Press information To download a text file of this release, a 250 pixel wide low-res RGB image for web use or a 300dpi CMYK print quality image, go to www.parkfield.co.uk Dual DIN M Power slot 33 and 66MHz Hot Swap CompactPCI backplane family Released 26 April 2001 APW Electronic Solutions has extended its CompactPCI backplane offering with new dual DIN M Power Slot versions, available in 3U and 6U versions conforming to PICMG Rev 3.0; 6U variants conforming to the CT/H.110 Specification are also available. All models have right hand system slots as standard, support Hot Swap at all slots, are fitted with pull-up terminations on all 64 data lines and are available in widths of 4, 6 and 8 slots. All widths support 66MHz operation, even though 66MHz systems are limited by the PICMG Specification to 5 slots. All models, including the 3U sizes, support 32 and 64-bit operation and are provided with both 3.3 and 5V power planes. To guarantee backplane clock skew of less than 1.2ns and provide the highest possible clock signal integrity, all clock lines are matched to less than ±1mm, run on inside layers and are without vias. The backplanes are fitted with twin DIN M power supply connectors on the left hand side of the backplane outside the CompactPCI area; they can be supplied with one or both slots populated. A 26-way connector, located next to the DIN M slots on all versions, enables access to the APW 300W PSU signal connector, providing user access to PSU status and allowing remote control. The two PSU positions give the additional security of Hot Swappable N+1 redundancy for high availability telecoms applications, and the DIN M pinning configuration is a robust de facto industry standard used by many manufacturers. The backplane's power and ground planes are designed to distribute more than 125W/slot, giving a generous safety margin over the 100W/slot defined in the PICMG specification. All DIN M backplanes have provision for Schottky diode terminations on all signal lines to ensure that the 10ns maximum propagation delay is not violated when a lightly loaded backplane is used in conjunction with strong PCI buffers. As a further benefit, Schottky diodes also prevent damage to logic devices by clamping negative swinging signals. *** Ends: 329 words *** Notes to Editors. For further information: APW Electronic Solutions contact: Trevor Lant APW Electronic Solutions Flanders Road Hedge End Southampton Hants SO30 2LG tel: + 44 (0)1489 774500 fax:+ 44 (0)1489 780978 trevor.lant@apw.com www.apw.com Agency contact: Nigel May Parkfield Parkfield House Damerham Hants SP6 3HQ tel: + 44 (0)1725 518321 fax: + 44 (0)1725 518378 Nigel_May@parkfield.co.uk www.parkfield.co.uk APW Electronic Solutions (formerly VERO Electronics) is part of the $2bn APW Corporation. It has design and manufacturing facilities in Germany and the UK in Europe, and on the east and west coasts of the USA. It is supported by local offices in France, Italy, Denmark, Sweden and Finland and a worldwide network of agents. The company is a world market leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of high performance backplanes and integrated systems for telecom and other leading edge industry sectors where sophisticated hardware solutions are required to solve demanding technical requirements.