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]
See also
References
- ^ "Contact PCI-SIG". About Us. PCI-SIG. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. (3 October 1994). InfoWorld. InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. p. 36. ISSN 0199-6649.
- ^ "Specifications". PCI-SIG. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ "Specification order form". PCI-SIG. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
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