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Just as the PC industry is getting its footing with PCIe 5.0, and with the ink barely dry on the PCIe 7.0 specification, the PCI-SIG has just announced its targets for the next-generation interface. With PCIe 8.0, PCI-SIG continues the relentless trend of doubling the available bandwidth with every single …

The future of memory for our phones, ultra-thin laptops, and a new wave of AI devices just got a lot clearer. JEDEC has officially published its next-generation JESD209-6 LPDDR6 memory standard. This isn't just an incremental update; LPDDR6 is engineered from the ground up to deliver a significant leap in …

Six months after its introduction at CES 2025, the HDMI Forum officially approved the HDMI 2.2 standard. This upgrade dramatically boosts the maximum bandwidth to 96 Gbps, unlocking support for resolutions as extreme as 16K at 60Hz. However, users should be aware that achieving this will necessitate new “Ultra96”-certified cables, …

Earlier PCIe standards tended to last much longer than the latest ones, partly because of the increasing need for more bandwidth. Since the release of PCIe 4.0, PCI-SIG has been updating the standard every two and a half years (average), with PCIe 7.0 being the latest to be announced. Continuing …

VESA has recently announced an update to its Adaptive-Sync Display compliance test specification (CTS). The latest version, Adaptive-Sync Display v1.1a, includes new testing processes and a logo for new “Dual-Mode” gaming monitors, which offer multiple native refresh rates. With this optional “Dual Mode” testing and logo, display OEMs with eligible …

AMD and JEDEC are cooperating to develop MRDIMMs (multi-ranked buffered DIMMs), a new industry standard for DDR5 memory. A first generation of this standard would increase speeds to 8,800 MT/s, but by the third generation, we could get rates of 17,600 MT/s. The ongoing need for bandwidth in server systems …

The entertainment industry is still catching on to 4K/HDR content production, but the tech industry is keen to get the 8K wave started already. There have been a few very expensive and very early 8K TVs released in the wild to date and from January 2020 onward, there will be …

The USB-IF group is gearing up for the launch of the USB 3.2 standard this year. The new and improved version was announced back in 2017, promising to double performance. Unfortunately, USB 3.2 is also going to cause some confusion thanks to weird branding changes. There are three USB 3.2 …

On the very loose basis that eBay uses technology, we wanted to bring you an interesting story from the interweb about just how much a 1960 Original Gibson Les Paul Standard guitar is being offered for on the world's top electronic auction site. It's a little bit more than it …