PCI-SIG

The PCI-SIG or Peripheral Component Interconnect Special Interest Group is an electronics industry consortium responsible for specifying the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI), PCI-X, and PCI Express (PCIe) computer buses. It is based in Beaverton, Oregon.[1] The PCI-SIG is distinct from the similarly named and adjacently-focused PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group.

The PCI Special Interest Group was formed in 1992, initially as a "compliance program" to help computer manufacturers implement the Intel specification.[2] The organization became a nonprofit corporation, officially named "PCI-SIG" in the year 2000.

The PCI-SIG has more than 800 member companies that develop differentiated, interoperable products based on its specifications. It has produced the PCI, PCI-X and PCI Express specifications.

The board of directors of the PCI-SIG has representatives from: Agilent, AMD, Dell, HP, Intel, Synopsys, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm. The chairman and president of the PCI-SIG is Al Yanes, a "Distinguished Engineer" from IBM. The executive director of the PCI-SIG is Reen Presnell, president of VTM Group.

PCI-SIG specifications are available to members of the organization as free downloads.[3] Non-members can purchase hard-copy specifications for between US$1000 and $3500, or a CD with all specifications in soft-copy for US$5000.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Contact PCI-SIG". About Us. PCI-SIG. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. ↑ InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. (3 October 1994). InfoWorld. InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. p. 36. ISSN 0199-6649.
  3. ↑ "Specifications". PCI-SIG. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "Specification order form". PCI-SIG. Retrieved 24 June 2010.

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