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High Performance, Open Standards Backplanes

Proven, performance backplanes for VPX, SOSA, VME, CPCI S.0, ATCA and custom implementations.
Proven, performance backplanes for VPX, SOSA, VME, CPCI S.0, ATCA and custom implementations.

Elma Electronic is an industry expert in high-performance backplanes and related system accessories. We offer our customers a unique level of design and manufacturing expertise. We are at the leading edge of design innovations and new standardized backplane architecture development while forging key partnerships with other industry leaders. 

Our award-winning and field-proven backplanes are based on VITA and PICMG® open standards, including OpenVPX, SOSA®, VME, CompactPCI® Serial, CompactPCI®, and AdvancedTCA® architectures. We are a key contributors to the definition and development of OpenVPX and SOSA standards. 

Elma also offers carrier card design expertise, rigid-flex, and RTM designs, as well as various test/development accessories. Services offered include contract assembly/build-to-print, simulation, testing, and custom design. 

Elma’s design engineers are experts at developing custom backplanes to meet your specifications, from initial concept to volume production. These designs serve a wide array of industries, including aerospace, defense, industrial automation, telecommunications, medical, and high-performance computing. Our global teams  leverage each other’s expertise, and when appropriate, share resources. This combination offers one of the best teams in high-speed and high-complexity backplanes in the world. 

Elma’s in-house engineering team has decades of experience in high-speed backplane design, layout, signal integrity optimization, mechanical design, thermal management, power distribution, interconnect layout, and advanced connector selection.

Elma is recognized for for OpenVPX, CMOSS, and SOSA aligned backplanes, development platforms and Signal Integrity Characterization Probe Card. 

Our design and testing capabilities make Elma the best choice for your next advanced backplane designs and systems solutions. 

WHY CHOOSE ELMA for your backplane needs:

  • Vast experience in various open and custom architectures
  • Renowned quality and design expertise
  • State of the art assembly and testing equipment
  • Local service, global reach
  • In-house design, production, & testing
  • Flexibility - excellent service whether you buy one piece or thousands

Explore Backplane Types

Elma designs and builds standard and custom backplanes based on open standards architectures and custom tailored solutions.
we offer the largest selection of VPX (VITA46) and OpenVPX (VITA65) backplanes from 1 to 17 slots in 3U and 6U, power and ground, as well as backplanes in alignment with the SOSA open standard
2 to 20 slots in 3U and 6U, 32bit or 64bit, 33 MHz or 66 MHz, compliant to PICMG basic specification 2.0 R3.0
2 to 21 slots J1, J2, monolithic VME or VME64x with or without P0, compliant with VITA standard
2 to 9 slots 3U CompactPCI Serial backplane compliant with PICMG CompactPCI-S.0 specifications
Mesh, Dual Star (5U), and 7U Pluggable Dual Star topologies compliant to the PICMG 3.0 Rev. 1.0 specifications
other open standard include VME320, VITA 31.1, VXS, PICMG 2.16, Starfabric PICMG 2.17, VXI /PXI. AXIe / PXIe, MicroTCA
high-speed backplane design including layout, signal integrity optimization, mechanical design, thermal management, power distribution, interconnect layout, and advanced connector selection
backplane and system accessories including extenders, load boards, power interface board, transition module and system management
cable assemblies for slot to slot or I/O connection
OpenVPX Backplanes
CompactPCI Backplanes
VME / VME64x Backplanes
CompactPCI Serial Backplanes
AdvancedTCA Backplanes
Other Backplane Architectures
Custom Backplanes
System Accessories
Cabling Solutions
OpenVPX Backplanes
CompactPCI Backplanes
VME / VME64x Backplanes
CompactPCI Serial Backplanes
AdvancedTCA Backplanes
Other Backplane Architectures
Custom Backplanes
System Accessories
Cabling Solutions

FAQs

What are backplanes used for in embedded computing systems?

Backplanes are circuit boards that connect multiple plug-in modules within an embedded system, enabling communication, signal routing, and power distribution between processors, switches, and I/O cards. They serve as the central interconnect architecture for modular computing platforms.

What backplane standards does Elma support?

Elma provides backplanes based on major open standards including OpenVPX, SOSA aligned architectures, VME, CompactPCI, CompactPCI Serial, and AdvancedTCA. These standards support high-performance embedded computing systems used in a variety of industries.

Can Elma design custom backplanes for specific system requirements?

Yes. Elma’s engineering team develops custom backplanes from initial concept to full production, including design, simulation, testing, and manufacturing to meet specific system performance requirements.

What industries commonly use high-performance backplanes?

High-performance backplanes are used across industries such as aerospace, defense, industrial automation, telecommunications, medical systems, and high-performance computing, where reliable high-speed data connectivity is required.

What engineering factors are important in backplane design?

Key engineering considerations include signal integrity optimization, thermal management, power distribution, connector selection, and interconnect layout to ensure reliable high-speed data transmission and system stability.

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