Qseven COM Specification 1.1
The Qseven consortium recently published version 1.1 of the Qseven specification for embedded computer modules. Qseven is unlike other Computer-On-Modules (COM) standards because its primary focus is mobile and ultra mobile applications. It defines fast serial differential interfaces such as PCI Express and Serial ATA but omits support for legacy interfaces like EIDE and PCI. [...]
Slot Single Board Computers Report
VDC recently published the 2008 edition of its research on Slot Single Board Computers in Volume 1 of VDC’s Merchant Computer Boards for Embedded/Real-Time Applications Intelligence Program, 2008. The base year data for 2007 from this research indicates that the actual 2007 dollar volume shipments of ATCA CPU blades exceeded VDC’s previous forecast for 2007, [...]
Merchant Embedded COTS Board Market
According to a VDC research report, the market for merchant embedded COTS computer boards in military/aerospace/defense applications will grow in North America and Europe over the next two years. The market totaled US$ 766.8 million in 2006, with North America responsible for a 75% share of this and Europe the remaining 25%. The market is [...]
GE Fanuc VP11, VR11 Single Board Computers
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms’ VP11 and VR11 6U VMEbus single board computers feature a choice of Intel dual core processors (including the Intel Core2 Duo processor). The SBCs are designed for automation, simulation/training, telecommunications, test and measurement markets. The VR11 is a single slot solution that can optionally be ruggedized (including conduction cooling), while the [...]
IEEE 1394 FireWire
According to In-Stat, the peak year for IEEE 1394 devices is expected to be 2008, and a slow decline will set in beginning in 2009. IEEE 1394 is the second-choice technology in many product segments and it’s one-third penetration of the PC market is small compared to high-speed USB’s 100% penetration. IEEE 1394 (1394), also [...]
8GT/s PCI Express 3.0
PCI-SIG(R), the Special Interest Group responsible for the PCI Express(R) industry-standard I/O interconnect technology, approved 8GT/s as the bit rate for the next generation of PCIe(R) architecture, PCIe 3.0. This represents the second speed increase since the initial launch of this I/O interconnect standard in 2003. Following a six-month technical analysis of the feasibility of [...]
Kontron nanoETXexpress COM Standard
nanoETXexpress, which was defined by Kontron, is a new footprint variant of the Computer-On-Module (COM) standard. The nanoETXexpress specification is targeted to deliver extremely power-saving COMs with mid to high performance x86 technology on a footprint that is a mere 55 mm x 84 mm. This is 39% of the original COM Express module Basic [...]
Merchant AdvancedTCA Integrated Platforms
According to Venture Development Corporation (VDC), deployment of merchant AdvancedTCA (ATCA) integrated platforms, configured as full systems, is beginning to increase its growth and momentum. The deployment of ATCA platforms and associated growth of the market were constrained by major obstacles during 2004-2006. There were three important hurdles to overcome in order to accelerate deployment. [...]
PC/104-Plus CPU Modules
The PC/104-Plus architecture has seen steady growth in CPU module boards since its introduction. After periods of incremental gains on share of the PC/104 family CPU module market, PC/104-Plus is projected to rapidly acquire share as it challenges standard PC/104 for the leadership position. PC/104-Plus incorporates a faster stackable PCI connector in addition to the [...]
Embedded Computer Systems
Merchant suppliers are grabbing incremental market share in the embedded computer systems market. According to VDC, the merchant systems market will increase by 64% in terms of dollar volume from 2005 to 2010, with a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) over the same period equal to 10.4%. The source of this healthy growth rate is [...]
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