The CompactPCI specifications provide a cost-effective, modular and scalable approach for industrial, commercial, aerospace, military, instrumentation, data acquisition, communications, telephony, machine control and human-machine interface systems.
The CompactPCI standard can be found in telecommunications infrastructure, network security platforms, sensitive enterprise data centers for banking, insurance, industrial enterprises, large physical experiments and increasingly in critical military applications.
The CompactPCI standard is developed by the non-profit consortium of companies and organizations PICMG (PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group), founded in 1994.