Date: 20/03/2011

Ultra-compact digital signage player powered by AMD's G-series Fusion APU

IBASE Technology has unveiled SI-18 Signature Book, an ultra-compact digital signage player powered by G-series Fusion APU and Radeon HD6310 graphics.

The G-series Accelerated Processing Unit (APU), packs two CPU and eighty GPU cores on a single piece of silicon. It is capable of supporting applications utilizing the advanced features of DirectX 11, Direct Compute 11, Open CL 1.2 and Open GL 4.0. Also included is UVD3 hardware video decoder which handles full HD playback of MPEG2, MPEG4, H.264, WMV9 and VC-1 video streams without utilizing CPU or GPU resources.

The SI-18 measures 4.9" x 4.9" x 1.3" and features an industrial grade all metal chassis with integrated mounting brackets. Near universal display compatibility is ensured by the Hybrid-DVI connector which interfaces with DVI, HDMI and VGA displays. SI-18 systems come standard with a G-series T56N processor, 2GB of DDR3 memory, 160GB of hard drive storage and gigabit Ethernet (WiFi & Bluetooth are optional). Maximum power consumption is an efficient 25 Watts.

SI-18 Signature Book FEATURES:
G-series Dual-Core Fusion APU
Integrated 80 Core DirectX 11 Graphics Processor Unit
Hybrid-DVI (Supports CRT, DVI, or HDMI w/ Audio)
DDR3 main memory (up to 4GB)
Up to 1 Terabyte of hard disk storage
WiFi + Bluetooth Option
Serial Port (RS-232)
Ultra Compact Design
5-year Product Availability