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AMD-Powered Advantech AIMB-723 Industrial

Motherboard Future-Proofs AOI Deployments

By Henry Tu, AIMB-723 Product Manager, Advantech

s industrial applications continue to grow in capability and complex- which is a key to success in today’s competi-
ity, they are driving the need for the use of increasingly powerful tive production environment.
processors in manufacturing. One such application, automated ADVANTECH AIMB-723 FEATURES
A optical inspection (AOI), is an important aspect of a robust indus- The board offers the industry’s most highly
trial manufacturing strategy, used in the production of all kinds of products but integrated and capable AOI solution. In addi-
tion to accelerating performance-demanding
especially critical for monitoring printed-circuit boards and integrated circuits AOI applications, it features an optimized
for defects and accurate measurements. form-factor design through PCIe placement
While PCBs and ICs are shrinking in size, they are packing more complex for GPU card installation, thus supporting
the high performance that is demanded
capabilities. Even a relatively simple board can be made up of literally thou- for vison- and compute-intensive indus-
sands of soldered components, making detecting and monitoring for defects by trial applications. It is scalable to support a
three-slot–width GPU card and an additional
the human eye virtually impossible and therefore making AOI-based systems
three-frame grabber card for machine-vision
an absolute necessity in today’s production environment. applications, enabling it to cater to legacy
requirements for PCI expansion while accom-
In this article, we will discuss how More specifically, the ideal solution is a modating a wide range of communication
Advantech is helping customers take advan- single board that integrates both vision (GPU) protocols and I/O interfaces. The Advantech
tage of AOI for the production of PCBs and and compute (CPU) processing capabilities, AIMB-723 also provides extraordinary heat
ICs. We will highlight the new capabilities of and that ideal is now a reality. Advantech has dissipation and industrial-grade durability.
Advantech’s AMD-powered AIMB-723 indus- brought to market the AIMB-723, powered The board satisfies the requirements of
trial motherboard, which is enabling a new by the AMD Ryzen Embedded 7000 Series lightning-fast memory and streamlines data
era of AOI-based visual inspections. processor, the first industrial-grade mother- transfer and processing. Its specific features
board integrated with an AMD Socket AM5 include the following.
AOI COMPUTING REQUIREMENTS chipset. The new board enables manufac-
The ideal AOI solution requires high CPU turing equipment suppliers and electronics Optimized for AOI applications
frequencies and industrial-grade durability. manufacturers to use AOI to perform visual • Four dual in-line memory module (DIMM)
It demands that GPU processing be com- inspections of PCBs and ICs during manufac- sockets, for up to 128-GB DDR5 at
plemented by the appropriate amount of turing in which a camera is used to scan the 5,200 MHz—the first AIMB motherboard to
compute power from an embedded CPU. To board meticulously for any defects or failures. embrace DDR5 unbuffered DIMM (UDIMM)
date, computing power has been too expensive AOI monitors the quality of PCB and IC pro- • PCIe ×16 Gen4 with ample space for a
for AOI machine makers to utilize properly. duction and corrects them in the process flow, graphics (GFX) card
• Flexible storage solutions with four SATA
ports and an M.2 slot
• Support for legacy devices on COM ports
and a PCI slot

Incorporates powerful AMD Socket AM5 +
Ryzen Embedded 7000 Series processors
• Fast “Zen 4” performance on up to 105-W
embedded processors
• AMD PRO technologies built for modern
business
• Abundant I/O: up to 12 USB connectors
(8× USB 3.2)
• SuperSpeedPlus USB 3.2 Gen2 10 Gbps
(4× ports)

Developed by global leader in IPC
manufacturing
• Ultra-durable; proven when tested under
65/–5°C operating environment
• Long-lasting, with MTBF up to 668,283 hours
Advantech’s new AIMB-723 industrial motherboard, powered by the AMD Ryzen • Longevity: product support up to seven
Embedded 7000 Series processor, enables AOI-based visual inspections. years

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