Motherboards

A motherboard is the main printed circuit board (PCB) of a computer that serves as the central hub connecting the CPU, RAM, storage devices, and peripherals through standardized slots and buses. It integrates power distribution, chipsets, and I/O controllers to enable communication between…

Key facts

First appeared: 1981
Category: technology
Problem solved: Centralized integration of CPU, memory, and peripherals on a single board, replacing wired or modular backplane systems that were cumbersome, non-standardized, and difficult to scale for personal computing.
Platforms: Servers, Embedded systems, Laptops, x86 PCs

Related technologies

GPUs
Power supplies
RAM
CPUs
Storage drives

Notable users

HP
Gigabyte
IBM
Dell
MSI
ASUS
Intel