Today the embedded market is facing new challenges. Applications such as artificial intelligence, the upcoming 5G wireless standard come with enormous data hunger and require more computing power. These require new concepts for embedded computers: existing standards are insufficient in coping with the growing embedded market demands.

Leading manufacturers in the industry, like Kontron, have set up a new working group in the PICMG standardization committee to bring COM standards up to speed, adapting them for the future. Computer-On-Modules High-Performance Computing – COM HPC – will complement the existing COM Express® standard.