Cogent Computer Systems, Inc., has been designing and manufacturing Single Board Computers (SBC's) and
System On Module (SOM) boards since 1992. We originally produced boards for software developers but as
more functionality was integrated onto the CPU it became economically feasible to design and produce boards
which could be used for both OEM use and software development.

The CSB3xx family was introduced in 2002 and was designed to provide a rugged, low cost SBC for development
and embedded use. The CSB6xx family was introduced in 2004 and was designed to compliment the offerings
of the CSB3xx family, but in a smaller, more highly integrated size. In 2007 the CSB7xx family was announced.
Its main goal was to take advantage of the trend towards smaller CPU packages and the availability of the 200-
Pin SODIMM standard. This allowed the CSB7xx family to support multiple CPU architectures in a single common
footprint, thus leveraging the extensive development environment with I/O adapters, LCD displays and more, for
all members of the CSB7xx family, not just one or two. 

The latest family of System On Module (SOM) boards is the CSB17xx.  The two variants supporting Networking
and Multimedia are both based on a 230-pin high speed serial connector called MXM-II.  This family supports
various Multi-Gigabit serial proJuly 13, 2012 and SATA-III Storage
I/O , PCI Express Gen 1 and 2, as well as HDMI, LVDS and Parallel Displays.