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Nano-ITX is a computer motherboard
Motherboard

A motherboard is the central printed circuit board in some complex electronic systems, such as modern personal computers. The motherboard is sometimes alternatively known as the mainboard, system board, or, on Apple Inc....
 form factor first proposed by VIA Technologies
VIA Technologies

VIA Technologies is a Taiwanese manufacturer of integrated circuits, mainly motherboard chipsets, Central processing unit, and computer memory, and is part of the Formosa Plastics Group....
 at CeBIT
CeBIT

CeBIT is the world's largest computer expo. Since 1986 it is held each spring on the Hanover fairground in Hannover, Germany, and is often regarded as a barometer of the state of the art in information technology....
 in March 2003 , and implemented in late 2005. Nano-ITX boards measure 120 × 120 mm (4.7 × 4.7 in), and are fully integrated, very low power consumption motherboards with many uses, but targeted at smart digital entertainment devices such as PVR
Digital video recorder

A digital video recorder or personal video recorder is a device that records video in a digital format to a disk drive or other memory medium within a device....
s, set-top box
Set-top box

A set-top box or set-top unit is a information appliance that connects to a television and an external source of signal , turning the signal into content which is then displayed on the television screen....
es, media center
Media center

The term media center refers either to a dedicated computer appliance or to a specialized personal computer software, both of which are adapted for playing various kinds of Electronic media ....
s and Car PCs, and thin devices.

There are four Nano-ITX motherboard product lines so far, VIA's EPIA
EPIA

VIA EPIA is a series of mini-ITX, nano-ITX and pico-ITX motherboards with integrated VIA processors. They feature a small size and low power consumption, so are particularly popular in the embedded market....
 N, EPIA NL, EPIA NX, and the VIA EPIA NR.






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Nano-ITX is a computer motherboard
Motherboard

A motherboard is the central printed circuit board in some complex electronic systems, such as modern personal computers. The motherboard is sometimes alternatively known as the mainboard, system board, or, on Apple Inc....
 form factor first proposed by VIA Technologies
VIA Technologies

VIA Technologies is a Taiwanese manufacturer of integrated circuits, mainly motherboard chipsets, Central processing unit, and computer memory, and is part of the Formosa Plastics Group....
 at CeBIT
CeBIT

CeBIT is the world's largest computer expo. Since 1986 it is held each spring on the Hanover fairground in Hannover, Germany, and is often regarded as a barometer of the state of the art in information technology....
 in March 2003 , and implemented in late 2005. Nano-ITX boards measure 120 × 120 mm (4.7 × 4.7 in), and are fully integrated, very low power consumption motherboards with many uses, but targeted at smart digital entertainment devices such as PVR
Digital video recorder

A digital video recorder or personal video recorder is a device that records video in a digital format to a disk drive or other memory medium within a device....
s, set-top box
Set-top box

A set-top box or set-top unit is a information appliance that connects to a television and an external source of signal , turning the signal into content which is then displayed on the television screen....
es, media center
Media center

The term media center refers either to a dedicated computer appliance or to a specialized personal computer software, both of which are adapted for playing various kinds of Electronic media ....
s and Car PCs, and thin devices.

There are four Nano-ITX motherboard product lines so far, VIA's EPIA
EPIA

VIA EPIA is a series of mini-ITX, nano-ITX and pico-ITX motherboards with integrated VIA processors. They feature a small size and low power consumption, so are particularly popular in the embedded market....
 N, EPIA NL, EPIA NX, and the VIA EPIA NR. These boards currently have 5 processor speeds: 533 MHz, 800 MHz, 1 GHz, 1.2 GHz, and 1.5 GHz.

See also

  • Mini-ITX
    Mini-ITX

    Mini-ITX is a 17 x 17 cm low-power motherboard form factor developed by VIA Technologies. Mini-ITX is slightly smaller than microATX. Mini-ITX boards can often be passively cooled due to their low Thermal Design Power, which makes them useful for home theater systems, where fan noise can detract from the cinema experience....
  • Pico-ITX
    Pico-ITX

    Pico-ITX is a PC motherboard form factor announced by VIA Technologies in January 2007 and demonstrated later the same year at CeBIT. The formfactor was transferred over to SFF-SIG in 2008....
  • Mobile-ITX
    Mobile-ITX

    Mobile-ITX is the smallest x86 compliant motherboard form factor. It was announced by VIA Technologies at Computex in June, 2007. The motherboard size is 75mm by 45mm, smaller than a business card....
  • EPIA
    EPIA

    VIA EPIA is a series of mini-ITX, nano-ITX and pico-ITX motherboards with integrated VIA processors. They feature a small size and low power consumption, so are particularly popular in the embedded market....
    , mini-ITX and nano-ITX motherboards from VIA
  • Ultra-Mobile PC
    Ultra-Mobile PC

    In personal computers, Ultra-Mobile PC is a term for small form factor for tablet PCs, originally codenamed Project Origami....


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  • Nano ITX Manufacturer, Mainboard OEMs, Daughterboards etc.