Integrated into the VIA Luke CoreFusion™ processor platform is a host of digital media features including the VIA UniChrome™ IGP Pro graphics processor with MPEG-2/4 hardware decoding acceleration to enable smooth playback and transmission of digital media, as well as the VIA Vinyl VT1618 6-channel audio with VIA Smart5.1 Surround sound. Hardware security is available too, with the VIA PadLock Security Engine. Designed to offer real-time military-grade protection of data stored and exchanged, the VIA PadLock Security Engine enables developers to offload the computational process involved in complex encryption algorithms, freeing processor loading to handle more data faster.

Offering a flexible upgrade path from previous generations of VIA EPIA Mini-ITX mainboards, the VIA EPIA EK Mini-ITX mainboard sets new standards for flexibility and connectivity with dual LAN support that includes the option for a single Gigabit Ethernet port, as well as up to four COM and eight USB ports, a printer port, a PCI port, and Digital I/O (4 GPI/GPO). The mainboard also boasts both Serial and Parallel ATA support and utilizes DDR400 memory.