1, 2003... Designed primarily for 802.11h transmission in the 2.4 GHz unlicensed ISM band, this lightweight, highly linear amplifier module has a minimum small signal gain of 34 dB and 1.5W of linear output power Running from a single DC voltage of 13V,...

Gigabit Ethernet to PXI systems.(Boards & Modules)
September 1, 2003... National Instruments has introduced the Gigabit Ethernet or combination Gigabit Ethernet and GPIB controller modules to connect PXI systems to Gigabit Ethernet networks for increased performance. With the NI-PXI-8831 Gigabit Ethernet and NI...

Inverter servo and motor drive module.(Boards & Modules)
September 1, 2003... International Rectifier has introduced its PIIPM15P12D007 servo and motor drive module, rated at 1,200V 15A, which includes the bridge, brake and inverter (BBI) functions into a single unit. Servo and motor controls are used in precision...

High-performance power amplifier module.(Boards & Modules)
September 1, 2003... Anadigics, Inc. has announced the AWL6152, a high-performance power amplifier module for 802.11 b and 802.11 g wireless local area network (WLAN) applications. Engineered to deliver superior linearity and efficiency at higher output power...

PMC carrier.(Boards & Modules)
September 1, 2003... Dy 4 Systems has introduced its StarReach PMC carrier card. It is a StarFabric-based PMC carrier that conforms to the 6U VME form factor standard. It provides sites for two PMC modules, each with a separate 64-bit, 66 MHz PCI interface. It...

Embedded DSP boards.(Boards & Modules)
September 1, 2003... Traquair Data Systems, Inc. has announced the support of video frame-capture via FireWire for the micro-line family of embedded DSP boards. Micro-line DSP boards target the embedded DSP OEM marketplace. Existing micro-line support for 400...

DDR-II PLL supporting 800MB/s for registered memory modules.(Boards & Modules)
September 1, 2003... Texas Instruments Incorporated has announced its Double Data Rate-II (DDRII) Phase Locked Loop (PLL) for registered memory modules that supports data rates up to 800 MB/s. The high-performance, low-skew, low-jitter, zero-delay buffer gives...

Filter module for networking applications.(Boards & Modules)
September 1, 2003... Protecting 10/100 Base-TX data handling circuitry under extreme operating temperatures from -40[degrees]C to +85[degrees]C, the NT805T Series LAN Filter Module from Datatronics is compatible with transceiver chip sets for military networking...

PMC ADC Digitizer.(Boards & Modules)
September 1, 2003... Delphi's 1 GHz PMC ADC Digitizer uses a 1 GHz, 8-bit sampling A/D converter and programmable digital filter. External triggering provides accuracy of a half clock cycle and includes software API, on-board buffering and quadrature data...

Fully managed platforms.(Boards & Modules)
September 1, 2003... Performance Technologies has introduced its IPMI-based, fully managed platforms, the Ipnexus[TM] Advanced Managed Platform line. It is comprised of the company's packet-based IPnexus products and offers a complete set of high availability,...

Portable In-Circuit ESR & DCR Capacitor Tester.(Test & Measurement)
September 1, 2003... B&K Precision Corporation has introduced the Model 881, a portable In-Circuit ESR and DCR Capacitor Tester. Utilizing a standard 9V DC battery or optional AC wall adapter as the power source the new compact hand, held tester can be used to...

Analyzer/datalogger designed for remote control operation.(Test & Measurement)
September 1, 2003... The TR-9600 from Gigahertz-Optik, Inc. is a high speed data logger and pulse form analyzer for applications involving high frequency modulated light sources like Xenon flash lamps, pulsed IR LEDs and lasers. It features a fast 100 nanosecond...

Linearity Test System.(Test & Measurement)
September 1, 2003... Taylor Electronic Designs' Model 8340 Linearity Test System tests and plots the resistance of a wide range of single and dual potentiometers, rotary position sensors and inclinometers/tilt sensors. The system will plot a typical 300 degree...

High speed spectrum analyzer.(Test & Measurement)
September 1, 2003... The MS2687B spectrum analyzer from Anritsu Company features 20 MHz resolution bandwidth and is able to conduct highly accurate burst power measurements on wideband signals including W-CDMA and OFDM. Other features include advanced DSP and 64...

Oscilloscope and analyzer based on digital platform.(Test & Measurement)
September 1, 2003... The Model 8620A oscilloscope and SDA 6020 Serial Data Analyzer from LeCroy are based on the WaveMaster digital oscilloscope platform and feature a real-time sampling rate of 20 GS/s per channel. X-Stream technology enables very high speed...

Spot Curing Radiometer.(Test & Measurement)
September 1, 2003... The IL1480 Radiometer/ Photometer and Spot Curing Probe from International Light, Inc. measures the total output of halogen and LED-based light pipes used in curing systems. It features a single aperture on the probe that captures light and is...

DAC board housing offers real-time solution.(Test & Measurement)
September 1, 2003... Data Translation, Inc. has announced the Sleek Box version of its DT9841 Fulcrum[R] II Series DSP data acquisition board. The metal enclosure comes with built-in user connections, a power supply and cable, a USB 9.0 cable, host software and...

User-configurable six-channel sequencer.(Test & Measurement)
September 1, 2003... The SMS66 from Summit Microelectronics is a six-channel programmable power-supply sequencer designed for server, network and communications equipment for which carrier-class availability is required. The unit is user-configurable to sequence up...

Securing FPGA designs.(Semiconductor monthly: FPGAs/PLDs/ASICs)
September 1, 2003... Ensuring the security of a design is an increasingly important issue to system developers, particularly as more designers are beginning to make use of the substantial advantages of field programmable gale arrays (FPGAs). Using FPGAs...

FPGAs to ASIC: prototype to production.(Semiconductor monthly: FPGAs/PLDs/ASICs)
September 1, 2003... Many engineers buy into the conventional wisdom of designing with an FPGA and converting to an ASIC when higher volume or better performance is needed. The problem with this thinking is that FPGAs are standard products with a fixed set of...

Triple SCART audio/video switch.(Semiconductors)
September 1, 2003... Maxim Integrated Products has introduced the MAX4399 triple SCART audio/video switch with integrated 150[ohm] output buffers. Suitable for digital set-top boxes and DVD+R/W applications, the MAX4399 provides audio and video routing from the...

High voltage and High Speed NPH Witching Transistor.(Semiconductors)
September 1, 2003... Central Semiconductor Corp. has announced the CZT2680 250V, 1.5A High Speed Switching NPN Transistor that combines both high voltage and high speed switching characteristics in a low profile SOT-223 surface mount package. Typical applications...

Power MOSFET pre-driver IC.(Semiconductors)
September 1, 2003... Allegro MicroSystem, Inc., has introduced the A3946, a power-MOSFET pre-driver IC designed to drive brush DC motors, three-phase brush-less DC motors (BLDC), switched reluctance motors ant other large inductive loads. With features such as...

High collimation 850nm PLCC IREDs.(Semiconductors)
September 1, 2003... Clairex has introduced PLCC 850nm IREDs, the CLE351 and the CLE355 which are designed for applications that require narrow, highly collimate ed radiation patterns and high speed, high power operation. Both devices are identically packaged and...

Power over Ethernet Interface Controller.(Semiconductors)
September 1, 2003... Linear Technology has introduced the LTC4257 Power over Ethernet Interface Controller, said to incorporate all the circuitry necessary to connect a powered device to an IEEE 802.3af powered Ethernet network. This -48V powered interface...

Mini flash drive for high speed transfer.(Computers, Peripherals & Networking Devices)
September 1, 2003... The Cruzer[TM] Mini from SanDisk Corporation is an embedded USB 2.0 flash drive that is available in 128 MB and 256 MB capacities. Pricing is $49.99 for the 128 MB unit and $79.99 for the 256 MB unit. SanDisk Corp., 140 Caspian Ct., Sunnyvale,...

FireWire800-to-ATA-7 bridging device.(Computers, Peripherals & Networking Devices)
September 1, 2003... Initio Corporation has announced its FireWire800-to-ATA-7 bridging device that blends key performance features UltraDMA (UDMA) 133, 100MB/s read and right transfer rates, and hardware RAID support into a single, integrated device. Featuring an...

Gateway links serial and Ethernet.(Computers, Peripherals & Networking Devices)
September 1, 2003... The Model FS-B2010 Bridge is an easy-to-use protocol translator gateway that links a serial device to an Ethernet system. With a large library of drivers available, users' interoperability needs can be met in the process control market. Along...

Touch control technology is switch alternative.(Computers, Peripherals & Networking Devices)
September 1, 2003... Tyco Electronics is marketing the Padless Touch Sensor (PTS) technology from Pressenk Instruments. PTS is a solid-state touch control technology that uses signal generation and detection to provide an alternative to membrane switches,...

Keyboard equipped with two-button touchpad.(Computers, Peripherals & Networking Devices)
September 1, 2003... The OIX 1910 IU rack-mount keyboard from CyberResearch[R] features a built-in two-button touchpad with the 107-key Windows[R]style--keyboard. The keyboard comes in an EIA standard 19" rack-mounting drawer with ball-bearing slides. Included are...

Mouse with a Memory.(Computers, Peripherals, & Networking Devices)
September 1, 2003... IOGEAR has launched its Memory Mouse capable of storing files of up to 32 MB. It is suitable for mobile travelers who have limited space to work. By storing PowerPoint presentations, MP3s, photos and other files, Memory Mouse enables users to...

Headless Pentium PC/104 computer.(Computers, Peripherals & Networking Devices)
September 1, 2003... Based on the Low-Power Embedded Pentium Processor with MMX Technology, the SBC1586 from Micro/sys is said to provide a true single board computer in the 3.55" x 3.775" PC/104 footprint. In addition to all the expected PC features, this model...