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About IEI Technology Corp. IEI Technology Corp. is a leadingindustrial computer provider. IEI provides products for computer-based applications such as factory automation, computer telephony integration, networking, security, IT systems, communication base stations, medical devices and kiosks，Panel pc , Embedded pc . IEI serves industries such as national defense, police administration and transportation. IEI continues to promote its own brand of products in addition to serving ODM vertical markets with complete and professional service.

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About IEI Technology Corp. IEI Technology Corp. is a leadingindustrial computer provider. IEI provides products for computer-based applications such as factory automation, computer telephony integration, networking, security, IT systems, communication base stations, medical devices and kiosks，Panel pc , Embedded pc . IEI serves industries such as national defense, police administration and transportation. IEI continues to promote its own brand of products in addition to serving ODM vertical markets with complete and professional service.

By more than 2,100 controlling engineers' on-line voting and 12 global dedicated editors' final evaluation, the IOVU-430M was granted the 2009 CEC (Control Engineering China magazine) Editor's Choice in HMI (Human-Machine Interface) category.

IEI Technology Corp., a global industrial PC innovator, is proud to introduce the awarded industrial grade multi-touch panel PC, IOVU-430M. The IOVU-430M is granted the 2009 CEC (Control Engineering China magazine) Editor's Choice in HMI (Human-Machine Interface) category. By more than 2,100 controlling engineers' on-line voting and 12 global dedicated editors' final evaluation, the IOVU-430M stands out to be the winner from the competition.

While single point touch sensor is commonplace for panel PC and operating terminals, the IEI IOVU-430M multi-touch operating terminal provides whole plane projected-capacitor multi-touch function to enrich the interaction between human and machine. The iPhone-style multi-touch input function provides flexible touch control, enabling users to use more than one finger at a time to scroll the content, resize the window, and rotate the pictures.

IOVU-430M, powered by XScale RISC-based CPU and Windows CE 5.0, provides high performance and extremely low power consumption. And it is an open architecture for system integrators and application developers to invent any type of user interface and application software.

By features of rugged, compact design with plastic housing and fan-less system and wide operating temperature, IOVU-430M turns to be an ideal solution for any kind of operating terminal in diversified operating environments and application fields, such as industrial automation, home/building automation, and man-machine-interface applications.

Key features are listed as below:

● RISC-based processor provides high performance and extremely low power consumption

● 4.3" widescreen WQVGA TFT LCD with projected-capacitor touch screen

● Multi-touch function provides flexible touch control

● Compact design with plastic housing and fan-less system

● Built-in 1.5w speakers

● CAN bus and GPIO provide flexible industrial control

● The whole plane multi-touch screen and IP65 compliant

● Mini secure digital card slot for storage extension 

The PICOe-GM45A is a unique 45 nm Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor platform because it combines both PCI Express (PCIe) and PCI edge connectors on a half-size form factor.

IEI Technology Corp. (IEI), a global industrial PC innovator, today announced the launch of the PICOe-GM45A half-size CPU card. The PICOe-GM45A is a unique 45 nm Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor platform because it combines both PCI Express (PCIe) and PCI edge connectors on a half-size form factor.

Half-size CPU cards are commonly used in space-restricted industrial computing applications. However, most half-size CPU cards don’t provide simultaneous support for both the PCI Express (PCIe) and PCI communication buses. Supporting only one of these communication buses restricts the expansion options available to system integrators and developers and inhibits their ability to create comprehensive systems.  Previously the only solution was to either use a larger form factor CPU card (full-size) and sacrifice space or accept the design limitations and create limited systems that only supported a PCIe or PCI interface exclusively. IEI’s proprietary half-size PICOe form-factor simultaneously supports both the PCIe and PCI communication buses. 

The PICOe-GM45A is a 45 nm Intel® socket P Core™ 2 Duo processor platform and is the latest half-size PICOe CPU card from IEI. The 45 nm Intel® Core™ 2 Duo is a low power processor with a 6.0 MB L2 cache.

The 45 nm Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor on the PICOe-GM45A is interfaced to the powerful Intel® GM45 graphics and memory controller hub (GMCH) through a front side bus (FSB) with a maximum speed of 1066 MHz. Two 800 MHz 2.0 GB dual-channel DDR2 SDRAM DIMM (system max. 4.0 GB) are supported by the PICOe-GM45A, which also supports VGA displays, 18-bit or 24-bit dual-channel LVDS displays and HDTV-out in single or dual-display format. 

The PICOe-GM45A also features an Intel® ICH9M input/output controller hub (ICH). Four 3.0 Gb/s SATA drives are supported with support for SATA RAID being a customized option. Two PCIe gigabit Ethernet (GbE) controllers are also interfaced to the PICOe-GM45A through two of the PCIe lanes. Dual LAN connections ensure redundant network connections can be setup and the integrity of the network links to the system preserved if one link should fail. The PICOe-GM45A also has two RS-232 serial port connectors and supports seven high-speed USB 2.0 devices. The Intel® ICH9 also supports high-definition audio and this is implemented on the PICOe-GM45A through a peripheral audio kit.

Four PCIe and four PCI lanes are interfaced from the Intel® ICH9M to edge connectors on the bottom of the PICOe-GM45A thereby facilitating PCIe and PCI expansion on the backplane. Although IEI already has a wide range of backplanes compatible with the PICOe form-factor, IEI can customize backplanes according to the application requirements of the end user.

The PICOe-GM45A half-size CPU card is an ideal platform for high I/O throughput industrial computing applications that require high-performance, flexible expansion options, low power usage and a smaller footprint. However the support for multiple display formats combined with the high-performance, low-power 45 nm Core™ 2 Duo processor and compatibility with a wide range of motion detection cards makes the PICOe-GM45A ideal for machine vision applications. HD audio support also makes the PICOe-GM45A suitable for high-end multi-media applications where the video and audio outputs are both critical performance parameters.

IEI is able to assist integrators and developers in designing their own systems from scratch. IEI has ready-made PICOe form-factor compatible backplanes and chassis. However, IEI can customize both the backplanes and chassis or develop new ones according to the specific needs of the embedded application.

婷娜．希莉格(Tina Seelig)/史丹佛科技創業計畫(STVP)執行長

　以下是主持腦力激盪會議時需要考量的原則，靈感來自於凱利（Tom Kelley）的著作《創新的藝術》（The Art of Innovation）。這些指導原則能幫助團隊想出大量既多樣又有趣的點子，遠遠超越最初冒出來顯而易見的解決方案。當然，腦力激盪的正確方式不止一種，所以不妨也多多汲取其他人腦力激盪的經驗，並實驗各種不同的做法，找到自己的成功版本。

　應該怎麼布置腦力激盪的場地？

　腦力激盪就好像跳舞，所以你在腦力激盪時也像跳舞一樣，需要營造適當的空間，讓腦力激盪流暢進行。第一，房間裡必須有足夠的空間讓大家走動。其次，腦力激盪也像跳舞一樣，必須站著進行。千萬不要小看這件事。我們站著的時候，會比坐著更有精神，也比較專心投入，同時站著也有助於快速交流。

　你也需要有適當的空間來記錄所有的點子。最常用的方法是在前面放個白板或活動掛圖。要記住，拿來記錄點子的空間愈大，就能獲得愈多點子。當空間不夠時，點子往往也隨之枯竭。所以不妨把每一面牆都鋪上白報紙，因此房間裡所有空間都可以用來擷取大家的創意。或者也可以把整排玻璃窗都變成黏貼便條紙的平面。腦力激盪結束時，房間裡所有牆面和玻璃窗應該都早已鋪滿五顏六色的紙片了。

　應該邀請誰來參加腦力激盪？

　挑選腦力激盪人員是非常重要的事情，不能隨便指派幾個人參加，而需要深思熟慮。參加腦力激盪的人必須有不同的觀點，對腦力激盪的主題也各具專長。要記住，他們並非在腦力激盪會議結束後真正做決策的那批人。這點非常重要，所以我要再重複一次：參加腦力激盪的人並不是決定如何採用會議結果的人。

　舉例來說，如果要設計新車，找來腦力激盪的人應該對汽車有不同的觀點，也具備不同的知識背景，也許包括負責製造新車的工程師、可能購買汽車的顧客、銷售汽車的業務員、維修汽車的技師，還有代客泊車的服務人員等等。新車設計最後拍板定案的大權並非操在他們手中，但他們的觀點和想法都非常寶貴。IDEO設計公司的波伊爾（Dennis Boyle）表示，應邀參加腦力激盪會議是非常光榮的事情，表示別人很重視你的獨特觀點。一定要讓應邀參加腦力激盪的人明白這件事。

　與會者人數多寡也是個問題。當大家各有不同觀點，又希望每個人都能參與討論、有所貢獻時，總是氣氛緊張。幾年前，我聽說臉書（Facebook）訂了一項公司政策：「兩張披薩的團隊」——意思是任何團隊的人數都必須控制在兩張披薩就夠吃的範圍內，如此一來，團隊成員才能充分溝通和合作。一旦團隊人數超過這個範圍，就必須拆為兩個團隊。對腦力激盪而言，這也是很棒的指導原則。與會人數維持在六至八人時（兩張披薩就夠吃的範圍），一方面能為腦力激盪會議帶來不同的觀點，另一方面又很容易彼此互動。(本文節錄自《學創意，現在就該懂的事》，遠流，2012年8月1日出版 )