Serial Cables Gen6 Host Interface Board with Broadcom PEX-90144-A0-1 Atlas III Switch Chip

Serial Cables announces that their Gen6 host interface board powered by the Broadcom PEX-90144-A0-1 Atlas III switch chip is available for preorder, with production scheduled to begin on April 15, 2025.“Serial Cables’ Gen6 Host Interface Board is the only solution on the market that enables developers to test Gen6 endpoints and switches effectively, even if no Gen6 servers (root complex’s) or EP (end points) exist in the market today. Just plug the board into any AIC slot and the upstream traffic from the PCIe switch is Gen6 (32Ghz).” said Paul Mutschler, CEO, Serial Cables. “Our close relationship with Broadcom for early access allows us, once again, to be the very first commercially available PCIe Gen6 host card on the market.”

“The evaluation process was crucial to ensuring that the board is relevant to as many types of applications as possible.” added Justin Mutschler, EVP, Operations. “For example, to enable dual-port testing on all x8 MCIOs and x16 straddle mounts for our storage and SSD partners, we engineered the board to provide sufficient REFCLK and PERST# signals.”

KEY FEATURES
Switch Chip	Broadcom PEX-90144-A0-1 Atlas III
Speed	Up to 64GT/s
Connectors	(1) x16 straddle mount receptacle on the top of the board (2) x8 MCIO connectors on the front edge (2) x8 MCIO connectors on the rear edge (1) Optional 4-pin 12V auxiliary power connector
Form factor compatibility	all sizes of E3.s and E1.s
Debugging	SDB debug port
Orientation	Vertical & Horizontal
Monitoring	Broadcom PEA (PCIe Embedded Analyzer) dedicated mCPU (for setup, monitoring & checking chip status)
Power Testing	Optional Quarch PPM(Programmable Power Module) – Quarch PPM allows a fully calibrated power measurement of current, voltage and sidebands while the Quarch PMM is capable of manipulating the power delivery to simulate different electrical anomalies such as ramping falling or brown-out conditions (available with or without the Quarch mezzanine board)
Power Analysis	Optional Quarch PAM (Power Analysis Module) -The Quarch PAM allows a fully calibrated power measurement of current, voltage and sidebands (available with or without the Quarch mezzanine board)

Gen6 PCIe/CXL rated x8 slot – x8 E3 EDSFF vertical adapter w/Quarch PAM mezzanine

The company has a complete line of Gen6 x8 MCIO – x8 MCIO, x8 MCIO – dual 1C, x8 MCIO and dual x4 MCIO already in stock, all of which are fully qualified by Broadcom, Inc. to run error free at Gen6 speeds.