It seems like the PCI Express slot has been around only a short time, though it was first introduced by Intel back in 2004. The latest version of PCI Express, (PCIe) 2.0, has only been around since ...

PCI-SIG has just released details for the new PCIe 3.0 specifications, capable of delivering double the bandwidth of the PCIe 2.0 format. The PCIe 3.0 new specification extends the data rate to 8 GT/s ...

Intel is working to boost data transfer speeds with a faster pipe on Thunderbolt, a high-speed connector technology that link computers with peripherals, the company said on Thursday. Intel in the ...

The PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG) - which manages all of the PCI standards - has just announced the release of PCI Express 3.0 to its members, paving the way for the next generation of ...

The PCI-SIG (Special Interest Group), which controls the PCI spec, announced the finalization of the transfer rate for the upcoming PCI-Express 3.0 specification, currently expected to debut in late ...

Like its larger predecessor, the Micro supports data rates of 2.5 GT/s, 5.0 GT/s and 8.0 GT/s and provides capture, analysis and insight of PCI Express traffic at all layers. The same ease of use, ...

Moore’s Law might be slowing down CPU compute capacity increases in recent years, but the innovation has been coming at a steady drumbeat for the interconnects used inside servers and between nodes in ...

As of now, the PCI Express 4.0 standard has been finalized and officially released. The new protocol promises twice the per-lane bandwidth of PCI Express 3.0, allowing a GPU or other accelerator to ...

While the long overdue upgrade to PCI-Express 4.0 is finally coming to servers, allowing for high bandwidth links between processors and peripherals. But perhaps the most exciting use of this new ...

Add-on cards have always served a great purpose in allowing us to add technologies to our systems without upgrading the entire machine. One such case that I encountered was building up a system based ...