PCI-SIG Announces "CopprLink" PCI Express Cable Name

[phoronix]

Phoronix: PCI-SIG Announces "CopprLink" PCI Express Cable Name

From SC23 going on in Denver, the PCI-SIG team sent out a news release that they have announced the naming for their next-generation PCI Express cabling... CopprLink...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/PCI-CopprLink-PCIe-Cables

[Noremacam]

I read this hoping to get more details. Is this like thunderbolt? External PCIE? Perhaps something to make eGPU's feasible? What exactly is this and what bandwidth does it have?

[Michael]

I read this hoping to get more details. Is this like thunderbolt? External PCIE? Perhaps something to make eGPU's feasible? What exactly is this and what bandwidth does it have?

The name is all they are announcing right now :/

[rastersoft]

Let me guess... it will use USB-C.

[RealNC]

ChupacabrrLink.

[willmore]

Let me guess... it will use USB-C.

LOL!!

[You-]

Is this like thunderbolt?

While it came first, right now thunderbolt is more or less a certified and tested compliant version of USB.

Thunderbolt 3 became USB4.

Thunderbolt 4 is USB4 Version 2.0

Thunderbolt has additional quality testing as thunderbolt is a trademark that will be enforced and companies will be sued if they try to pass inferior products as meeting the specs.

[skeevy420]

View the PCIe technology demos at SC23
WHEN: Monday, November 13 – Thursday, November 16, 2023
WHERE: SC23 – Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO
• PCI-SIG Booth 1401

Is there anyone here from Colorado up for some in-field reporting?

[NeoMorpheus]

Let me guess... it will use USB-C.

They better use usb-c, if not it will definitely be DOA.

[gnattu]

They call it CopperLink so that they can have "FiberLink" later, perhaps?