Kontron to use the new Intel® Pentium® and Celeron® Processors N3000 product family (codename Braswell)

Embedded specialist will present new passively cooled boards and modules with powerful Intel® technology in third quarter

Augsburg, Germany, October 1st, 2015 – Kontron, one of the world's leading providers of Embedded Computer Technology (ECT), announces that beginning in the third quarter 2015, new boards and modules will be based on the new Intel® Celeron® and Pentium® Processors N3000 product family. The new products from Kontron will be more powerful and more energy efficient than prior generation products. The focus is on the development of especially low-noise systems where one of many features is that CPUs do not need any active cooling. For POI/POS or applications demanding high graphics quality, the boards and modules support independent 4K display devices.
 
The Intel® Celeron® and Pentium® Processors N3000 product family is based on Intel®'s next generation of system-on-a-chip (SoC) processors. They include multicore processors based on a new microarchitecture and manufactured on Intel’s latest and Industry leading 14nm tri-gate manufacturing process. This product family is primarily targeted at cost-sensitive all-in-one computer architectures with powerful graphics.
 
This new product family will make it possible to develop power systems with greatly optimized energy efficiency. Thanks to the low power dissipation, passive cooling is easily possible for the CPUs that are used. This feature means that the overall system is particularly low-noise and maintenance-free, and is consequently especially suitable for environments calling for virtually silent technology.
 
Additionally, these systems offer 3D graphics performance that is twice as high as the predecessors, while offering 4K display resolutions. There are additionally advantages to high resolution video encoding of H.264 and decoding of H.264 and H.265 video streams.
 
About Kontron
Kontron, a global leader in embedded computing technology and trusted advisor in IoT, works closely with its customers, allowing them to focus on their core competencies by offering a complete and integrated portfolio of hardware, software and services designed to help them make the most of their applications.
With a significant percentage of employees in research and development, Kontron creates many of the standards that drive the world’s embedded computing platforms; bringing to life numerous technologies and applications that touch millions of lives. The result is an accelerated time-to-market, reduced total-cost-of-ownership, product longevity and the best possible overall application with leading-edge, highest reliability embedded technology.             
Kontron is a listed company. Its shares are traded in the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and on other exchanges under the symbol “KBC”.  Kontron is a Premier member of the Intel® Internet of Things Solutions Alliance.  From modular components to market-ready systems, Intel and the 350+ global member companies of the Alliance provide scalable, interoperable solutions that accelerate deployment of intelligent devices and end-to-end analytics. Close collaboration with Intel and each other enables Alliance members to innovate with the latest technologies, helping developers deliver first-in-market solutions.
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