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What is the SFF-SIG?

The Small Form Factor Special Interest Group (SFF-SIG) is an independent non-profit industry group that develops, promotes, and supports small form factor circuit board, I/O, and storage specifications with long-term stability in mind. The group embraces the latest technologies, but also has a philosophy of maintaining legacy compatibility and enabling smooth transitions to next-generation interfaces. For example, the SFF-SIG is the only industry group with an entire family of SBC, COM, Stackable, and SSD / Flash form factor specifications with interfaces optimized for the new sub-10W 2-chip x86 platforms including Intel's Atom™ and VIA's Nano™ CPUs. The interconnect technologies, SUMIT™, COMIT™, and MiniBlade™ connect easily to high- and low- speed modular I/O, and many low-power products are already on the market!

What are the latest developments at the SIG?

In November, a new Working Group was established to consider the adoption of the CoreExpress™ specification as a standard. SFF-SIG Voting Members approved a revision to the SUMIT™ and COMIT™ specifications and released the new ISM™ and SUMIT-ISM™ specifications in September. In August, Voting Members approved the new ISM™, SUMIT-ISM™, Pico-ITXe™, and Pico-I/O™ specifications.

SFF-SIG Roadmap

What is the group's structure?

The SFF-SIG is a worldwide trade group based in Silicon Valley, run by an independent president who is not affiliated with any member company. Having an independent president means equal opportunity for members without undue bias or favoritism, following the proven model of large form factor / card cage trade groups.

Working Groups are formed to address specific topics in detail. All members may join the Working Groups, thereby ensuring broad perspectives, inputs and reviews. Voting Members cast votes on the resulting specifications. After approval, specs are published and under strict change control for the long term by the relevant Working Group.

Should your company join the SFF-SIG?

If your company wants to participate in or stay abreast of the development of important new standards shaping the evolution of electronics systems you should consider membership. The SFF-SIG is open to parties interested in working together to create specifications that can turn into future industry standards.

The SFF-SIG encourages developer and end user outreach and community for direct exchange of ideas and suggestions. Drop us a line any time!

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