PCI Express is replacing PCI-X in high-performance systems, increasing the need for flexible PCI Express switching. PLX Technology's PEX 8548, a 48-port PCI Express switch, can handle a range of ...

Today's router and switch designers face a daunting task. They must build systems that support high availability while also efficiently and cost-effectively guiding network traffic through a mesh of ...

The two ports on the right side of the machine have Thunderbolt 3 functionality but with reduced PCI Express bandwidth. For that reason, Apple recommends plugging higher-performance devices into the ...

A new iteration of the humble PCI Express (PCIe) port could open up the floodgates for even more powerful graphics cards in the future, by increasing the available bandwidth by 100 percent. The new ...

As the I/O interconnect world has transitioned from PCI to PCI Express (PCIe), bridge ICs have filled a critical role: to allow designers to continue to use existing PCI and PCI-X endpoints in ...

When you're piecing together a new PC build or planning an upgrade, every port choice feels significant. You weigh the pros and cons, staring at the back of your motherboard's I/O shield and the empty ...

ntroduced as the industry's highest performing host bridge for PowerPC, the Tsi110 host bridge integrates several communications peripherals including two 4-lane PCI Express ports, four Gigabit ...

It probably goes without saying that hardware hackers were excited when the Raspberry Pi 4 was announced, but it wasn’t just because there was a new entry into everyone’s favorite line of Linux SBCs.

PCI Express, the next generation of the PCI bus, is being widely adopted in today’s high-performance PCs, servers and embedded applications. This high bandwidth protocol keeps the same software ...

Sealevel’s 5402e is a PCI Express synchronous serial interface that provides four ports individually configurable for RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, RS-530, RS-530A or V.35. Designed using the first 4-port ...