The Kontron nanoETXexpress-VX8 is the first member of a new scalable family of nanoETXexpress COMs (computers-on-modules), a logical addition to the existing PCI- and/or ISA-based COM standards, X-board and DIMM-PC. Designed according to the pin definitions of the COM Express specification, the modules suit the emerging generation of mobile embedded applications that require low power performance and the latest interfaces on the smallest form factor. These include hand-held units for the medical sector, mobile data solutions and other emerging applications that have not been possible so far due to size restrictions. The first nanoETXexpress COM runs a VIA Eden ULV processor up to 1.5GHz along with the VIA VX800 chipset - which supports up to 400MHz FSB speed - and it features up to 1Gbyte of DDR2 RAM. For applications requiring extra graphics performance, there is the Chrome 9 HC3 Integrated Graphics Processor for accelerated MPEG2 decoding and extremely clear images. This COM supports one Gigabit Ethernet interface, a PCI Express x1 lane as well as two Serial ATA II ports. The two SATA interfaces are designed in accordance with the PICMG COM.0 specification to ensure that the COM's connectors remain COM Express-compatible.