The Small Form Factor committee is an ad hoc electronics industry group formed to quickly develop interoperability specifications (as a complement to the traditional standards process).

The SFF Committee was formed in 1990 to define the emerging disk drive form
factor for laptop computers. In November 1992, the members broadened the
objectives to complement the formal standards process in any area of the
storage industry which needed prompt attention. SFF projects are in areas not
addressed by standards committees because of timing, charter, or other
considerations.

The committee consists of members that represent companies that develop, manufacture, and sell products and components for the storage industry. Its members include but are not limited to representatives from companies such as Amphenol Interconnect, Avago Technologies

Avago Technologies

Avago Technologies is an American company which was earlier the semiconductor products division of HP and later Agilent Technologies, before being spun off into a distinct legal entity. It holds more than 5,000 patents.- Products:...

, Broadcom

Broadcom

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, Dell

Dell

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, FCI

FCI

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, Foxconn

Foxconn

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, Fujitsu Components America, Hewlett Packard, Hitachi

Hitachi

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, IBM

IBM

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, Intel, LSI

LSI

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, Molex

Molex

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, Panduit

Panduit

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, Pioneer

Pioneer Corporation

is a multinational corporation that specializes in digital entertainment products, based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. The company was founded in 1938 in Tokyo as a radio and speaker repair shop...

, Samsung

Samsung

The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...

, Seagate

Seagate Technology

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, Sumitomo Electri, Sun Microsystems

Sun Microsystems

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, Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments

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, Toshiba

Toshiba

is a multinational electronics and electrical equipment corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of electrical products, spanning information & communications equipment and systems, Internet-based solutions and services, electronic components and...

, Tyco Electronics

Tyco Electronics

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, and W. L. Gore & Associates.

External links

• SFF Committee web site, as of 2010-02-04
• [ftp://ftp.seagate.com/sff/ SFF Committee Specifications Repository, as of 2010-02-04]
• [ftp://ftp.seagate.com/sff/SFF-8000.TXT SFF Committee List of Specifications, as of 2010-02-04]