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RTEC10 is an index made up of 10 public companies which have revenue that is derived primarily from sales in the embedded sector. The companies are made up of both software and hardware companies being traded on public exchanges.

COMPANY PRICECHANGE
Kontron
7.81
4.577%
Adlink
1.54
2.388%
Advantech
2.32
1.505%
Interphase
1.61
-3.012%
Radisys
9.26
-1.016%
-   Performance Technologies2.100.000%
-   Enea5.630.000%
PLX
3.62
-3.209%
Mercury Computer
11.76
-2.931%
Elma
412.98
-0.476%
HIGH LOW MKT CAP
7.85
7.43
435.04
1.58
1.52
185.11
2.33
2.30
1,198.70
1.70
1.61
11.00
9.41
9.24
223.74
2.102.1023.34
5.635.54101.86
3.74
3.61
134.28
12.17
11.76
279.57
412.98
412.98
94.25
RTEC10 Index: 490.94 (1.11%)
RTEC10 is sponsored by VDC research

VPX

AKA VITA 46, a standard that derives from VMEbus but uses the latest connector technologies. Also supports traditional parallel VMEbus technology via bridging schemes.

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High-Speed, 256 GByte Rugged 3U VPX Solid State Drive

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Rugged 3U VPX SBC for Size-, Weight- and Power Constrained Applications

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Conduction-Cooled ATR 6U VPX Platform Provides High Thermal Performance

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6U VME/VXS Signal Generator Boasts Eight 14-bit Channels at 1.2 GSPS

A new FPGA-based multichannel signal generator offers eight 14-bit synchronized data streams at 1.2 Gsample/s analog outputs from an FPGA-based board utilizing three Xilinx Virtex 5Read More...

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Rugged 6U VPX XMC Carrier Card for up to 30W per XMC

A rugged 6U VPX XMC carrier card is designed to enable system architects and integrators to include a broad range of high-performance XMCs in their designs. The PEX441 from GE FanucRead More...

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5-Slot Full Mesh 3U VPX REDI Backplane Features I/O Plus

An enhanced 5-slot I/O Plus 3U VPX full mesh backplane is suitable for a wide array of VPX applications. A commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solution, the highly configurable VPX REDIRead More...

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Air and Conduction Cooling for 3U COTS Cards: An Overview

There are many trends at the die level and circuit card level that can drive the decision of which cooling method to use for 3U COTS cards in rugged applications. One of these trendsRead More...

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Hybrid Signal Processing 3U VPX Board Teams DSPs with FPGAs

A new signal processing board features a mix of FPGAs and DSPs in the form of a large Altera Stratix II GX FPGA and one cluster of four ADSP-TS201S TigerSHARC processors from AnalogRead More...

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OpenVPX Promises VPX Interoperability

VPX has great promise. VPX leverages the Eurocard 3U and 6U form factors. MIL/Aero system integrators have used these types of modules, like VME and CompactPCI boards, in ruggedRead More...

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OpenVPX Draft Specification V0.9.4 Completed

The OpenVPX Industry Working Group (www.openvpx.org), an alliance of VITA member defense and aerospace prime contractors and embedded computing systems suppliers focused on addressingRead More...

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3U OpenVPX Air-Cooled and Conduction-Cooled Module Development Systems

3U VPX / cPCI Air-Cooled and Conduction-Cooled Module Development Systems Two OpenVPX-compliant 3U development systems cover both air- and conduction-cooled projects. JustRead More...

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6U VPX SBC Features Freescale MPC 8572E

6U VPX SBC Features Freescale MPC8572E  An MPC8572E-based 6U VPX board ranges from commercial to full blown military (conduction-cooled) applications. With FreescaleRead More...

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6U Conduction- or Air-Cooled VPX Module Powered by Core i7

A high-performance 6U VPX single board multiprocessing computer that is suitable for ruggedized systems requiring high-bandwidth processing and low power consumption comes in eitherRead More...

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6U VPX Blade Debuts with Two Core i7 Processors

An innovative VPX computing blade for parallel data and signal processing applications incorporates two independently implemented Intel Core i7 processing nodes linked to a powerfulRead More...

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VPX Test Backplane Eases Access to Signals

VPX Test Backplane Eases Access to Signals A 2-slot test backplane for VPX board developers and integrators is designed to the latest VITA 46 specifications. The backplane fromRead More...

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Rugged 3U OpenVPX Data Recorder with Eight 6 Gbit/s Links

Rugged 3U OpenVPX Data Recorder with Eight 6 Gbit/s Links A small form factor data recorder board enables system designers to quickly and easily integrate high-volume, continuousRead More...

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OpenVPX Rugged SBC Features GPGPU Technology Taking CUDA Beyond Graphics

A Rugged 6U OpenVPX Single Board Computer (SBC) features integrated general-purpose computing on a graphics processing unit (GPGPU) capability. The IPN250 from GE Intelligent PlatformsRead More...

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OpenVPX Tackles PED Challenge with GPU-Based Rugged Solution

One of the toughest challenges is to improve the warfighters’ situational awareness through timely and precise delivery of actionable information by PED capabilities. Mercury’s ISRRead More...

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OpenVPX Module Uses Freescale Eight-Core P4080 Processor

A high-performance 3U OpenVPX single board computer is based on the Freescale QorIQ P4080 processor. The XPedite5470 from Extreme Engineering Solutions delivers enhanced PowerRead More...

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Gigabit Ethernet Switch for VPX and OpenVPX platforms

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Two-slot OpenVPX Development Platform Supports 3U and 6U Cards

A new two-slot VPX/OpenVPX test and development platform accommodates both 3U and 6U boards via a shelf divider. The new E-Frame Series Test Platform from Elma Electronic canRead More...

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3U VPX Backplane Equipped with RF Connectors

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Beamforming Systems Moving Toward New VPX and FPGA Solutions

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Is There Life Beyond Defense and Aerospace for VPX?

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