Eir available to order now as Concurrent unveils new Intel® Core™ Ultra (Series 3) rugged embedded compute card family

Eir available to order now as Concurrent unveils new Intel® Core™ Ultra (Series 3) rugged embedded compute card family

Introducing our new family of rugged embedded compute cards built on Intel^® Core™ Ultra Processor (Series 3) — previously known as Panther Lake — aimed at critical infrastructure and defence platforms.

Leading the launch is Eir, a new 3U OpenVPX processor board offered in air-cooled and conduction-cooled variants, and available to order now. Alongside Eir, we've also opened early access for two SOSA^® aligned 3U VPX cards — Hermes II and Magni II — both designed with security built in via a Secure Enclave implemented with a security FPGA, ahead of full shipping. Next up is Caelus, a next-generation VME processor card, which is coming soon.

The new family is designed to support a wide range of rugged, mission-critical applications — from mission computing and sensor processing to high-bandwidth data ingest, AI-assisted edge analytics, and long-life platform refresh programmes.

Eir (3U OpenVPX) — available to order now

Eir is positioned as a unified upgrade path for existing non-SOSA 3U VPX processor deployments, enabling programmes to modernise performance while keeping a familiar VPX approach.

Key features include:

• Intel® Core™ Ultra Processor (Series 3) (previously called Panther Lake)

• Air-cooled (+70°C) and conduction-cooled (+85°C card edge) variants

• PCIe data and expansion planes, plus additional PCIe connectivity for I/O

• Ethernet control plane

• XMC or front-panel I/O module options

• +5V or +12V power input options

Typical use cases include platform refresh for deployed VPX systems, mission computer upgrades, and rugged edge processing where thermal headroom matters.

Hermes II (3U VPX, SOSA aligned I/O-intensive) — early access open; shipping soon

Hermes II is a SOSA aligned, I/O-intensive 3U VPX processor designed for sensitive mission computing and high-bandwidth sensing applications. Security is engineered into the product, including a Secure Enclave built using a security FPGA.

Highlights include:

• 16-core Intel® Core™ Ultra Processor (Series 3) (previously called Panther Lake)

• 100GBASE-KR4 data plane

• Control plane options including TSN support

• Secure Enclave using a security FPGA, with features designed to reduce interception risk

• Storage options up to 3.84TB, with FIPS 140-3 compliant option

Typical use cases include sensor fusion gateways, radar/EO-IR ingest and distribution, and deterministic mission networking at the edge.

Magni II (3U VPX, SOSA aligned compute-intensive) — early access open; shipping soon

Magni II is a SOSA aligned, compute-intensive 3U VPX processor designed for demanding edge compute workloads, including AI-enabled processing.

Key features include:

• 16-core Intel® Core™ Ultra Processor (Series 3) (previously called Panther Lake)

• Gen5 + Gen4 expansion plane connectivity

• Secure Enclave using a security FPGA

• Software support including Linux BSPs, plus OpenVINO and oneAPI support

• Storage options up to 3.84TB, with FIPS 140-3 compliant option

Typical use cases include on-platform AI inferencing, real-time image/video analytics, autonomy compute, and heterogeneous processing at the tactical edge.

Caelus (VME) — coming soon

Caelus is a next-generation VME processor card designed to improve performance while meeting the long-life expectations of deployed platforms.

Highlights include:

• 16-core Intel® Core™ Ultra Processor (Series 3) (previously called Panther Lake)

• Availability expected until at least 2035, with repair support to 2040 for customers with extended support contracts

• Backplane compatibility retained with VP B7x/msd

• Busless option planned for non-VMEbus applications

Typical use cases include life-extension and performance uplift for long-running VME programmes in defence, aerospace and test environments.

Get in touch

To discuss requirements, request early access, or book a pre-launch call with a member of the team, please get in touch