BUSTRONIC ANNOUNCES LOW PROFILE COMPACTPCI PRODUCT LINE

FREMONT, California, July 9, 2003 - Bustronic Corporation, an industry leading designer and manufacturer of high performance backplanes, has announced a new product line of Low Profile CompactPCI Backplanes. The series saves a slot-size of width by placing power studs and power blades throughout key locations on the backplanes.

Bustronic's standard 6U CompactPCI (cPCI) backplane line offers power bugs on the side of the backplane for cabling convenience. However, this adds a slot size of width to the dimensions. In the Low Profile series, 6/32 threaded power studs are placed between the slots saving space. This allows the 4-slot Low Profile cPCI to fit within a 2U horizontal chassis and the 8-slot to fit within a 4U horizontal chassis, etc.

The Low Profile cPCI series is available in 2 and 3-slot versions in a 7U height. The extra 1U of board space allows more room for power bugs, faston blades, and headers. The 6U height versions are available in 4, 6, and 8-slot sizes. Further, the company also offers all of its 6U Low Profile series in PICMG 2.16-compliant styles as well.