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• Automotive: domain controller compute off-load engine, driver monitoring system, audio, speech recognition, cost-effective gateway
• Industrial Automation: gateways, remote I/O controllers,industrial scanners, HMI, machine vision
• Building Control and Energy: energy meters, EV charging
• Smart Home: home security hub, smart doorbell, smart lock, smart thermostat, AV receivers
• Smart City: smart lighting, safety and security, traffic control

Solder-Down
System-on-Module
Simplifies Design & Production
 

A SoM, one step above an SoC, incorporates connectivity, multimedia and display, GPIO, operating system, and others in a single module. Although the industry has been traditionally using SODIMM modules (such as push-connector modules, small outline dual in-line memory module), soldered SoM modules are rapidly gaining ground.  Solder modules are less expensive than their SODIMM counterparts because they are easier to manage, test in production, and allow for better economies of scale.

SoM-based designs are usually scalable to achieve a fully customized electronics assembly in terms of interfaces and form factors. SoMs can be replaced or upgraded within a carrier board. Some advantages of the SoM approach over an SoC development include cost savings, reduced market risk, reduced customer design requirements, and footprint.  The only limitation with an SoM, when compared to the ground-up SoC design, is that there are fewer pins in an SoM.