Standards body specializing in small electronic devices
Small Form Factor Special Interest Group
Founded
September 2007
Type
Professional Organization
Focus
Standards for small, low power computers, building blocks, and accessories
Method
Industry Standards, Conferences, Publications
Members
16
Key people
Colin McCracken (president)
The Small Form Factor Special Interest Group (SFF-SIG, pronounced ess-eff-eff-sig) is an international non-profitstandards body focused on modular computer hardware technologies used in embedded and small form factor computers and controllers. Members are mainly computer board and component manufacturers. The group was founded in 2007 and had a web site until early 2020.[1]
History
SFF-SIG generally targets low power components and processors from VIA Technologies and Intel including the Nano and Atom processors, although products for RISC processors were discussed in some working groups. VIA, WinSystems, and Octagon Systems were founding members of SFF-SIG.
It was created in 2007.[2]
A logo and web site debuted in April 2008.[3]
SFF-SIG creates, promotes, and maintains embedded computerstandards for form factors and computer buses. Examples include the governing documents and trademarks for CoreExpress, Pico-ITX, Express104, and SUMIT. Members use the specifications to build specialized embedded computers used in both commercial and rugged environments where applications insist on reliable control and data acquisition, for example.
Primarily focused on hardware, SFF-SIG defined new single-board computer (SBC) and computer-on-module (COM) form factors. SFF-SIG standardizes expansion connectors to create the building blocks required by system manufacturers. Each specification is a free open standard by ITU-T definition.
