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A printed circuit board assembly produced in accordance with IEEE P1386.1 is known as a PCI Mezzanine Card, or PMC.
This standard combines the mechanical dimensions of the Common Mezzanine Card, or CMC format, with the electrical properties of the PCI bus.
A PCI mezzanine card is a peripheral card that increases the capability of a system by giving users a way to connect additional peripheral devices.
These cards are also used in industrial settings as data acquisition cards for sensors, sonars, and similar devices.
A printed circuit board assembly produced to the IEEE P1386 standard is known as a PCI Mezzanine Card, or PMC.
It enables producers to provide goods that are compatible with the well-known PCI bus in a more compact and durable form factor than typical PCI plug-in cards.
The way a PMC fits between two adjacent host cards in a standard card rack, attached to one of the cards by connectors and mounting pillars, is described by the term “mezzanine,” which is derived from the Italian “mezzanino” and is also frequently used to refer to a platform inserted between two floors of a building.
A single PMC is 74 mm by 149 mm in size. A double-sized card is also defined by the standard, but it is rarely used.
The Eurocard format, which comprises single, double, and triple-height VMEbus cards, CompactPCI (cPCI) cards, and more, is typically used to create carrier cards that receive PMCs.
The Global PCI Mezzanine Cards (PMC) Market accounted for $XX Billion in 2022 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2023 to 2030.
The requirements for mezzanine cards for 3U and 6U boards sparked a contentious dispute that engulfed the embedded computing sector.
There were at one point 22 ideas, not to mention at least that many proprietary possibilities. Sun Microsystems’ S-bus was becoming more popular.
All of that changed when a few key players in the market staked their future on growing initiatives to combine S-bus mechanicals with the PCI bus, led by Force Computers and Digital Equipment Corporation.
