iBASE IB966 - 3.5" Single Board Computer with Intel® Core™ Ultra 300H

AI Performance Where It Matters - Directly at the Edge 

Embedded systems in industrial and demanding environments require ever greater computing power - while the available physical space remains tightly constrained.

Engineers face a specific challenge: how to integrate powerful AI capabilities into compact systems without sacrificing reliability, connectivity, or long-term availability.  

With the IB966, iBASE presents a 3.5-inch single board computer built around Intel® Core™ Ultra and Core™ Ultra X 300H Series processors (Panther Lake-H platform), designed to meet exactly these demands.

Compact Form Factor with Maximum Processing Power 

The 3.5-inch format (102 mm × 147 mm) allows the IB966 to fit into space-constrained system designs while delivering the computational performance required for modern applications:  

• Intel® Core™ Ultra & Core™ Ultra X 300H Series (Panther Lake-H) processors 
• 2× DDR5 SO-DIMM slots, up to 128 GB RAM at 7200 MT/s 
• Integrated Intel® Xe³ graphics for parallel processing tasks 
• Built-in NPU enabling AI inference with up to 180 TOPS

This combination allows the board to handle AI workloads, image processing, and data analytics locally - without routing data to a cloud backend. The result: lower latency, stronger data security, and reduced network dependency in bandwidth-sensitive or security-critical environments.

Broad Connectivity for Industrial and Edge Applications 

The IB966 is equipped with a comprehensive set of interfaces to support a wide range of peripheral requirements: 

• 2× 2.5G Ethernet (Intel® I226LM + I226V) for fast and stable network integration
• 3× M.2 slots (M2280 + M2242 NVMe, E2230 CNVi) for flexible storage and wireless options 
• Video output via HDMI, DisplayPort, DisplayPort (Type-C), LVDS, and eDP - supporting up to four independent displays 
• 3× USB 2.0 (1× Type-A, 2× pin header) and 2× USB 3.2 Type-A 
• 2× serial ports (RS232/422/485) and digital I/O (4-in/4-out) 
• dTPM, iAMT, hardware monitor, and 256-level watchdog timer 
• Wide-range DC input: +12 V to +24 V 

Operating conditions span 0°C to 60°C, with storage temperature tolerance from -20°C to 80°C and relative humidity up to 90% (non-condensing).

Application Areas 

Thanks to its combination of processing power, AI acceleration, and flexible I/O, the IB966 is well suited for demanding use cases including: 

• Industrial automation and mechanical engineering - high multithread performance with fast NVMe storage 
• Smart retail and vending - multi-display support and graphics performance for interactive environments 
• Measurement and test systems - flexible serial and digital interfaces for legacy and modern peripheral integration 
• Edge AI applications - local inference for vision, analytics, and real-time decision-making

FORTEC Switzerland supports your project from initial evaluation through to series production. Our team assists with system design, thermal concepts, and component selection - helping to reduce development risk and shorten time to market.

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