There has been dramatic growth in
products using ARM™ processors, driven most recently by the expanding
smartphone and tablet markets. ARM based solutions are appearing in areas
previously reserved for high power x86 based solutions. At the same time, the
likes of Intel® and AMD are trying to increase power efficiency in their x86
products in order to compete in areas previously dominated by ARM.
Leveraging the decades of man years
of expertise of Toradex in the embedded ARM market, Toradex has created the new
System on module standard, called Apalis™.
The gradual integration of
interfaces such as PCI-Express, Gigabit Ethernet, SATA and HDMI into the latest
SoCs and APs have driven the need for a new computer on module standard. These
interfaces are enabling ARM devices to enter application areas such as digital
signage and high-end multimedia, previously reserved for higher power, x86
based platforms.
