PCI-SIG

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PCI-SIG (Peripheral Component Interconnect Special Interest Group) is a non-profit organization founded in 1992. It's an electronics industry consortium responsible for specifying and maintaining the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI), PCI-X, and PCI Express (PCIe) computer bus standards.

Here are some key facts about PCI-SIG:

• Purpose: PCI-SIG creates and maintains specifications for data transfer between a computer's central processors and its peripheral devices. The aim is to provide standardized approaches for computer expansion and ensure interoperability between hardware components.
• History: The organization was formed in 1992, initially as a compliance program to help implement the Intel PCI specification. It became a non-profit organization officially named "PCI-SIG" in 2000.
• Standards: The most well-known standard developed and promoted by PCI-SIG is PCI Express (PCIe), which plays a vital part in modern computing. They have produced specifications for PCI, PCI-X, and PCI Express.
• Membership: PCI-SIG has over 1,000 member companies. Membership is open to anyone in the microcomputer industry, with benefits including:
• Access to current PCI specifications
• Technical support.
• Input on specification revisions.
• Invitations to Compliance Workshops.
• Voting rights
• Involvement to industry events.
• Governance: It is governed by a board of directors elected from its member companies. As of 2024, the board includes representatives from AMD, ARM, Dell EMC, IBM, Intel, Synopsys, Keysight, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm. The current chairman and president is Al Yanes from IBM.
• Location: PCI-SIG is based in Beaverton, Oregon.
• Impact: PCI-SIG's standards, especially PCIe, are crucial for various technologies, such as graphics cards, SSDs, Wi-Fi, and Ethernet hardware connections. They are used in data centers, AI/ML, high-performance computing, automotive, IoT, and military/aerospace applications.