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What are the differences between the embedded Pentium® processors and those found in PCs?
Functionally, they are the same processors. Embedded processors are those that have been adopted by Intel's Embedded Intel® Architecture division and are supported in embedded platforms. Some such platforms are Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), Point of Sale Terminals, Industrial Automation, Networking routers and switches and Server Appliances.
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What does the embedded Pentium processors family include?
The embedded family includes the following Pentium processors: the 100 MHz, 133 MHz, 133 MHz with VRT (Voltage Reduction Technology), and 166 MHz in SPGA (Ceramic Pin Grid Array). We also have the 200 MHz and 233 MHz Pentium processors with MMX™ technology in the Socket 7 PPGA (Plastic Pin Grid Array) package. The embedded family also includes the 166 MHz and 266 MHz low-power embedded Pentium processors with MMX technology. These embedded processors are available in a surface-mountable 352-ball HL-PBGA (high thermal, low profile, plastic ball grid array) package, as well as a 296-pin PPGA package.
What chipsets are supported by embedded Pentium processor designs?
The Intel® 430HX and 430TX PCIsets support both embedded Pentium processors and embedded Pentium processors with MMX technology designs.
Since the 82439HX System Controller's host interface was not designed for 2.5V, special considerations must be taken with the low power processors. Interfacing the low-power embedded Pentium processor with MMX technology to the 82439HX system controller addresses these issues.
For information on the different voltage requirements for PCIsets interfacing with the low-power embedded Pentium processors with MMX technology, please refer to the embedded PCIsets.
What is an embedded Pentium processor module?
The module is a small, highly integrated product designed to provide customers with an easy to use building block for high performance embedded applications. Intel's modules are designed to minimize the customers' development efforts and facilitate quick time to market. The module design integrates the high-speed interface between the Pentium processor, L2 cache and the 82439HX system controller. The PIIX3 (PCI ISA IDE Xcelerator) is a separate component required to complete the platform.
The Embedded Intel Architecture division is announcing the discontinuance of the Intel® embedded Pentium processor modules. Both the 133 MHz and 166 MHz modules have been discontinued and will be unavailable for additional orders after the Last Product Discontinuance Order Date.
When soldering a PPGA Device, what should I be aware of?
Plastic Pin Grid Array processors, such as the Pentium processor with MMX technology (FV8050366233), cannot be soldered directly onto a board. The package temperature must be maintained below 160°C in order to guarantee that none of the internal solder balls are accidentally re-flowed during the mounting process. The typical solder melting point is 183°C. |
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Intel® Pentium® Processor
