By Jennifer Hagendorf Follett ,
The Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Special Interest Group on Tuesday granted preliminary approval for a Mini PCI specification that will standardize communications peripherals in mobile PCs, according to 3Com.
The specification will standardize integrated communications peripherals like modems, Ethernet, and token rings across the mobile-computing industry.
The Mini PCI Roundtable, a group of ten mobile computing vendors and peripheral manufacturers, developed the standard and submitted it for approval earlier Tuesday.
The specification defines the form factor of
a small daughter card, roughly two-thirds
the size of a credit card, that is functionally
equivalent to a standard PCI
expansion
card, said Rich Redelfs, vice president of
marketing at 3Com's Mobile
Communications Division.
The companies spearheading the specification include Compaq Computer, IBM, Toshiba, Dell Computer, Gateway, Hitachi, AMP, Micron Electronics, and Mobility Electronics.
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