Custom Motherboards (form factor idea)

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Introducing a range of custom motherboards designed for specific devices, including Wearable Custom (WCM), Phone Custom (PCM), Tablet Custom (TCM), Laptop Custom (LCM), and Large Laptop Custom (LLCM) motherboards. The WCM is suited for smartwatches, glasses, and smart objects with dimensions of 30x31mm and a thickness of 4mm. PCM motherboards are ideal for smartphones, cameras, and HDMI dongles, measuring 33x50mm and being 5mm thick. TCM motherboards cater to tablets, phablets, ARM laptops, and multimedia boxes with dimensions of 45x115mm and a thickness of 5mm. LCM motherboards are designed for 11-inch or more laptops/AIOs and small HTPCs, measuring between 90x150-285mm with a thickness of 6.5mm (9.5mm if DS is greater than Dual Sided). LLCM motherboards serve 15-inch or more laptops/AiOs and HTPCs, with dimensions ranging from 172x150-285mm and a thickness of 6.5mm (9.5mm if DS is greater than Dual Sided). Dual-sided motherboards offer double the SO-DIMM, mPCIe, SATA, and MXM slots but may not effectively cool "bottom" MXM cards, limiting GPU usage to two (but potentially up to four with proper cooling). WCM, PCM, and TCM motherboards must integrate various sensors, a RESD card slot (not for WCM), BIOS chip, switch, and an electromagnetic shield. LCM and LLCM motherboards include fewer integrated features. Custom cases are designed specifically for each type of motherboard and may incorporate wireless modems, audio amplifiers, and battery controllers. Some product ideas utilizing these motherboards and cases include ZTE WCM/PCM/TCM smartphone and tablet motherboards, Gigabyte LCM/LLCM laptop motherboards, Nokia Lumia 730½ PCM smartphone cases, and Razer Owl LCM gamebook cases. Seasonic also offers LCM/LLCM PSUs for laptops, HTPCs, and AiOs.