<s>
CoreExpress	B-Device
modules	O
are	O
complete	O
computer-on-module	B-Application
(	O
COM	O
)	O
highly	O
integrated	O
,	O
compact	O
computers	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
an	O
embedded	B-Architecture
computer	I-Architecture
board	O
design	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
an	O
integrated	O
circuit	O
component	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
COMs	O
integrate	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
,	O
memory	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
BIOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
common	O
I/O	O
interfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interfaces	O
are	O
modern	O
,	O
using	O
only	O
digital	O
buses	O
such	O
as	O
PCI	O
Express	O
,	O
Serial	O
ATA	O
,	O
Ethernet	O
,	O
USB	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
HD	O
audio	O
(	O
Intel	O
High	O
Definition	O
Audio	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
most	O
implementations	O
use	O
Intel	O
processors	O
,	O
the	O
specification	O
is	O
open	O
for	O
different	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CoreExpress	B-Device
modules	O
are	O
mounted	O
on	O
a	O
custom	O
carrier	O
board	O
,	O
containing	O
the	O
peripherals	O
required	O
for	O
the	O
specific	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CoreExpress	B-Device
form	O
factor	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
LiPPERT	O
Embedded	B-Architecture
Computers	I-Architecture
and	O
standardized	O
by	O
the	O
Small	B-Device
Form	I-Device
Factor	I-Device
Special	I-Device
Interest	I-Device
Group	I-Device
in	O
March	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
