COM-HPC Mini Academy: Exploring the COM-HPC Mini Design Guide

Computer-on-module (COM) technologies like COM-HPC Mini allow system architects to implement application-specific embedded hardware solutions quickly, cost-effectively and upgrade to state-of-the-art performance throughout the deployment lifecycle. COM-HPC Mini’s architectural flexibility is derived from companion carrier cards that map I/O on COM-HPC Mini processor modules to interfaces in the target system, enabling one module to be swapped for another over time. But as higher speed interfaces like USB 4.0/Thunderbolt, PCI Express 5.0, and 25 Gigabit Ethernet are introduced to COM architectures, carrier card design has become increasingly complex—unless you have a Design Guide. This COM-HPC Mini Academy session, brought to you by industry standards organization PICMG, introduces an updated Carrier Design Guide developed specifically for the new COM-HPC Mini specification. It will provide an overview of changes from previous versions of the COM-HPC Carrier Design Guide, demonstrate how to de