Common Building Block (CBB) was a set of

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s for laptop components introduced by

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in 2005, and adopted by some manufacturers, including Asus, Compal, and

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Creation

In 2004, the Common Building Block program promoted the use of industry-accepted mechanical and electrical

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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

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drives (ODDs); and 2.5-inch

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(HDDs). The program consisted of: *A

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to provide a centralized

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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 *

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s * AC/ DC

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s * Keyboards *Customizable notebook panels

References

Common Building Block SpecificationsIntel looks to attract leading notebook vendors for CBB initiative, 17 oct 2006
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