As the use of workstation computers spreads throughout the industry, USI created the Ultra-Small Form Factor mini-workstation motherboard, leveraging its placement and layout optimization expertise.
The host computer of a mini-workstation has efficient computation capability and mobility, allowing customers to integrate their system into a small case. At the same time, it has excellent performance, flexible expandability, adequate memory and storage devices, and the required reliability for a workstation.
According to Gartner’s significant technology forecasts, technology integration will be a special focus in the year 2022. Their forecasts also included six new concepts that would have an impact on the integration of future mainstream technologies: Hyper Automation, Generative AI, AI Engineering, Cybersecurity Mesh, Distributed Enterprise, and Total Experience (TX).
During the operation process, all of these applications rely on efficient processors to collect and evaluate data. Furthermore, the rapid growth of diverse AI scenarios and edge computing will continue to fuel workstation computer demand.
The Ultra-Small Form Factors mini-workstation motherboard was developed jointly by USI and its customers. It is designed to work on Windows and Linux operating systems with higher levels of stability and safety. It is equipped with up to a 12th generation IntelCore I9 vPro processor and IntelXeon processor, which can enhance data protection through ECC RAM. It also supports M.2 PCIe Gen 4 NMVe rapid storage. It is integrated with a standalone professional NVIDIA Graphic card, allowing for use in the fields of machine learning (MI), artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning (DL).
Argus Chen, USI’s Associate Director of Computer Products Business, stated that the company’s R&D team, which has over 30 years of experience in X86 platform design, used miniaturization technology to modularize specific functional circuits (e.g., the power supply control circuit, audio circuit, and I/O interface circuit), and then ported the optimized design over to the Ultra-Small Form Factor mini-workstation motherboard. This gave the motherboard two advantages: a fixed motherboard size, which reduced development time and workforce resources engaged by ID and mechanisms. Second, it is simple to integrate into a minor case, phase out among data centers, and minimize building area greatly.
USI has developed individual and workstation motherboards that can run on various computer devices by optimizing the PCB layer stack-up and modular circuit layout, combining its extensive knowledge in motherboard design and verification.
The Ultra-Small Form Factor mini-workstation motherboard, in addition to being used in small individual workstations for individual professionals, can also help enterprises further integrate additional workstation systems and be more significant space and cost-efficient to make high-density, rack-based workstations in data centers a reality.
