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RTEC10 is an index made up of 10 public companies which have revenue that is derived primarily from sales in the embedded sector. The companies are made up of both software and hardware companies being traded on public exchanges.
| COMPANY | PRICE (USD) | CHANGE |
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 Adlink | 1.22 | -1.781%
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| Advantech | 3.02 | -0.889%
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| Concurrent Comp | 3.58 | -3.241%
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 Elma | 474.00 | 0.173%
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| Enea | 5.31 | -1.918%
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| - Interphase | 5.13 | 0.000% |
| - Kontron | 0.00 | |
| Mercury Comp | 14.04 | 1.299%
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| Performance Tech | 1.83 | -2.032%
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| PLX | 3.22 | -0.617%
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| Radisys | 7.39 | 0.271%
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| 52 WK HIGH | 52 WK LOW | MKT CAP (Million USD) |
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1.24 | 1.15 | 167.08 |
3.06 | 3.02 | 1,668.57 |
3.66 | 3.51 | 32.95 |
474.00 | 474.00 | 108.30 |
5.34 | 5.00 | 93.75 |
| 5.15 | 5.12 | 35.37 |
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
14.05 | 13.69 | 429.77 |
1.83 | 1.72 | 20.36 |
3.25 | 3.20 | 143.40 |
7.52 | 7.23 | 204.97 |
SFF
Small Form Factor is a generic term originally phrased as shuttle form factor, and originally meant to describe shoebox-sized personal computers with exactly two expansion slots.[1] The initialization "SFF" was later applied to include other, similar PC designs from brands such as AOpen and First International Computer, with the word "Shuttle" replaced with the word "Small" in that initialization. Because so many of these mini-sized personal computers use proprietary motherboards, use of the word "Form Factor" is actually a misnomer.
Small Form Factor Special Interest Group Pushes Ambitious Standards Effort
The embedded board industry has recently experienced a rapid proliferation of standards for small form factor single board computers, I/O expansion modules and Computer-on-ModuleRead More...
Tiny Atom SBC Targets Power-over-Ethernet Apps
OEMs who build the tiniest, lowest-power devices tend to use RISC processors and microcontrollers at the heart of their systems. While the x86 architecture can reduce development costsRead More...
Pico-ITXe and Pico-I/O Specifications for Smaller Stackable Embedded Systems
The Small Form Factor Special Interest Group (SFF-SIG), a collaboration of suppliers of embedded component, board and system technologies, has announced the availability of revisionRead More...
SM and SUMIT-ISM Specs Bring SUMIT Expansion to 90 x 96 mm Stackable Modules
The Small Form Factor Special Interest Group (SFF-SIG) has announced the availability of both revision 1.0 of the Industry Standard Module (ISM) and the SUMIT-ISM specifications forRead More...
Embedded Chicken
We wouldn’t want to be an SBC vendor in today’s small form factor market. As always, the new processor/chipset treadmill from Intel and VIA continues to churn at a pace to make theRead More...
SUMIT-ISM—Uniting Legacy and Advanced I/O in a Stackable Form Factor
In early 2008, the Small Form Factor Special Interest Group (SFF-SIG) introduced a ground-breaking new interconnect technology called Stackable Unified Module Interconnect TechnologyRead More...
Have no Fear, Embedded World is Here!
The arrival of winter reminds us to make our annual pilgrimage to Nuremberg, Germany to witness the latest small form factor product introductions at the Embedded World show during theRead More...
COM Express Small Form Factor Module Based on Core i7
A new COM Express features the latest Intel Core i7-620M processor with a core speed of 2.66 GHz, with 4 Mbyte L2 cache and up to 8 Gbyte fast (1066 MT/s) dual channel DDR3 memory.Read More...
3.5-Inch CPU Using Atom Z510 / Z530, Runs up to 1.6GHz
A 3.5-inch embedded single board computer is based on the Intel Atom and the Intel US15W (P oulsbo) chipset. The Intel Atom is a single core processor built on a 45nm process thatRead More...
Powerful Pico-ITX Board Packs VIA Nano Processor
A new Pico-ITX form factor board from Via Technologies features the high-performance, 64-bit Via Nano processor, bringing digital multimedia performance and virtualizationRead More...
ETX Module with Atom Pineview Processor
An ETX system-on-module (SOM) offers a choice of either the Intel Atom D450 or D510 processor (code-named Pineview-M and Pineview-D, respectively). With low power consumption andRead More...
Pico-ITXe Module Creates Platform for Next-Generation Fleet Management
A new technology platform is initially targeted for fleet management device designs. The EPIA-P710-D from Via Technologies is a Pico-ITXe expansion module that allows systemRead More...
A Tale of Two Embeddeds
Attending an embedded-focused trade show is always an interesting experience. For those of us who cover the broad embedded market, you’ll have to excuse us if we are unable to checkRead More...
Designing for Performance and Longevity: COMs With Carrier Boards
Computer-on-Modules (COMs) are uniquely positioned for scalable, space-constrained designs—particularly those that benefit both economically and competitively from customization thatRead More...
Introducing the FeaturePak Embedded I/O Expansion Standard
Born in the early ’90s with the advent of PC/104, the “stackable single board computer” market rapidly evolved into a thriving global ecosystem. Two decades later, PC/104—joined by aRead More...
EPIC-Express Board Demonstrates New Cooling Concept and Mechanical Design
EPIC-Express Board Demonstrates New Cooling Concept and Mechanical Design A new product family targets strategic mission-critical systems and enables easy andRead More...
PCIe? USB? Sorting Out Two COM / SFF Design Decisions
Among all the bus types available in most COM specifications, only USB and PCI Express (PCIe) are well supported, high-level buses, with plug-and-play and excellent interoperability. ARead More...
Atom N450 on an Extreme Rugged PC/104-Plus SBC
A small form factor rugged SBC is a PC/104-Plus module based on the Intel Atom processor N450, running at 1.66 GHz. The CoreModule 740 from Adlink Technology takes advantage of theRead More...
Small Form Factors Forever
Did you hear about the hot venture-funded embedded board startup? No? Not surprised. There isn’t one. Hasn’t ever been one. While several embedded board companies have made it to theRead More...
SFFs: Adapt or Perish
To say that the small form factor x86 SBC market moves at glacial speed would be an overstatement. Even the slightest change to a connector pinout or location in a migration product isRead More...
Cost Reduction & Time-to-Market Drive Medical OEM Outsourcing of Embedded Computers
When VDC Research Group surveyed 50 medical/healthcare OEMs for the medical module of its 2010 embedded hardware demand-side research in Q2 of 2010, the medical customers were askedRead More...
Image Processing Module Supports High Frame Rate Interfaces
A new image processing and acquisition module supports applications that require both high data transfer rates and high computational throughput. The PCI-104-3000 from AdvancedRead More...
Mini-ITX Board Takes 64-Bit Computing to the Factory Floor
A new Mini-ITX board is targeted for a range of embedded device designs including advanced industrial and factory management applications. The EPIA-M840 from Via Technologies packsRead More...
SFF Still Riding Mobile Coattails
Intel’s recently announced single chip processor known under the code name Tunnel Creek, represents a huge leap forward with respect to serving the needs of the small form factorRead More...
The Emperor's New Clothes
News flash: The latest SFF standard has been approved, and products are rolling off the line soon. Order your sample or dev kit today! Not so fast. How do you know this new “thing”Read More...
PCI/104-Express Board Incorporates Qseven Modules
A new PCI/104-Express module incorporates industry standard Qseven modules. The Xtreme/CPU from Connect Tech was designed based on Qseven modules provided by congatec, whichRead More...
Qseven Module Uses Atom Z510/Z530 and supports up to 4 PCIe x1 lanes
Built with Intel’s Atom Z510 (1.1 GHz) or Z530 (1.6 GHz) processor and Intel System Controller Hub (SCH) US15W, a new Qseven module supports onboard 1Gbyte or 2Gbyte DDR2 SDRAM,Read More...
New Challenges Face Even Smaller Boards
One of the primary driving forces behind the SFF revolution has been Moore’s Law. For those few of you who may not be acquainted with this little jewel, it states that transistorRead More...
COM Solution Uses Latest Atom Embedded Processor Family
A new COM Express board is based on the new Intel Atom E6xxx Series processors, formerly code named Tunnel Creek. The E6xx series is the first Intel Atom processor-basedRead More...
EBX SBC Features Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
An ultra-fast single board computer (SBC) on an industry standard EBX form factor is designed around an Intel Core2 Duo P8400 processor. The Mamba from VersaLogic performs at 2.26 GHzRead More...
Mini-ITX Module Supports Dual Display and Core i7/i5/i3 Processors
A new Mini-ITX embedded system board takes full advantage of Mobile Intel QM57 Express chipset to provide increased mobile computing performance and graphics. At the heart of the newRead More...
Mini-ITX Motherboard with Core i7/i5/i3 Processors
A new industrial-grade, Mini-ITX motherboard supports the latest Intel Core i7/i5/i3 processors with LGA 1156 sockets. The Intel 45nm Core i7 and Core i5 700 series processors are quadRead More...
3.5-Inch ECX Embedded System Board With Dual-Core Atom D525
3.5-Inch ECX Embedded System Board with Dual-Core Atom D525 Achieving increased performance while keeping power consumption in check is the aim of a new 3.5? ECX compact embeddedRead More...
FPGAs – The Logical Choice
The ability to customize logic has underpinned the electronics industry since the early days of the 74xx glue logic family. Whether for simple chip selects, shift registers, registers,Read More...
PCIe-Based 2-Channel, 1.5 GHz Per Channel High-Speed Digitizers
A PCIe-based wideband A/D board captures two synchronized analog channels at sampling rates up to 1.5 GHz, or one channel up to 3 GHz when interleaving the ADC data. 1 Gbyte of onboardRead More...
No Mulligan for Embedded Standards
You can’t take a mulligan with embedded standards. Mulligan is a highly technical golf term. A mulligan occurs when a golfer hits a ball that goes deep into the woods, or drops into aRead More...
COM Express FPGA Starter Kit for Quick Evaluation with Flexible I/O
A new COM Express starter kit featuring the Altera Cyclone IV GX FPGA provides all the required components to evaluate board designs with open-definable I/Os. With this COM ExpressRead More...
The Little Engine that CAN
In a surprising new round of I/O Whac-a-mole, embedded SBCs are popping up all over the place with an onboard interface that used to require a separate I/O expansion card. OnceRead More...
Data Acquisition Solutions Stack Up
Data Acquisition (DAQ) systems come in as many facets and form factors as application areas. This is because system designers need to consider a number of important issues such asRead More...
Do We Really Need COM Standards?
Do we really need COM standards? COM (Computer-on-Module) products have taken the embedded market by storm over the past few years. They are becoming the mainstay of the explodingRead More...
An Atomic Clock in Miniature Ushers in Precise Timing for Small Modules
Imagine a small form factor single-board computer with an actual atomic clock on board. Well, imagine no longer because one is now available from Symmetricom, a specialist in andRead More...
If Memory Serves
Random-access memory. Can’t live with it, can’t live without it. Whether you’re developing a system around a milliwatt 8-bit micro or a 64-bit superscalar rocket with unearthly onboardRead More...
When is a Standard not a Standard?
As we start our fourth(!) year writing the SF3 column for RTC magazine, our frequent readers should have detected a couple of themes that have come up repeatedly in our columns. OneRead More...
EPIC SBC with Single or Dual Core 1.66 GHz ATOM for Industrial Applications
An EPIC-compatible, 1.66 GHz ATOM-based single board computer (SBC) uses either the Intel ATOM single core N450 or dual core D510 processor combined with the ICH8M I/O hub controller,Read More...
System-on-Module Packs Performance into Ultra-Small Form Factor
A new system-on-module (SoM) is implemented in an ultra-small form factor of only 15 x 27 x 3.8 mm using the Texas Instruments DaVinci DM3730 and Sitara AM3703 processors running at upRead More...
Mini-ITX Platform Provides Multiple Displays for Signage and Gaming
A new low-power Mini-ITX motherboard couples the Via VX900 media system processor with a choice of 1.2 GHz and 1.6 GHz Via Nano Processors to provide a high-performance and highlyRead More...
Modules Miniaturize Medical Care
Medical computing is becoming more mobile due to an increasingly patient-centric view of health care. Whether in hospitals, clinics or at home, equipment must be small and light withRead More...
Compact COM Express Solution for Rugged Mobile I/O Applications
A new mobile compact computer baseboard is compatible with COM Express compact size standard computer modules. The A-Brain from New Embedded Technology is designed specifically forRead More...
Compact and Rugged Fanless Embedded Computer with 100G Shock Resistance
A new fanless embedded computer with rich integrated I/O is equipped with the Intel Atom D510 1.66 GHz processor. The MXE-3000 from Adlink Technology delivers twice the performanceRead More...
M2M Developer Kit Speeds Entry into Rapidly Expanding Smart Services Market
M2M Developer Kit Speeds Entry into Rapidly Expanding Smart Services Market A new machine-to-machine (M2M) Smart Services Developer Kit includes a deployable Intel AtomRead More...
Graphics Performance Drives Ever More Capable Small Form Factor Designs
It is well known that many embedded market applications have evolved to smaller, space-constrained designs that also require long-term availability and cost-effective embeddedRead More...
The Right COM for the Right App: Sorting out Small Form Factors
Small form factors are not a new invention, but the need to reduce size, weight and power has boosted their demand and resulted in several design considerations. PC/104 Read More...
COM Express Modules Powered by Freescale QorIQ Processors
A family of COM Express embedded computing modules is powered by Freescale Semiconductor QorIQ processors. Three modules, the COMX-P3041, COMX-P4040 and COMX-P5020, have beenRead More...
The Bad, the Good and the Ugly
We’ve written before to complain, if you will, about how difficult it is to gather investment capital to address the SFF board market. A lack of inventive start-ups to address thisRead More...
Mini-ITX Board with Dual Core VIA Nano X2 E-Series
A Mini-ITX board features a Via Nano X2 E-Series dual core processor, which combines a high-performance 1.6 GHz 64-bit Via Nano X2 E-Series processor with the Via VX900 unifiedRead More...
COM Express Compact Module Targets Low Power Performance Applications
A low-power COM Express compact module is powered by the Intel Atom processors 400 and 500 Series. The new SOM 6763 B1 from Advantech B1 with Intel Atom processor N455 (512K Cache,Read More...
Xeon-Based Server Comes in a Mini-ITX Form Factor
A new small server in a Mini-ITX form factor is based on Intel's C206 chipset and Xeon processor E3-1200 series and Core i7/i5/i3 processors, and uses the Mini-ITX form factor toRead More...
Type 6 COM Express Module Features ECC RAM Support for New Carrier Board Designs
A new Type 6 COM Express embedded computer module uses Intel’s second-generation quad-core and dual-core Intel Core i7/i5 processors. The PCOM-B217VG-VI-ECC from American PortwellRead More...
RISC SBC with ARM-Based Cortex-A8 Series Processor
A new RISC-based Single Board Computer uses the latest Texas Instruments OMAP35 Series Processor. The PCM-C3500 from Advantech has a CortexA8-based TI OMAP35 600 MHzRead More...
Thinking (about What Goes) Inside the Box
Embedded form factors have continued to evolve and become more powerful as new bus interfaces and circuit technologies mature and graduate from mobile to embedded product sectors.Read More...
Pico-ITX Mainboard with Dual-Core x86
A Pico-ITX board incorporates dual core processing. Featuring a 1.0 GHz VIA EdenTM X2 CPU along with the VIA VX900H Media System Processor, the EPIA-P900 from VIA TechnologiesRead More...
Remote TTL Card Support 48 I/O Points
A remote 48-point TTL I/O card is designed for fast real-time PC-based control systems. The 7I69 from Mesa Electronics communicates with the host with a robust RS-422 link with upRead More...
Help Wanted! Industry Leadership
The untimely death of Steve Jobs should serve as a reminder to us all that the individuals whose energy, creativity and thirst for innovation brought about today’s Small Form FactorRead More...
EPIC SBC with Latest Generation Core Processors
A rugged EPIC form factor SBC boasts 2nd Generation Intel Core i7/i5/i3 and Celeron processors. The ReadyBoard 910 EPIC SBC from Adlink Technology also features an onboard SolidRead More...
Power and Integration—ARM Making More Inroads into More Designs
It’s about power—low power; almost no power. A huge and burgeoning market is opening for devices that are handheld and mobile, have rich graphics, deliver 32-bit multicore computeRead More...
The Benefits of COM-Based Single Board Computers
The benefits of the single board computer (SBC) are well established. An SBC provides a complete solution off-the-shelf. No electronic design or manufacturing are needed, makingRead More...
Qseven Mini Carrier Baseboard for Accelerated Design-In
A new mini carrier baseboard for space-critical applications is based on the Qseven standard. The conga-QMCB baseboard from congatec is suitable for fast prototype design and compact,Read More...
Remote Isolated Field Input Card or PC-Based Control
A 48-point remote isolated field input card designed for fast real-time PC-based control systems. The 7I70 from Mesa Electronics communicates with the host with a robust isolatedRead More...
ARM on COM Modules: Meeting the Needs of Mobile Devices
There is change on the way in the embedded systems arena and we are just beginning to see the outlines of what it might look like. It looks like ARM. At least two companies whoseRead More...
Occupy Consortia
Across the world, disgruntled citizens have gathered in encampments to protest joblessness resulting from rampant corporate greed and the bloated government that continues to fuelRead More...