Podcast #93 Brian Hosts Al Yanes To Talk about PCI Gen6

Although not a consumable product, PCI-Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced the release of the PCIe 6.0 specification. Brian hosts Al Yanes who is the President and Chairman of the PCI-SIG and a long-time IBMer. Al is focused on the IO piece of the technology and probably knows more about PCIe than most.

The PCIe Gen6 specification adds new features while meeting industry demand for a high-speed, low-latency interconnect. PCIe 6.0 specification, with a 64 GT/s raw data rate, will pave the way for rapid innovation in emerging markets like the Data Center, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, HPC, Automotive, IoT, and Military/Aerospace.

Topics covered include design aspects, profiles, and what system changes are needed to take advantage of this new release. We wrote up a news piece and posted that here.

Minutes 0-5:00

Intro from Brian
Al talks about his background
PCIe history

Minute 5:00

How PCIe SIG works with other standards groups
Time-lapse reasons between releases
Expected release timeframes
Market expectations

Minute 10:00

Focus on PCIe Gen 6.0
Profiles and options for operating systems
Compatibility issues
Server performance
How many lanes are needed
Signaling

Minute 15:00

Application performance
Interactions

Minute 20:00

Changes to systems to take advantage of PCIe Gen 6.0

Minute 25:00

System design
Heat dissipation

Minute 30:00

Liquid cooling
Challenges
Retimers
More system design discussion
Considerations when choosing releases

Minute 35:00

Opportunities
Automotive space
Mobile technology

Minute 40:00

Backward compatible
Mix of Gen 5 and Gen 6
Next steps

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Harold Fritts

I have been in the tech industry since IBM created Selectric. My background, though, is writing. So I decided to get out of the pre-sales biz and return to my roots, doing a bit of writing but still being involved in technology.