ELMA BUSTRONIC ANNOUNCES NEW 16-SLOT ATCA BACKPLANE FOR ETSI RACKS

FREMONT, California, June 8, 2005 - Elma Bustronic Corporation, an industry leading designer and manufacturer of high performance backplanes has developed a new 16-slot AdvancedTCA (ATCA) backplane. The backplane features a Full Mesh topology for maximum performance in a 23" ETSI rack. Backplane signal integrity studies confirm superior performance.

The 16-slot ATCA backplane features an 18-layer stripline design with pluggable fan tray, shelf manager, and power entry connectors. Compliant to the PICMG 3.0 specification, the 16-slot ATCA has a theoretical performance of 20+ Gbps. Elma Bustronic's Signal Integrity (SI) lab has performed simulation and backplane characterization to ensure the highest performance. The company's unique ATCA probe card makes accurate and sophisticated measurement possible.