Mercury Computer Systems Intros New Ensemble MicroTCA Carrier Hub

Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. introduced the Ensemble MCH2020 MicroTCA (News - Alert) Carrier Hub and a 12-slot MicroTCA chassis. These are system components which can be combined with several AdvancedMC mezzanine cards (AMCs) for creating powerful but small form factor solutions.

 

“We are excited to be expanding our range of solutions in the fast-growing ATCA/MicroTCA market,” remarked Mark Aslett, President and CEO of Mercury Computer Systems. “Customers in telecommunications and semiconductor manufacturing need to support very high data rates with consistent, low-latency processing power. Our Ensemble ATCA systems do that by combining the RapidIO (News - Alert) switch fabric with a broad choice of processing elements.”

 

“Now customers can use the same system architecture in a MicroTCA solution and achieve impressive levels of performance in a smaller, very cost-effective form factor,” he further added.

 

Ken Kimura, Representative Director of Nihon Mercury Computer Systems K. K said that Mercury and its other business partners were working together to enable some Japanese customers to achieve real-time computing solutions. The new MicroTCA platforms expand the range of technology options available to the solutions team, he said.

 

The Ensemble MCH2020 MicroTCA Carrier Hub provides the controlling and switching infrastructure required in MicroTCA system configurations. It offers single-module support for the three system fabrics including the Gigabit Ethernet base interface, the RapidIO switch fabric and the intelligent platform management interface (IPMI). The MCH2020 is a third-generation RapidIO switching module and is compatible with all Ensemble processing AMCs resulting in optimum real-time systems.

 

The Ensemble MicroTCA Application Platform consists of a 4U, 19-inch rack mountable MicroTCA chassis with12 AMC slots and two switch/hub slots. Application developers make use of the platform for combining extreme processing density with low-latency, deterministic communications. The chassis also supports high-bandwidth backplane communications with a dual-star RapidIO topology.

 

Mercury Computer Systems’ embedded computing systems and software combine image, signal and sensor processing with information management for data-intensive applications. The company helps its customers by providing architect comprehensive, customized solutions for the capture, process and presentation of data for defense electronics, homeland security and other markets requiring computational capabilities.