Express yourself [embedded computers]
C. Edwards · Electronic Systems and Software · 2005
The arrival of PCI-Express in Intel's high-end chipsets for PC motherboards looks set to drive the next wave of embedded computer standards. PCI Express is being pushed into a number of standards for embedded boards, but as this article notes, it is COM Express that is picking up the most interest. COM Express is a specification for computer modules that plug into a baseboard or a server blade: the acronym COM stands for 'computer on module'. The idea is that system builders can mix and match processors on one motherboard that carries the I/O signals they need for each specific application.