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Intended to replace PCI over time, PCI-SIG introduced the PCI Express standard, which is available now in a range of host systems. Unlike PCI, PCI Express (PCIe) is a very high performance serial bus standard currently capable of transfers of up to 250MB/s per lane in a single direction. With the ability to transfer data in both directions (full-duplex) and utilize a maximum of 32 lanes per device, PCIe is theoretically capable of combined transfers of 16GB/s.
PCI Express' strongest suit is that is is based on existing PCI protocols. With changes in the physical layer only, new systems can utilize PCIe without changes to the underlying OS or driver software for devices. This factor has sped up adoption of PCI Express over other technologies as vendors can leverage their existing investments in PCI compatible hardware and software without major changes. PCIe's speed and flexibility allow for exciting applications such as full throughput SATA RAID and FireWire 800 host adapters that underperformed under 32-bit/33MHz PCI. PCIe has also eliminated the need for a separate AGP bus, as multi-lane PCIe provides similar throughput.
ExpressCard Product Line
- PCIe Ethernet Host Adapters
- Connect devices onto a LAN via PCI Express Technology
- PCI Express to Gigabit Ethernet (IEEE 802.3-2005 GigE) Host Adapter
- PCIe FireWire Host Adapters
- Add screaming fast FireWire 800 or 400 peripheral support
- PCI Express to FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b/a) Host Adapter 3+1 Ports
- PCI Express to FireWire 400 (IEEE 1394a) Host Adapter 2+1 Ports
- PCI Express to USB 2.0 and FireWire 400 Combo Host Adapter 3+2 Ports
- PCI Express to USB 2.0 and FireWire 800/400 Combo Host Adapter 3+2+1 Ports
- PCI Express to FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b/a) Host Adapter 2+1 Ports
- PCIe Parallel IO Adapters
- Connect to IEEE 1284 Serial devices via PCIe Technology
- PCI Express to Parallel (IEEE 1284) I/O 1 Port Host Adapter
- PCI Express to Parallel (IEEE 1284) I/O 2 Port Host Adapter
- PCI Express to Serial (RS-232) and Parallel (IEEE 1284) I/O 3 Port Host Adapter
- PCIe to ExpressCard Read-Writers
- Add ExpressCard support to a PCIe (PCI Express) equipped desktop host computer
- PCI Express to ExpressCard 34|54 Drive Read-Writer
- PCI Express to ExpressCard 34|54 Drive Read-Writer PC/Mac
- PCI Express to ExpressCard 34|54 Drive Read-Writer Front
- PCIe Serial ATA Adapters
- Connect to Serial ATA devices via PCIe Technology
- PCI Express to Serial ATA (eSATA II/300) 2/2 Port Host Adapter
- PCI Express to Serial ATA (eSATA II/300) 2/2 Port Host Adapter w/RAID
- PCI Express to Serial ATA (eSATA II/300) 2/2 Port +PATA Host Adapter
- PCIe Serial I/O Adapters
- Connect to serial devices including RS-232 via PCIe Technology
- PCI Express to Serial I/O (RS-232) DB9 1 Port Host Adapter
- PCI Express to Serial I/O (RS-232) DB9 2 Port Host Adapter
- PCI Express to Serial (RS-232) and Parallel (IEEE 1284) I/O 3 Port Host Adapter
- PCIe USB 2.0 Host Adapters
- Add or supplement USB 2.0 peripheral support
- PCI Express to USB 2.0 Host Adapter 4+1 Ports
- PCI Express to USB 2.0 and FireWire 400 Combo Host Adapter 3+2 Ports
- PCI Express to USB 2.0 and FireWire 800/400 Combo Host Adapter 3+2+1 Ports
