OpenSystems Publishing —

The complete list; our latest tally of small form factors.

Dr. Paul Haris —

With the newly published PCI/104-Express, current and future designers can continue to leverage the vast PC industry technology base.

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.

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.

Hermann Strass —

Maxon Motor supports Phoenix, the most recent Mars project that successfully landed on the Red Planet on May 25.

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.

Don Dingee —

It's hard to say where Atoms will show up, but the answer is likely everywhere.

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.

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.

Jim Blazer —

The PCI/104-Express specification establishes a standard method for using the high-speed PCI Express bus in embedded applications.

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.

Dr. Paul Haris —

The PCIe/104 and PCI/104-Express specification will provide an avenue for the rugged PC/104 architecture markets to expand.

Christine Van De Graaf —

New nanoETXexpress modules target the desired small footprint and mix of integrated features for ultra-mobile application designers.

Hermann Strass —

A CompactRIO computer system collects seat occupancy and seatbelt usage data.

Jim Blazer and Matthias Huber —

When the Consortium started considering the next generation for PC/104, PCI Express was the logical solution.

James Henderson —

The wireless marketplace is like our expanding universe. Currently, a big bang of new RF technologies is underway, posing new challenges.

Steve Trahey —

Advances in electroforming technology have allowed OEM encoder manufacturers to expand the range of encoders available with metal code wheels.

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.

Khanh Tuan Le —

Enabling radio-based device localization capabilities can enrich the value of ZigBee wireless networks.

Mark Gilliam —

A fan-out interposer converts a microBGA package to a larger pitch that is suitable for larger, thicker PCBs.

Ana Carmona-Rodriguez —

Many different data logging technology providers are stepping up their efforts to ensure that temperature and humidity monitoring is as flexible as possible in every application.

Alex Chow —

Among today's trends, two are apparent everywhere: people are more mobile now than they used to be and they love their gadgets.

Steve Jennis and Gordon Kruberg —

As SDR makes its way into cellular and consumer communications, moving into smaller form factors that can be battery powered is a significant breakthrough.

Herb Turzer —

Rugged no longer means big and heavy. Today, the market is seeing more and more trendy new designs for rugged PDAs and handhelds.

Wade Clowes —

COM Express provides the cost and technology benefits of high-volume design and manufacturing to smaller-volume products.

Amar Ganwani and Ted Prescop —

Portable micro fuel cells with higher runtimes are poised to replace the traditional batteries used in embedded systems suited for applications such as remote surveillance, robotic systems, backup power, field deployable sensors, and more.

Don Dingee —

The USB trend is appearing everywhere, with USB ports in almost every new device introduced.

Don Dingee —

Wi-Fi is inexpensive, relatively easy to use, and you don't have to be an RF expert to implement it with the wide range of solutions available on the market today.

Susan Wooley —

With the number of USB ports growing and older alternatives such as ISA fading, StackableUSB provides the modern choice for designers creating compact and expandable systems.

Hermann Strass —

Mainboards built on Mini-ITX are used to control KUKA robots.

Chris A. Ciufo, Group Editorial Director —

With an eye toward PC-based, low-cost, modular, industrial and military systems, the brand-new Small Form Factor Special Interest Group (SFF-SIG) is getting ready to go public with their plans.

Stephen Baginski —

An ultra-compact Linux-powered satellite designed to detect earthquakes from space uses a PC/104 CPU board as its main control system.

Jeff Munch —

A recently formed PICMG subcommittee is endeavoring to increase compatibility among COM Express modules by defining a set of carrier design guidelines.

Colin McCracken —

Ruggedizing a computer means more than simply putting a non-rugged board in a more durable package.

Jonathan Miller —

Jonathan describes the need for a new standard that incorporates PC/104's benefits and responds to new technologies and market conditions.