SATA

The Serial ATA, or SATA, computer bus is a storage-interface for connecting host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives and optical drives. The SATA host adapter is integrated into almost all modern consumer laptop computers and desktop motherboards.

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PXI, VXI and LXI Boards Roundup

3U PXI Controllers Serve as Hybrid Testing System The era of multifunction boards is upon us, and it’s moved into the military test realm too. PXI, LXI, GPIB, USB and SerialRead More...

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20-Inch 2U Chassis for Trenton 32 Gbyte Boards The days when military system developers did everything themselves are long gone. They’d much rather find building blocks to pieceRead More...

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Small Form Factor Realm Churns out Boards and Standards

Small embedded computers—in both standard and non-standard form factors—are in high demand for military applications that are extremely space- or weight-constrained or whereRead More...

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SUMIT Interconnect Spec Revamps Small Form Factor Landscape

Designers of high-performance embedded systems need to incorporate growing numbers and types of I/O in smaller and smaller off-the-shelf and semi-custom boards, while keeping theirRead More...

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1U Rackmount Servers Feed High-Density Computing Needs

Government organizations deploy a vast array of servers for mission-critical applications in a wide variety of networks—including enterprise computing, field operations, command andRead More...

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Rugged Stand-Alone Box System Roundup

Rugged System Features Military Connectors The stand-alone rugged box trend has touched nearly every corner of the military embedded computer market. ADLINK Technology, for its part,Read More...

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Vibration Suppression Approach Boosts Server Reliability

Probably more than in any other industry, networking applications for the military market mandate superior uptime, performance and reliability. That’s pushed manufacturers of serverRead More...

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Ethernet Ascends as 1553 Gets Boxed In

The great dilemma with military I/O technology is accommodating the needs of legacy interface schemes while meeting the performance needs of next-generation computing and electronicRead More...