PICMG Ratifies MicroSAM™ – The New Microcontroller-Agnostic Module Form Factor for the Enablement of Smart Sensors Wakefield, MA., – PICMG, a leading consortium for the development of open embedded computing specifications, announces the ratification of the MicroSAM™ specification. MicroSAM is a new microcontroller-agnostic, ultra-small form-factor module for the enablement of smart sensors. MicroSAM is the first PICMG specification in a series of IIoT-related open standards to reach ratification. It is the only open hardware specification to date that addresses the fast-growing sensor market. MicroSAM enables a fundamentally different IIoT architecture, offering a distributed architecture with true Plug and Play network integration. The specification defines a 32mm x 32mm module hardware platform for traditional sensor vendors wishing to quickly create smart sensors.