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    Arm processors, AI solutions pave PC/104 future paths

    John McHale, Editorial Director

    The defense industry has been the bright spot for PC/104 suppliers during the economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, say the participants – PC104 Consortium members – in our annual roundtable. The panelists discuss how artificial intelligence/machine learning applications (AI/ML) will be a growth area for PC/104 technology across multiple markets. They also cover how processing technology like Arm and Intel are key to future adaptations of PC/104 and ask if NVIDIA solutions will ever be found on PC/104 designs.

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    General-purpose FPGAs: an innovationless decade

    Brandon Lewis, Technology Editor

    Some corners of the electronics universe go years or decades without a significant technology upgrade. Passive electronic components are a good example, as not much more performance or cost can be pulled out of devices like resistors, at least not without a materials revolution. Another is the battery market, where offerings have by and large [...]

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    The past, present, and future of PC104 for small-form-factor designs

    George Hilliard, WinSystems

    PC104 has been around for over 30 years. That’s a long time, even for embedded systems. Despite its age, PC104 remains a viable and important architecture for embedded systems.

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    PC/104 trends in the small-form-factor realm

    Roy Keeler ADLINK Technology

    Common wisdom is clear: Don’t fix what isn’t broken. For decades, the PC/104 form factor has spanned many generations of processors and interfaces, always with the goal of making computing solutions as compact, modular, and enduring as possible. PC/104 remains the favored small form factor (SFF) for embedded solutions in markets where vibration, fluctuating power, granular debris, and round-the-clock use can’t be allowed to interrupt critical application uptime.

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    Why is long-term availability important?

    George Hilliard, WinSystems

    Megatrends such as the Internet of Things, robotics, and the latest industrial innovations are escalating demand for electronic components. Inadequate raw materials and manufacturer capacity are also adding to the shortfall. As a result, OEMs are looking for ways to extend the life of their existing products by either performing workarounds or making bigger purchases [...]

  • Application Feature

    Tower in a teacup: How the small-form-factor transition is reshaping embedded and military computing

    ADLINK Technology Staff

    The adage that “bigger is better” pervades many areas, but in computing, greater size is almost always a liability. Large configurations demand power and create heat, consuming precious space and potentially crowding out other vital systems. Even in a 60-ton armored tank, size, weight, and power (SWaP) remain at a premium. Such environments demand the sort of small-form-factor (SFF) solutions that have dominated embedded computing initiatives for decades.

  • Application Feature

    Industrial designers continue to choose PC/104 for both traditional and cutting-edge applications

    PC/104 Consortium

    Reliability and performance still matter for industrial embedded computing applications, which is why the PC/104 standard remains the first choice for those solutions requiring small form factors that can operate reliably in harsh industrial environments. While designers still choose PC/104 for rugged industrial applications, they are also opting for the time-tested architecture in newer technology [...]

  • Reduced SWaP and application requirements drive innovations in power supply

    Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor

    Reduced size, weight, and power (SWaP) and increased standardization requirements for applications from unmanned aircraft to ground vehicles to portable communications systems are driving military power supply designs. Meanwhile, innovations such as gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) are improving efficiencies.

  • Small-form-factor solutions revolutionize system architectures

    Rodger Hosking, Pentek, Inc.

    Radar, communications, and SIGINT [signals intelligence] systems have traditionally combined sensor processing, data conversion, and signal processing hardware within single enclosures or equipment racks. Analog signals for antennas, transducers and other sensors were connected through cables, often causing loss and interference along the way. However, enabled by new data converter and field-programmable gate array (FPGA) technology and evolving open embedded computing standards, system designers can now deploy small-form-factor (SFF) subsystems at each sensor site for distributed signal acquisition and preprocessing. Digitized signals are then delivered through optical cables, providing higher signal quality over longer connection distances while reducing size, weight, cost, and maintenance.

  • CompactPCI Serial reaches out into space

    Manfred Schmitz MEN Mikro Elektronik

    Recently, the U.S.-based Internet service provider OneWeb ordered 900 satellites to provide additional global broadband. Knowing that this volume is more than half of the total 1,400 satellites already in orbit, and knowing that the cost for sending one into space is about $100 million, the industry needs to start thinking about new technologies that could help manage the mass of satellites that must be produced every year.

  • Why is long-term availability important?

    Megatrends such as the Internet of Things, robotics, and the latest industrial innovations are escalating demand for electronic components. Inadequate raw materials and manufacturer capacity are also adding to the shortfall. As a result, OEMs are looking for ways to extend the life of their existing products by either performing workarounds or making bigger purchases [...]

    George Hilliard, WinSystems
  • 6 months ago

    VersaLogic high-performance PC104 embedded computer aims at space-limited applications

    TUALATIN, Ore. VersaLogic has released a new family of PCIe/104 computers with a high-performance Intel Xeon processor and x16 PCIe expansion.

  • March 28, 2019

    E-cast: A Game-Changing Leap in Autonomous Vehicle Software Architecture

  • March 15, 2019

    congatec presents SMARC 2.0 Quick Starter Kit for NXP i.MX 8 designs

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    GOWIN Semiconductor Corporation Appoints Pan-European Representative

  • March 06, 2019

    E-cast: Anatomy of Modern Systems: Where Safety-critical and General Purpose Applications Co-exist

  • March 05, 2019

    Greenliant Brings Full Industrial and Enterprise Storage Lineup to electronica China 2019

  • February 27, 2019

    Intel, congatec and Real-Time Systems present industrial-grade application server platform for multiple real-time controls

  • February 27, 2019

    congatec presents 8th Gen Intel(r) Core(tm) Mobile processors on embedded form factors

  • February 27, 2019

    E-cast: How Connectivity Solves the Technical Challenges of the Industrial IoT-- The Rise of the Robot Overlords: Clarifying the Industrial IoT - Part 7

  • February 26, 2019

    congatec COM Express Type 7 module with AMD EPYC(tm) Embedded 3000 processor

  • February 26, 2019

    E-cast: A Fine-tuned Approach: Automotive Software-Defined Audio

  • February 26, 2019

    Take Flight with AI Core X featuring Myriad X

  • February 25, 2019

    Greenliant Expands Industrial Temperature SATA ArmourDrive(tm) Offerings with 2.5", M.2 2242 and CFast Form Factors

  • February 25, 2019

    VersaLogic shrinks server-class computers for embedded applications

  • February 23, 2019

    New Atom Box Module has been added to the PS5000 Series lineup

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