Aitech U-C8770 single-board computer

Aitech’s U-C8770 is a single-board computer (SBC) that couples the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) outlined by the US Department of Defense with high performance and hardware-based cybersecurity features.

Aligned with The Open Group SOSA Technical Standard, the board is an adaptation of Aitech’s C877 SBC and retains the same key technical features and benefits, making it suitable for I/O-intensive data processing applications in the military and aerospace markets, such as radar, signal intelligence (SIGINT), electronic warfare (EW) and sensor signal processing. It is fully aligned with the SOSA 3U I/O-intensive SBC Slot Profile, supporting both PCIe 4x and 40GE data plane options for fast transport of large amounts of uncompressed video and sensor data.

The product also features AiSecure, Aitech’s cybersecurity framework for detecting and preventing unexpected attacks. The inherent security features enable both firmware and data protection, as well as prevention of reverse engineering and tampering with system integrity, while allowing secure transmission and storage of sensitive data.

The Trusted Platform solution incorporates a sophisticated, distributed Boot Guard mechanism, based on a combination of hardware and firmware that utilises TPM 2.0, Intel TXT, enhanced Secure Boot and FPGA-based firmware protection and integrity checks. The onboard SSD supports write protection, secure and quick erase in addition to disk data encryption using AES 256. A battery-backed tamper detection signal offers system level protection.

The scalable SBC combines an Intel Xeon-D processor and up to 1 TB of onboard security-protected SATA SSD. It also employs a high-bandwidth bus architecture and offers versatile onboard I/O interfaces, with an XMC site for additional I/O options. It includes 32 GB of DDR4 SDRAM in a dual-channel configuration with ECC, operating at 2133 MT/s.