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List of Small Form Factors
OpenSystems Publishing —
The complete list; our latest tally of small form factors.
Embedded community rallies at pc104.org
Dr. Paul Haris —
With the newly published PCI/104-Express, current and future designers can continue to leverage the vast PC industry technology base.
Low power is the new black
Colin McCracken —
SFF-SIG is taking a broad platform-based approach to ensure that two-chip processor technology is easy to implement in many of the popular SBC, COM, and stackable formats.
Low-power module standard poised to open new markets
Christian Eder —
The Qseven platform will allow embedded designers to take advantage of the benefits of new UMPC platforms such as Intel's Atom processor.
Everything's coming up 'small form factors'
Chris A. Ciufo —
SFF-SIG: New logo, new start, and a SUMIT to ascend. Meanwhile, the PC/104 Consortium rolls out PCIe, and ESC needs a new name.
It doesn't look anything like the picture
Don Dingee —
It's hard to say where Atoms will show up, but the answer is likely everywhere.
02 Small, efficient COMs remedy mobile medical electronics demands
Christine Van De Graaf —
COM modules can help medical systems designers achieve faster time to market, reduced development cost, minimized design risk, simplified future upgrade paths, scalability, and greater application longevity.
01 PC/104-Plus: The brains behind the DARwIn humanoid robot
Karl Muecke and Dennis Hong, PhD —
DARwIn can implement human-like gaits while navigating obstacles and will eventually be able to traverse uneven terrain while implementing complex behaviors such as playing soccer.
02 An inside look at PCI/104-Express
Jim Blazer —
The PCI/104-Express specification establishes a standard method for using the high-speed PCI Express bus in embedded applications.
02 Pico-sized platform ushers in new era for I/O
Colin McCracken and John Lin —
An innovative new expansion interface technology called SUMIT allows extensive I/O scalability within the tiny 10 cm x 7.2 cm Pico-ITX form factor.
The dawn of stackable PCI Express
Dr. Paul Haris —
The PCIe/104 and PCI/104-Express specification will provide an avenue for the rugged PC/104 architecture markets to expand.
Smaller, more mobile Computer-On-Module
Christine Van De Graaf —
New nanoETXexpress modules target the desired small footprint and mix of integrated features for ultra-mobile application designers.
02 Buckle up on the bus
Hermann Strass —
A CompactRIO computer system collects seat occupancy and seatbelt usage data.
01 Evolving the next generation of PC/104 technology
Jim Blazer and Matthias Huber —
When the Consortium started considering the next generation for PC/104, PCI Express was the logical solution.
01 It's a brave new world for DSP instrumentation designers
James Henderson —
The wireless marketplace is like our expanding universe. Currently, a big bang of new RF technologies is underway, posing new challenges.
02 Choosing a code wheel: A detailed look at how encoders work
Steve Trahey —
Advances in electroforming technology have allowed OEM encoder manufacturers to expand the range of encoders available with metal code wheels.
01 ZigBee enables modern eco-friendly home networks
Bob Gohn —
Home automation used to be the domain of the affluent, adding conveniences like automatic drapes and remote lighting control to the "McMansion" lifestyle.
02 Integrating localization engines into ZigBee networks
Khanh Tuan Le —
Enabling radio-based device localization capabilities can enrich the value of ZigBee wireless networks.
Fan-Out Interposers Convert MicroBGAs to Standard Pitch
Mark Gilliam —
A fan-out interposer converts a microBGA package to a larger pitch that is suitable for larger, thicker PCBs.
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