<s>
The	O
PCI/104	B-Device
-Express	I-Device
™	O
specification	O
establishes	O
a	O
standard	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
high-speed	O
PCI	B-Protocol
Express	O
bus	O
in	O
embedded	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
PC/104	B-Device
Consortium	O
and	O
adopted	O
by	O
member	O
vote	O
in	O
March	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCI	B-Protocol
Express	O
was	O
chosen	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
market	O
adoption	O
,	O
performance	O
,	O
scalability	O
,	O
and	O
growing	O
silicon	O
availability	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
a	O
new	O
high-performance	O
physical	O
interface	O
while	O
retaining	O
software	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
existing	O
PCI	B-Protocol
infrastructure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Incorporating	O
the	O
PCI	B-Protocol
Express	O
bus	O
within	O
the	O
industry	O
proven	O
PC/104	B-Device
architecture	O
brings	O
many	O
advantages	O
for	O
embedded	O
applications	O
including	O
fast	O
data	O
transfer	O
,	O
low	O
cost	O
due	O
to	O
PC/104	B-Device
’	O
s	O
unique	O
self-stacking	O
bus	O
,	O
high	O
reliability	O
due	O
to	O
PC/104	B-Device
’	O
s	O
inherent	O
ruggedness	O
,	O
and	O
long-term	O
sustainability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
difference	O
is	O
that	O
Type	O
2	O
replaces	O
the	O
PCI	B-Protocol
Express	O
x16	O
link	O
with	O
SATA	O
,	O
USB	O
3.0	O
,	O
LPC	O
,	O
and	O
RTC	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
