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PCI-SIG® is excited to invite members back to our annual PCI-SIG U.S. Developers Conference (DevCon) in the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA from June 13-14.
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PCI-SIG® is excited to invite members back to our annual PCI-SIG U.S. Developers Conference (DevCon) in the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA from June 13-14.
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The PCI-SIG® Members Forum is a resource for members to ask a variety of technical questions about PCI Express® (PCIe®) specifications and applications.
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The PCI-SIG® Developers Conference returned to Taipei, Taiwan for the first time since 2019 on Feb. 20-21 at the Taipei Marriott Hotel. With 674 total attendees, it was the highest-ever turnout for a DevCon.
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In early 2022, PCI-SIG® released the full version of the PCI Express® (PCIe®) 6.0 specification.
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- PCIe 6.0
- PAM4
- PAM4 signaling
- PCI Express 6.0
- PCI Express 6.0 Specification
- PCIe 6.0 architecture

PCI-SIG® in 2022: A Year to Celebrate
By Mihaela Erler and Scott Knowlton, PCI-SIG MWG Co-Chairs
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- PCIe
- PCIe 6.0
- PCIe 7.0
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Around the World with PCI-SIG: Join Us at the 2022 International DevCons
By Richard Solomon, PCI-SIG Vice President and Developers Conference Chair
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Around the World with PCI-SIG: Join Us at the 2022 International DevCons
By Richard Solomon, PCI-SIG Vice President and Developers Conference Chair
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By Scott Knowlton and Mihaela Erler, PCI-SIG MWG Co-Chairs
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By Scott Knowlton and Mihaela Erler, PCI-SIG MWG Co-Chairs
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The PCI-SIG® Board of Directors honored three individuals for their years of service and contributions to the development and expansion of PCI Express® (PCIe®) technology during the PCI-SIG US DevCon 2022 on June 21-22 in
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The PCI-SIG® Board of Directors honored three individuals for their years of service and contributions to the development and expansion of PCI Express® (PCIe®) technology during the PCI-SIG US DevCon 2022 on June 21-22 in
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During the PCI-SIG® US DevCon 2022, the PCI-SIG Board of Directors surprised two individuals for their years of service and contributions to the development and expansion of PCI Express® (PCIe®) technology.
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- PCIe 6.0
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It’s hard to believe it’s been 30 years since PCI-SIG® formed in 1992.
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It’s hard to believe it’s been 30 years since PCI-SIG® formed in 1992.
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Following the release of the PCI Express® (PCIe®) 6.0 specification to members earlier this year, PCI-SIG® had the unique opportunity to participate in three IT industry podcasts.
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Introduction
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- PAM4
- PCIe Storage
- PCI Express specification
- FLIT
- Forward Error Correct

For nearly three decades, PCI Express® (PCIe®) technology has served as the de facto high bandwidth, low latency interconnect. As the industry evolves to meet the needs of data-intensive applications, the PCIe specification has kept pace, enabling future innovation.
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- PCI Express 6.0
- PAM4
- PCIe Storage
- PCI Express specification
- FLIT
- Forward Error Correct

We are pleased to commence 2022 on a high note with the official release of the PCI Express® (PCIe®) 6.0 specification to members.
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- PCIe 6.0
- PCI Express 6.0
- PAM4
- PCIe Storage
- PCI Express specification
- FLIT
- Forward Error Correct

Infographic of the PCIe 6.0 Architecture
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- PCIe Storage
- PCI Express specification
- FLIT
- Forward Error Correction
PCI-SIG® Compliance Workshop Updates: Workshop #118 Recap, PCIe 5.0 Specification Workshops and More

PCI-SIG® has continued to host PCI Express® (PCIe®) Compliance Workshops throughout 2021 as we recognize that they are an important member benefit.
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PCI-SIG® built upon our momentum from 2020 with another successful year in 2021. From progress on the PCIe 5.0 architecture compliance program to the impending release of the PCIe 6.0 specification, we have hit many exciting milestones.
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- PCI Express 6.0
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- PCIe 5.0 specification
- PCIe 6.0 specification

PCI-SIG® built upon our momentum from 2020 with another successful year in 2021. From progress on the PCIe 5.0 architecture compliance program to the impending release of the PCIe 6.0 specification, we have hit many exciting milestones.
- Standards & Compliance
- PCI Express 5.0
- PCI Express 6.0
- PCI Express 6.0 Specification
- PCI Express compliance
- PCI Express specification
- PCI-SIG
- PCI-SIG Compliance
- PCI-SIG Membership
- PCIe 5.0 specification
- PCIe 6.0 specification

I am excited to report that PCI-SIG has released PCIe 6.0 specification, version 0.9 to our members. This is a major milestone in our continued effort to double the data rate of the PCI Express® specifications while maintaining backwards compatibility.
- Standards & Compliance
- PCIe 6.0 specification
- PCIe 6.0
- PAM4
- PCIe FEC
- FLIT
- PCI Express specification

The CXL™ Consortium and PCI-SIG® are excited to announce a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two organizations.
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- PCIe
- PCI-SIG
- CXL
- PCI Express specification
- CXL Consortium

The upcoming PCIe® 6.0 specification introduces Flow Control Unit (FLIT) encoding, which enables the specification to provide low latency with high efficiency. FLIT mode is adopted for the PCIe 6.0 architecture because error correction needs to operate on fixed sized packets.
- PCIe 6.0
- PCI Express 6.0
- PAM4
- PCIe FEC
- Forward Error Correction
- FLIT

Mohiuddin Mazumder of Intel was honored at this year’s PCI-SIG US DevCon
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Mohiuddin Mazumder of Intel was honored at this year’s PCI-SIG US DevCon
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- PCI Express

Manisha Nilange of Intel was honored at this year’s PCI-SIG US DevCon
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Manisha Nilange of Intel was honored at this year’s PCI-SIG US DevCon
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For almost two decades, the PCI Express® (PCIe®) architecture has offered low latency and high bandwidth in support of next generation systems.
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- PCIe 6.0
- PCI Express 6.0
- PAM4
- PCIe FEC
- Forward Error Correction
- FLIT
At this year’s Open Compute Project Global Summit in San Jose on March 4 -5, attendees will have the opportunity to learn how PCI Express® (PCIe®) specifications enable OCP systems today and how newer versions of
- Systems & Applications
- PCIe 6.0
- PCI Express 6.0
- PCIe 5.0
- PCI Express 5.0
- PCIe 4.0
- PCI Express 4.0
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- Open Compute Project
At this year’s Open Compute Project Global Summit in San Jose on March 4 -5, attendees will have the opportunity to learn how PCI Express® (PCIe®) specifications enable OCP systems today and how newer versions of
- Systems & Applications
- PCIe 6.0
- PCI Express 6.0
- PCIe 5.0
- PCI Express 5.0
- PCIe 4.0
- PCI Express 4.0
- OCP Summit
- Open Compute Project
We are starting 2020 with the release of version 0.5 of the PCI Express® (PCIe®) 6.0 specification incorporating the significant member feedback received on version 0.3.
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- PCIe 6.0
- PCI Express 6.0
- PAM4
- PCIe FEC
- Forward Error Correction
- FLIT
- PCI Express specification
The Internet of Things (IoT) Industry is rapidly growing in popularity and breadth of applications.
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- PCIe
- PCI Express
- PCIe low power
- PCIe form factors
As I look back on 2019, I’m proud to report that it has been a banner year for PCI-SIG®.
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- PCIe 6.0
- PCI Express 6.0
- PCIe 5.0
- PCI Express 5.0
- OCP Summit
- Flash Memory Summit
Our PCI-SIG® members have been hard at work. In 2017, we delivered PCI Express® 4.0 with its 16 GT/s, while also diving headfirst into PCI Express 5.0 development – first announced at our annual PCI-SIG DevCon in June 2017.
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- PCI-SIG
- PCIe 5.0
- PCI Express 5.0
- PCIe Bandwidth
- Physical Form Factors
- PCIe 6.0
- PCI Express 6.0
- PCIe PAM4
- PCIe FEC
- PCIe Forward Error Correction
- PCIe 6.0 specification
- PCI Express 6.0 Specification
- Physical Form Factors
- PCIe 6.0
- PCI Express 6.0
- PCIe PAM4
- PCIe FEC
- PCIe Forward Error Correction
- PCIe 6.0 specification
- PCI Express 6.0 Specification
Earlier this month, I attended another eventful Flash Memory Summit (FMS) and I am pleased to say that PCI Express® (PCIe®) was around every corner at this year’s event.
- Standards & Compliance
- PCIe 6.0
- PCI Express 6.0
- PCIe 5.0
- PCI Express 5.0
- PCIe 4.0
- PCI Express 4.0
- OCP Summit
- Flash Memory Summit
- PCIe Storage
- PCI Express Storage
This year’s Flash Memory Summit (FMS) is coming up on August 6. As PCI Express technologies continue to evolve and make strides in the industry, PCI-SIG® is excited to highlight our participation in the growth of flash storage.
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- PCI-SIG
- PCIe 6.0
- PCI Express 6.0
- PCIe 5.0
- PCI Express 5.0
- PCIe 4.0
- PCI Express 4.0
- OCP Summit
- Flash Memory Summit
- PCIe Storage
- PCI Express Storage
This year’s Flash Memory Summit (FMS) is coming up on August 6. As PCI Express technologies continue to evolve and make strides in the industry, PCI-SIG® is excited to highlight our participation in the growth of flash storage.
- Standards & Compliance
- PCI-SIG
- PCIe 6.0
- PCI Express 6.0
- PCIe 5.0
- PCI Express 5.0
- PCIe 4.0
- PCI Express 4.0
- OCP Summit
- Flash Memory Summit
- PCIe Storage
- PCI Express Storage
The SD Association (SDA) recently announced SD Express, which adds the PCI Express® and NVMe™ interfaces to the SD interface. The PCIe® interface delivers transfer rates up to 985 megabytes per second (MB/s) and supports backward compatibility with existing SD hosts.
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The SD Association (SDA) recently announced SD Express, which adds the PCI Express® and NVMe™ interfaces to the SD interface. The PCIe® interface delivers transfer rates up to 985 megabytes per second (MB/s) and supports backward compatibility with existing SD hosts.
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- SD Association
- SD Express
- NVMe
- PCIe 3.0
- PCI Express 3.0
Another PCI-SIG Developers Conference has come and gone, and we had a whopping 600+ member company attendees at this year’s event in Santa Clara.
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- PCI-SIG
- PCI-SIG DevCon
- PCIe 6.0
- PCI Express 6.0
- PCIe 5.0
- PCI Express 5.0
I am happy to share that PCI-SIG® has begun developing the PCI Express® (PCIe®) 6.0 specification, targeted for release in 2021.
- Systems & Applications
- PCIe 6.0
- PCI Express 6.0
- PCIe PAM4
- PCIe FEC
- PCIe Forward Error Correction
- PCIe 6.0 specification
- PCI Express 6.0 Specification
- PCI Express PAM4
- PCIe 6.0 FEC
- PCI Express 6.0 FEC
- PCIe6.0 Forward Error Correction
- PCI Express 6.0 Forward Error Correction
I am happy to share that PCI-SIG® has begun developing the PCI Express® (PCIe®) 6.0 specification, targeted for release in 2021.
- Systems & Applications
- PCIe 6.0
- PCI Express 6.0
- PCIe PAM4
- PCIe FEC
- PCIe Forward Error Correction
- PCIe 6.0 specification
- PCI Express 6.0 Specification
- PCI Express PAM4
- PCIe 6.0 FEC
- PCI Express 6.0 FEC
- PCIe6.0 Forward Error Correction
- PCI Express 6.0 Forward Error Correction
I am pleased to announce that PCI Express® 5.0 specification, Version 1.0— reaching 32GT/s transfer rates—has been released to our members in less than 2 years.
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- PCI Express 5.0
- PCI-SIG Membership
This June 18-19, PCI-SIG and its 800+ member companies return to the Santa Clara Convention Center for the largest member event of the year: the Annual Members Meeting and Developers Conference.
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- PCI-SIG
- PCI Express 5.0
- PCI Express 4.0
- PCIe 5.0
- PCIe 4.0
PCI-SIG® is proud to announce that we have established a working relationship with DMTF to simplify hardware management.
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- PCIe
- PCI Express
- PCI-SIG
- DMTF
- Redfish
- PCIe Security
his year, I was lucky enough to be able to attend and present at the Open Compute Project Summit and though it has come and gone by now, I’m already looking forward to the next one!
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- PCI-SIG
- PCIe 4.0
- PCI Express 4.0
- Open Compute Project Summit
- PCIe 5.0
- PCI Express 5.0
I’m happy to share that 2018 has been another productive year for PCI-SIG. In addition to significant progress in our specification development and compliance work, we also continued to provide educational resources to our members and the industry.
- Standards & Compliance
- PCI-SIG
- PCIe 5.0
- PCI Express 5.0
- OCP Summit
- Flash Memory Summit
- Developers Conference
I’m happy to share that 2018 has been another productive year for PCI-SIG. In addition to significant progress in our specification development and compliance work, we also continued to provide educational resources to our members and the industry.
- Standards & Compliance
- PCI-SIG
- PCIe 5.0
- PCI Express 5.0
- OCP Summit
- Flash Memory Summit
- Developers Conference
I’m happy to share that 2018 has been another productive year for PCI-SIG. In addition to significant progress in our specification development and compliance work, we also continued to provide educational resources to our members and the industry.
- Standards & Compliance
- PCI-SIG
- PCIe 5.0
- PCI Express 5.0
- OCP Summit
- Flash Memory Summit
- Developers Conference
Our PCI-SIG® members have been hard at work. In 2017, we delivered PCI Express® 4.0 with its 16 GT/s, while also diving headfirst into PCI Express 5.0 development – first announced at our annual PCI-SIG DevCon in June 2017.
- Standards & Compliance
- PCI-SIG
- PCIe 5.0
- PCI Express 5.0
- PCIe Bandwidth
The PCI-SIG Serial Enabling Workgroup (called the “SEG” for short) is the PCI-SIG workgroup charged with running the PCI Express® (PCIe®) compliance program.
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- PCI-SIG
- PCI-SIG Compliance
- PCI-SIG Interoperability
- PCI-SIG Integrators List
By now, you probably know about the PCI-SIG Developers Conference which we hold in Santa Clara each year – a free event for our 750+ member companies with four tracks of presentations over two days.
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- Technology
- PCI Express
- PCI-SIG
- Compliance
- Developers Conference
By now, you probably know about the PCI-SIG Developers Conference which we hold in Santa Clara each year – a free event for our 750+ member companies with four tracks of presentations over two days.
- Standards & Compliance
- Technology
- PCI Express
- PCI-SIG
- Compliance
- Developers Conference
By now, you probably know about the PCI-SIG Developers Conference which we hold in Santa Clara each year – a free event for our 750+ member companies with four tracks of presentations over two days.
- Standards & Compliance
- Technology
- PCI Express
- PCI-SIG
- Compliance
- Developers Conference
PCI Express® – also known as PCIe – used to get a bad rap for being power hungry on servers and PCs. But I’m happy to say that this is no longer the case. Are you aware that PCIe today is extremely power efficient with built-in low power features?
- Systems & Applications
- PCI-SIG
- PCI Express 3.0
- PCIe 3.0
- PCIe Latency
- PCIe low power
PCI Express® – also known as PCIe – used to get a bad rap for being power hungry on servers and PCs. But I’m happy to say that this is no longer the case. Are you aware that PCIe today is extremely power efficient with built-in low power features?
- Systems & Applications
- PCI-SIG
- PCI Express 3.0
- PCIe 3.0
- PCIe Latency
- PCIe low power
I’m looking forward to attending the Flash Memory Summit (FMS) next week in Santa Clara.
- Standards & Compliance
- PCI-SIG
- Flash Memory Summit
- FMS
- NVMe
- Flash Storage
Whew, what a week! That’s another PCI-SIG Developers Conference in the books though.
- Standards & Compliance
- PCI-SIG
- PCI Express 4.0
- PCIe 4.0
- PCI Express 5.0
- PCIe 5.0
After successfully releasing PCIe® 4.0 Specification Version 1.0 last October, the members of the PCI-SIG® have been heads down and hard at work to ensure PCIe 5.0 specification is made a reality by 2019.
- Standards & Compliance
- PCI Express
- PCI-SIG
- PCIe 5.0
- PCI Express 5.0
Press conference on June 5 to announce PCIe 5.0 spec updates
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- PCI Express 5.0
- PCI-SIG
- PCIe 5.0
- Developers Conference
- Specification
Press conference on June 5 to announce PCIe 5.0 spec updates
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- PCI Express 5.0
- PCI-SIG
- PCIe 5.0
- Developers Conference
- Specification
I recently attended the OCP Summit for the first time and I was impressed by the size of this growing event. The San Jose Convention Center was packed with industry experts – all eager to discuss how to move the Open Compute Project (OPC) forward.
- Systems & Applications
- PCI-SIG
- OCP Summit
- Open Compute Project
- PCIe 4.0
- PCI Express 4.0
I recently attended the OCP Summit for the first time and I was impressed by the size of this growing event. The San Jose Convention Center was packed with industry experts – all eager to discuss how to move the Open Compute Project (OPC) forward.
- Systems & Applications
- PCI-SIG
- OCP Summit
- Open Compute Project
- PCIe 4.0
- PCI Express 4.0
I recently attended the OCP Summit for the first time and I was impressed by the size of this growing event. The San Jose Convention Center was packed with industry experts – all eager to discuss how to move the Open Compute Project (OPC) forward.
- Systems & Applications
- PCI-SIG
- OCP Summit
- Open Compute Project
- PCIe 4.0
- PCI Express 4.0
I’m pleased to share that PCI-SIG has released the PCIe 4.0 Specification Version 1.0 and it is now available for download on our website.
- Standards & Compliance
- PCIe 5.0
- PCI Express 5.0
- PCI Expres 4.0
- PCIe 4.0
- PCI-SIG