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Our Company

We are a leading supplier of ODM/OEM and Off-the-Shelf Embedded Computing Solutions

About BCM

BCM Advanced Research (BCM) is a leading global supplier of industrial motherboards and embedded computing systems. Established in 1990, the company has transformed from a high-volume manufacturer for top personal computer brands to a recognized value leader in the computer motherboard industry.

With a strong focus on reducing costs while maintaining product stability, BCM offers a wide range of standard industrial motherboards and systems, as well as flexible custom design services for its ODM/OEM customers. The company's products are widely used in various computer-based equipment and devices encountered daily, including self-serve kiosks, vending machines, POS systems, voting machines, fitness equipment, video conferencing systems, 3D printers, security surveillance, medical equipment, airport x-ray scanners, digital signage, slot machines, and automated lottery terminals. Through its innovative solutions and commitment to quality, BCM has established itself as a trusted partner for companies seeking reliable and cost-effective embedded computing solutions.

What makes BCM different

30+

30+ Years Experience

Based in the USA and core production operations in Taiwan since 1990 to support our North American OEM customers.

Experts in Turn-Key ODM Design

Our extensive design capabilities ensure a custom design that meets the spec, launches on time, and minimizes design cost.

Tiered Partner of Intel® & NXP

Through such partnerships BCM is able to help our customers stay current in their technology solutions and ahead of their competitors.

Quality & Satisfaction Guaranteed

Our local engineering, customer service, and technical support teams ensure fast, clear, and concise information in or near your time zone.

Global yet Local

BCM has engineering staffs and tenured PM teams in both North America and Taiwan for a global, yet local ODM experience.

Flexible Business Terms

We are a business oriented company that values long-term business relationships with our customers on a win-win basis.

Our Facilities & Factories

Spanning 25,000 square feet, our Irvine, California facility includes office, lab, and warehouse space. Onsite, we maintain large engineering and project management teams who support North American OEMs with top-tier professional services, complementing the work of our broader engineering group in Taiwan.

The Irvine location houses its own fully-equipped laboratory, testing equipment, environmental chambers, and repair center. Additional staff are based here across departments including Sales, Marketing, Operations, QA, and Customer Service.


We own our manufacturing facilities outright. These facilities are ISO 9001, ISO 14001 certified and capable of producing industrial motherboards, computer-based systems, panel PCs, and providing turnkey contract manufacturing services for customer-designed PCBAs and system assemblies

Industry Sectors & Applications We have Been Serving

Gaming Industry

  • Slot Machine
  • VLT Lottery Terminal
  • Player Tracking System
  • Ticket Redemption
  • Bingo Machine Terminal
  • Arcade Game Console

Medical & Smart Healthcare

  • Medical Imaging Control Interface
  • Smart Fitness Control Interface
  • Registration/Clinic/-Pharmacy Device
  • Nursing Station Equipment
  • Exam Room Equipment
  • Lab Equipment

Industrial Control

  • AIoT Industrial Automation
  • Industrial Packing / Food Service Control Interface
  • Test Instrument Control Interface
  • X-Ray Imaging Control Interface
  • 3D Printer Control Interface
  • CNC Machine Control Interfaces

Smart Retail & Automated Vending

  • Digital Vending Machine Control Interface
  • Point-of-Sales Systems
  • Self-Serve Kiosk Control Interface
  • ATM Terminal
  • Mobile POS/Tablet
  • Digital Signage Solutions

Audio & Visual

  • Video Conferencing Devices
  • Digital Scheduler Interface
  • Theater Control Interface
  • Stage Lighting Control Interface
  • In-Flight Entertainment System

Other Market Sectors

  • Agriculture Technology
  • Transportation, In-Vehicle Computers
  • Security & Surveillance Control Interface

Countries Our Products are Delivered

Americas

United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil.

Europe

UK, Germany, The Netherlands, France, Greece, Italy, Spain.

Asia

Japan, Korea, China, Russia, Turkey, Southern Asia.

Oceania & Africa

Australia, New Zealand, Africa.

Our Milestones

2024
BCM Intel's US Strategic OEM Partner of the Year

AI Enabled Computing Solutions for broad industries

2024

BCM has been named Intel's US Strategic OEM Partner of the Year!

Intel® Partner Alliance (IPA) - Titanium Tier
Having achieved the required criteria, BCM continues to maintain its status in the top-tier Intel® Partner Alliance - Titanium.

Advancing AI computing in 2024 through innovative platforms and partnerships.

In 2024, we plan to solidify our position as a premier provider of high-performance computing solutions optimized for AI. Our extensive product range, from compact fanless systems to advanced server-grade motherboards HPC, offers the scalable infrastructure to power the most demanding AI and analytics workloads.

Beyond our catalog, we pride ourselves on customizability—our engineering team works closely with customers to tailor systems to their exact specifications and performance requirements. Whether you need an embedded platform or a cutting-edge server, we have the expertise to deliver.

The coming year will see us leverage the latest silicon and system innovations to push the performance of our platforms to new heights. We’re committed to empowering your most ambitious AI initiatives with infrastructure tailored exactly to your needs.

2023
Autonomous Robots

Medical and Healthcare, Gaming, Retail POS, Industrial Autonomous Robots

2023

Keeping customers on track by stabilizing project development and providing alternative solutions has allowed us to stand strong among our competitors despite the difficulties in the global supply chain and labor shortages over the past few years. This year we begin to ship the long-awaited next-gen motherboards and embedded systems with high-performance computing and AI enabled platforms. This includes Intel’s 12th Gen Alder Lake, 13th Gen Raptor Lake, and the recently launched 4th Gen Intel® Xeon Scalable Platform formerly known as Sapphire Rapids.

In addition to the medical, gaming, and retail customers, autonomous industrial robots are another focus of ours. This is one of our solutions in response to issues arising from a post-pandemic labor shortage and aging population issues that need to be solved.

While people return to what life was like before covid, self-serve kiosks and contactless transactions are getting even more popular in day-to-day activities. Most of the high-level applications require the capabilities to support AI-enablement, IoT, high-speed internet, and edge computing with advanced security and remote management.

We understand the demands from our customers and we are the one-stop shop to meet their needs.

Intel® Partner Alliance - Titanium Tier

2022
Autonomous Robots

Medical, Healthcare, Autonomous Robots, ITS

2022

Exhibiting at The Automate tradeshow, the largest solutions-based showcase of automation technologies in North America which demonstrates the full spectrum of automation technologies and solutions for a broad array of industries.

Intelligent Transportation Solutions (ITS), exhibiting at ITS America Tradeshow in Los Angles, CA, presenting embedded hardware and software computing solutions for ITS markets.

Avalue-BCM is promoted to Intel® Partner Alliance - Titanium member.

2021
High-Performance Computing (HPC)

High-Performance Computing (HPC)

2021

Introducing High-Performance Computing product line, multiple CPU and rich LAN ports onboard, to meet the demands for Medical, Healthcare, Smart Factory, AIoT, Industrial, Gaming and Retail applications.

Introducing Medical Grade Touch Panel PC, light weight, battery operated for Healthcare applications such as the cordless mobile nursing cart.

2020
2020 US Partner of the Year Awards

2020 US Partner of the Year Awards

2020

On May 21, 2020, at the Intel® Partner Connect 2020 Americas virtual conference, Intel® announced its recognition for a number of its partners’ outstanding achievements within various categories with the distinction of Partner of the Year. The Partner of the Year awards honor Intel® partners demonstrating excellence in technology, innovation, go-to-market strategies, sales growth, and marketing. BCM was selected for its achievements in IoT Growth at Associate/Affiliate Level.

BCM has been a member of the Intel® IoT Solutions Alliance (IoTG) for two decades and an Associate member since 2006. By receiving the Intel® 2020 US Partner of the Year Award, BCM has successfully demonstrated its contributions and capabilities within the Intel® IoT ecosystem and just as important, the value it brings to our many customers within these market segments.

2018 - 2019
Audio and Visual & Broadcasting

Computing Systems for Digital Audio & Video

2019

Celebrating our 20th year in the IPC/Embedded Computing industry and 29th year in business.

2018

BCM established itself as a key ODM partner and technology partner for top OEMs in the video conferencing, AV production equipment, and digital broadcasting industry in their transformation from DSP to x86 technology.

2015 - 2017
Panel PC, Touch Panel

Touch Panel & Mobile Computing

2017

Developed multiple Tablet products on ODM basis using x86 technology ranging from 12” to 15.6” in automotive, healthcare, and entertainment industries. Granted i.MX8 early access by NXP® as a Proven Partner™

2016

Launched highly successful OFT (Open Frame Tablet) Series products in 7”, 10.1”, 15.6”, and 21” screen sizes with immediate success in fitness, gaming, automation, medical equipment, and automotive equipment industries.

2015

Announced strategic alliance with Compal, one of the world’s top tablet & laptop ODM manufactures.

2013 - 2014
Internet of Things IoT

Embedded ARM Computing

2014

BCM was promoted to Freescale (Presently NXP) Connect Proven Partner.

New 110,000 Sq. Ft. facility opens in Kaohsiung, Taiwan for expanded PCBA and system assembly.

Adding distribution channel in India serving Middle East and Asia customers.

2013

Entered the Internet of Things world with our first dedicated IoT gateway solution.

2011 - 2012
BCM, Irvine California

Market Focus on Retail, Gaming, Medical & Industrial

2012

Focus on custom All-in-One Panel PC, Open Frame and POS for retail, gaming, industrial, medical industries.

Joined the Freescale (Presently NXP) Connect Partner program and to align our ARM/RISC based computing platforms.

2011

Purchased new facility in Irvine, CA located in the heart of the Irvine Spectrum technology sector.

2009 - 2010
Industrial Motherboards

Initial Public Offering (IPO)

2010

Promoted to Associate status within the Intel® Embedded Alliance.

BCM and Avalue Technologies complete the IPO process and begin trading on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the ticker number 3479 completing the goal of going public set in 2006 with the merger of the two companies.

Expanded distribution channel in Germany to serve European markets.

2009

Launched Panel PC product line and Point-of-Sale POS system design and manufacturing.

2006 - 2008
BCM Avalue Technology

Expanding Business Unit

2008

Expands US operations, move to 20,000 sq ft. facility in Irvine, California.

2007

Entered into distribution agreement with Arrow Electronics.

Promoted to Affiliate status within the Intel® Embedded Alliance

2006

Merged operations with Avalue Technology, Inc. to combine engineering resources and pool purchasing power, creating one of Taiwan’s top and and industrial board and system providers while maintaining a two-brand strategy.

2000 - 2005
Industrial Motherboards

Intel® & AMD IPC Markets

2005

BCM pioneers industrial motherboard market as a cost-effective alternative to traditional embedded SBCs.

Taipei Asia sales branch established to focus on Asia's burgeoning market.

2004

Became an Intel® ICA Partner.

2001

Extending partnership with distribution channels: Bell Micro Products and All American.

2000

Separated from GVC and became an independent company changing focus from the PC market to embedded board design and manufacturing.

1990-1999
GVC ODM OEM Supplier

Foundation

1996

BCM becomes a key board designer for six of the top ten brand name PC companies in the USA by merging with one of Taiwan’s top PCBA board manufacturers, GVC Corporation, with world class manufacturing facilities in Taiwan, Mainland China, Philippines and North America.

1990

BCM was founded in April 1990 in California providing custom motherboard designs for the fast growing PC market.

Our Distributors

Contact us at BCMSales@bcmcom.com or give us a call 949-470-1888

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