Since the Qseven form factor was introduced many manufacturers of boards and software have adopted it. The reason is the compatibility of add-on boards, as well as the small-form factor (70 x 70mm ) with an inexpensive connector. It uses an NXP i.MX6 ARM Cortex –A9 CPU with long-term availability of at least 15 years.
PMI falls as manufacturers feel the squeeze
17 months or two and a half years - which is it?