Common Building Block (CBB) was a set of
technical standard
A technical standard is an established norm or requirement for a repeatable technical task which is applied to a common and repeated use of rules, conditions, guidelines or characteristics for products or related processes and production methods, ...
s for
laptop
A laptop, laptop computer, or notebook computer is a small, portable personal computer (PC) with a screen and alphanumeric keyboard. Laptops typically have a clam shell form factor with the screen mounted on the inside of the upper li ...
components introduced by
Intel
Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It is the world's largest semiconductor chip manufacturer by revenue, and is one of the developers of the x86 ser ...
in 2005, and adopted by some manufacturers, including
Asus,
Compal, and
Quanta.
Creation
In 2004, the Common Building Block program promoted the use of
industry-accepted mechanical and electrical
specifications
A specification often refers to a set of documented requirements to be satisfied by a material, design, product, or service. A specification is often a type of technical standard.
There are different types of technical or engineering specificat ...
for three notebook components: 14.1-inch, 15-inch, and 15.4-inch
liquid crystal display
A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat-panel display or other electronically modulated optical device that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals combined with polarizers. Liquid crystals do not emit light directly but ...
s (LCDs); 9.5mm and 12.7mm
optical disc
In computing and optical disc recording technologies, an optical disc (OD) is a flat, usually circular disc that encodes binary data ( bits) in the form of pits and lands on a special material, often aluminum, on one of its flat surface ...
drives (ODDs); and 2.5-inch
hard disk drives
A hard disk drive (HDD), hard disk, hard drive, or fixed disk is an electro-mechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data using magnetic storage with one or more rigid rapidly rotating platters coated with magn ...
(HDDs). The program consisted of:
*A
Web site
A website (also written as a web site) is a collection of web pages and related content that is identified by a common domain name and published on at least one web server. Examples of notable websites are Google, Facebook, Amazon, and W ...
to provide a centralized
repository of information about the program, participants, and platform and ingredient specifications
*A continually updated list of CBB-compliant ingredients (submitted by suppliers)
*A testing and verification service for candidate
products
The defunct repository site mobileformfactors.org was established to standardize components, and included:
*Hard disk drives
*Optical disc drives
*Liquid crystal display panels
*
Battery packs
*
AC/
DC power adapter
An AC adapter or AC/DC adapter is a type of external power supply, often enclosed in a case similar to an AC plug. Other common names include wall wart, power brick, wall charger, and power adapter. Adapters for battery-powered equipment may ...
s
*
Keyboards
*Customizable notebook panels
References
Common Building Block SpecificationsIntel looks to attract leading notebook vendors for CBB initiative, 17 oct 2006
Intel products
Laptops
Standards
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