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Formation | 1992; 33 years ago (1992) (as PCI Special Interest Group) 2000; 25 years ago (2000) (as nonprofit) |
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Type | Nonprofit |
Headquarters | Beaverton,Oregon, U.S. |
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Membership | 800+ companies incl. |
Chairman and President | Al Yanes |
Executive Director | Reen Presnell |
Website | pcisig |
PCI-SIG, orPeripheral Component Interconnect Special Interest Group, is anelectronics industryconsortium responsible for specifying thePeripheral Component Interconnect (PCI),PCI-X, andPCI Express (PCIe) computer buses. It is based inBeaverton, Oregon.[1] The PCI-SIG is distinct from the similarly named and adjacently-focusedPCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group.
It has produced thePCI,PCI-X andPCI Express specifications.
As of 2024, the board of directors of the PCI-SIG has representatives from:AMD,ARM,Dell EMC,IBM,Intel,Synopsys,Keysight,NVIDIA, andQualcomm. 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.[2]
The PCI Special Interest Group was formed in 1992, initially as a "compliance program" to help computer manufacturers implement the Intel specification.[3] The organization became a nonprofit corporation, officially named "PCI-SIG" in the year 2000.
Membership of PCI-SIG is open to all of the microcomputer industry with a $4,000 annual fee.[4] PCI-SIG has a membership of over 800 companies that develop differentiated, interoperable products based on its specifications. PCI-SIG specifications are available to members of the organization as free downloads.[5] Non-members can purchase hard-copy specifications.[6]
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