November 5, 2025
PICMG Unveils New Website, AI-Powered Product Search, and Free Membership Program at Embedded World North America
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- Clean user interface and streamlined navigation improve access to industry-leading specifications, design resources
- LLM-powered product search simplifies identification of right-fit solutions from hundreds of PICMG member companies
- Free one-year Affiliate Membership Program reduces barriers for first-time companies considering participation
ANAHEIM, CA—NOVEMBER 5, 2025—PICMG, the leading consortium for open modular computing specifications, announced the launch of its newly redesigned website at www.picmg.org and new free Affiliate Membership Program at Embedded World North America taking place this week in Anaheim, CA. The initiatives will streamline access to PICMG’s industry-leading high-performance edge computing technologies and specifications while increasing visibility of PICMG member solutions and contributions to standards development.
“PICMG has been pioneering the development of open standards for high-performance embedded computing systems and subsystems for more than 30 years, but in many ways is still one of our industry’s ‘best-kept secrets’” said Brandon Lewis, marketing officer at PICMG. “With an updated website featuring more intuitive navigation options and modern tools like the new LLM-powered product search capability, PICMG leadership is hoping to change that by making the wealth of information and knowledge available in the PICMG membership more accessible to the embedded, IoT, and edge AI development ecosystems.”
Modernized Website Enhances Accessibility and User Experience
The new PICMG website at www.picmg.org features a cleaner design, improved navigation, and faster access to key information through a dual navigation available at the top and middle of the homepage. Through these, visitors will find:
- Streamlined navigation to specification overviews, purchase specifications, and greater visibility of companion documents for easy drill down and analysis
- Simplified access to technical subcommittee leadership rosters, short-form specifications and design guides, and member product search via middle navigation
- Availability of technical how-to content, design guides, and short form specifications via the middle navigation to accelerate design efforts
The site also debuts an innovative LLM-powered PICMG Product Search, which allows users to identify PICMG specification-compliant products through natural language queries. This large language model (LLM)-driven capability helps engineers, integrators, and developers discover compliant solutions faster and more intuitively than ever before.
To access the enhanced search, visit https://picmg.org, scroll to the middle navigation and select the “Member Products” tab, then follow the prompts to try the product search for yourself. User feedback is encouraged via the “Feedback” link.
Free One-Year Affiliate Membership for Qualifying New Companies
To expand participation in open standards, PICMG is introducing a free, one-year Affiliate Membership Program for qualifying companies who are new to PICMG.
This membership includes complimentary access to two PICMG specifications—a $1,000 value—and provides participants with access to member news, communications, and industry updates. The initiative is designed to reduce barriers for innovative companies interested in leveraging PICMG specifications in development or deployment.
“PICMG provides a platform for members of all sizes to collaborate on generating on the next-gen of open standards,” says Matthew Burns, secretary of PICMG. “PICMG’s updated, easy-to-use website will help current and future members understand the breadth and depth of PICMG standards, while the Affiliate Membership Program streamlines access to existing specifications for those evaluating a role in PICMG.”
The Affiliate Membership Program application form can be found here: https://picmgdev3.wpenginepowered.com/membership-application. New companies can apply for a free affiliate membership by selecting the option for “Affiliate Membership”, filling out the required fields, entering the code FREE-AFFILIATE-25 in the “What are you looking to get out of your membership?” field, and selecting “Invoice” as the payment option.
New Social Media Program to Highlight Ongoing PICMG Activities
To better educate the ecosystem on consortium activities, PICMG has also launched an “Ask a Member” social media series highlighting leaders from its technical subcommittees and other contributors to the standards body. Viewers can follow the PICMG LinkedIn channel for quick insights into technical subcommittees, design tips, and perspectives on open standards development.
The first installments with PICMG president, Jess Isquith, and CTO, Doug Sandy, are available now. Content featuring Matthew Burns of Samtec and Christian Eder of congatec that focus on the 20th anniversary of COM Express and the evolution of COM-HPC is scheduled to air later this month.
Visit https://linkedin.com/company/picmg to subscribe.
Networking Reception at Embedded World North America
PICMG invites attendees of Embedded World North America to join its networking reception on Wednesday, November 5, from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM on the show floor of the Anaheim Convention Center. The event offers an informal setting to connect with PICMG leadership, members, and embedded computing professionals from across the industry.
For more information on PICMG’s continued leadership in high-performance embedded computing standards, visit the new website at https://picmg.org or email [email protected].
About PICMG
Founded in 1994, PICMG is a not-for-profit 501(c) consortium of companies and organizations that collaboratively develop open standards for high performance industrial, Industrial IoT, military & aerospace, telecommunications, test & measurement, medical, and general-purpose embedded computing applications. There are more than 150 member companies that specialize in a wide range of technical disciplines, including mechanical and thermal design, single board computer design, high-speed signaling design and analysis, networking expertise, backplane, and packaging design, power management, high-availability software and comprehensive system management.
Key standards families developed by PICMG include COM-HPC, COM Express, CompactPCI, AdvancedTCA, MicroTCA, AdvancedMC, CompactPCI Serial, InterEdge, ModBlox7, SHB Express, MicroSAM, and HPM (Hardware Platform Management). For more information, visit https://www.picmg.org
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