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Author’s Note: This blog discusses new functionality introduced in the PCIe 6.0 specification, but please note that the PCIe 6.0.1 and PCIe 6.1 specification revisions have been published.
- PCI Express Specification
- PCI Express 6.0 Specification
- PCIe 6.0 specification
- PCI Express 6.0
- PCI Express 6.0 Forward Error Correction
- PCIe 6.0 FEC
- FLIT Mode

In early 2022, PCI-SIG® released the full version of the PCI Express® (PCIe®) 6.0 specification.
- Systems & Applications
- PCIe 6.0
- PAM4
- PAM4 signaling
- PCI Express 6.0
- PCI Express 6.0 Specification
- PCIe 6.0 architecture

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.
- PCI Express 6.0
- PCI Express 6.0 Specification
- PCIe 6.0 specification
- PCIe 6.0 architecture
- PCI-SIG Compliance
- PCI-SIG Membership

With the ever-growing importance of security, we continue to see strong industry interest in Integrity and Data Encryption (IDE). As with any new technology, questions have been raised and addressed through new errata.
- Systems & Compliance
- PCIe Cybersecurity
- Integrity and Data Encryption (IDE)
- IO Security

With the ever-growing importance of security, we continue to see strong industry interest in Integrity and Data Encryption (IDE). As with any new technology, questions have been raised and addressed through new errata.
- Systems & Compliance
- PCIe Cybersecurity
- Integrity and Data Encryption (IDE)
- IO Security

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

With the emergence of autonomous vehicles, AI-based advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and in-vehicle infotainment (IVI), today’s automobiles are becoming high-tech “servers on wheels.” PCI Express® (PCIe®) technology is expanding to become the interconnect of choice in automotive applicat
- Systems & Applications
- automotive
- PCIe
- PCI Express
- PCIe Retimer
- PCIe connectivity
- PCIe CEM
- PCIe Security
- PCIe low power
- PCI-SIG Automotive Taskforce.

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
With global health and safety concerns related to the Covid-19 pandemic still greatly limiting in-person events in 2021, PCI-SIG® continues to offer compliance workshop opportunities to our members virtually.
- Standards & Compliance
- PCIe 6.0 specification
- PAM4 signaling
- PCIe 6.0 architecture
- PCIe form factor
- FLIT Mode
- PCIe FEC
The PCI Express® (PCIe®) 6.0 specification will feature two primary mechanisms to correct errors: Forward Error Correction (FEC) and Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC). Each 256-byte FLIT comprises of 242 bytes of payload which are protected by 8 Bytes of CRC.
- Systems & Applications
- PCIe 6.0
- PCI Express 6.0
- PCIe FEC
One of the many new features included in the PCI Express® (PCIe®) specification will be PAM4 (Pulse Amplitude Modulation with 4 levels) signaling.
- Systems & Applications
- PCIe 6.0
- PCI Express 6.0
- What is PAM4
- PAM4
- PCIe FEC
- Forward Error Correction
For almost two decades, the PCI Express® (PCIe®) architecture has offered low latency and high bandwidth in support of next generation systems.
- Systems & Applications
- 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
- 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.
- Standards & Compliance
- 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.
- Systems & Applications
- 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®.
- Systems & Applications
- PCIe 6.0
- PCI Express 6.0
- PCIe 5.0
- PCI Express 5.0
- OCP Summit
- Flash Memory Summit
- 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.
- 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.
- Standards & Compliance
- PCI-SIG
- SD Association
- SD Express
- NVMe
- PCIe 3.0
- PCI Express 3.0
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.
- Standards & Compliance
- PCI-SIG
- SD Association
- SD Express
- NVMe
- PCIe 3.0
- PCI Express 3.0
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
On January 22, 2019, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an emergency directive to mitigate DNS infrastructure tampering intended to disrupt and redirect government and business communications.
- Standards & Compliance
- PCIe Cybersecurity
- Secure Boot
- PCIe Component Authentication
- Firmware
PCI-SIG® is proud to announce that we have established a working relationship with DMTF to simplify hardware management.
- Standards & Compliance
- PCIe
- PCI Express
- PCI-SIG
- DMTF
- Redfish
- PCIe Security
At PCI-SIG, we take pride in ensuring that our specifications operate without a hitch. However, sometimes PCI Express developers need to submit Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) to update parts of the specification so that PCIe integrated products can reach their optimal functionality.
- Standards & Compliance
- PCIe Engineering Change Requests
- Firmware
- UEFI
- ACPI
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
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
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