WAHANABET: Will it Pay Off?

WAHANABET PCI Express operates in consumer, server, and industrial applications, as a motherboard-level interconnect (to link motherboard-mounted peripherals), a passive backplane interconnect and as an expansion card interface for add-in boards. 16 GT/s bit rate that doubles the bandwidth provided by PCI Express 3.0 to 31.5 GB/s in each direction for a 16-lane configuration, while maintaining backward and forward compatibility in both software support and used mechanical interface. The Intel Thunderbolt interface has provided a new option to connect with a PCIe card externally. In August 2016, Synopsys presented a test setup with FPGA clocking a lane to PCIe 4.0 speeds at the Intel Developer Forum. Low-speed peripherals (such as an 802.11 Wi-Fi card) use a single-lane (x1) link, while a graphics adapter typically uses a much wider and therefore faster 16-lane (x16) link. Universal IO: A variant from Super Micro Computer Inc designed for use in low-profile rack-mounted chassis. In 2010, external card hubs were introduced that can connect to a laptop or desktop through a PCI ExpressCard slot.|In the Quick Settings Menu