M31 PCI-SIG Certified PCIe 5.0 PHY IP

M31 Technology Corporation announced that the PCIe 5.0 PHY IP has obtained the official certification mark from PCI-SIG as a high-performance solution that complies with PCI-SIG standards.

Additionally, the IP has been adopted by SSD storage chipmaker Innogrit Technologies Co., Ltd. for use in next-gen SSD storage chips.

With the continuous improvement of processor performance, the demand for upgrading the read and transfer speeds of SSD storage chips has been driven by PCIe, which is used for the data transfer of SSDs, graphics cards, and other hardware, playing a crucial role in data transfer within storage chips and has become the mainstream transfer interface.

PCI-SIG, as an open industry standard PCI specification alliance, consists of more than 900 industry member companies to formulate industry standard specs that meet the needs of its members, and PCI-SIG official certification serves as a benchmark standard adopted by the industry for PCIe products. However, obtaining official certification from PCI-SIG is no easy feat, as it requires adherence to PCI-SIG’s strict consistency standard tests to ensure compliance with PCIe standards and interoperability and consistency among various products.

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The PCIe 5.0 PHY IP developed by the company provides high performance, multi-channel functionality and low-power architecture for high bandwidth applications, and has already completed 12-nanometer silicon validation, with maximum speeds up to 32Gb/s. This IP integrates high-speed mixed-signal circuits to support a full series of PCIe 5.0 Base applications, and can accommodate both consumer electronics and enterprise-level server computing at higher speeds. In addition, the design and development strictly follow the international PCI-SIG interface spec, and further pass the official PCI-SIG standards test, formally listed in the official PCI-SIG integration list. Therefore, customers can rest assured that they can adopt M31’s officially certified PCIe IP to meet their application needs.

Dr. Zining Wu, founder and CEO, InnoGrit, stated: “InnoGrit is dedicated to advancing storage technology. By collaborating with M31 to adopt PCIe 5.0 IP, InnoGrit has launched a new generation of PCIe 5.0 SSD storage chips, which can significantly optimize the storage chips and improve overall performance, and comprehensively support data storage and transfer applications in artificial intelligence and big data centers.“

Scott Chang, CEO, M31, said: “M31 is pleased to have been working with InnoGrit on PCIe 4.0/3.0 IP for so long. We have now successfully integrated the latest PCIe 5.0 IP into InnoGrit next-generation SSD storage chips and have successfully mass-produced them. In the future, M31 will continue to work to build the PCIe 5.0 ecosystem together to support applications such as data centers, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence, providing customers with faster and more power-efficient solutions.“