Gen6 PCIe / CXL 3.x x16 AIC to 2x8 MCIO Retimer
Product Description
PCI6-AD-x16-2xMCIO-RT — PCIe/CXL Gen6 x16 AIC Slot Retimer Card
The Serial Cables PCI6-AD-x16-2xMCIO-RT is a PCIe/CXL Gen6 active retimer card designed to extend signal reach in high-speed interconnect validation and deployment environments. Featuring a x16 AIC gold finger and two MCIO SFF-TA-1016 connectors in a compact half-height, half-width form factor, the card provides one x16 root-side and two x8 endpoint-side ports, supporting full x16 link configurations as well as bifurcated x8, x4, and x2 lane groupings (Note: Bifurcation must be set on the Host as well).
Available with either the Marvell Alaska P or Broadcom Vantage 16-lane Gen6 retimer IC, the card supports PCIe Gen1 through Gen6 (64 GT/s) and CXL 3.1, extending channel reach beyond 36 dB at full line rate. The integrated active fan-sink provides thermal management for continuous operation with no driver installation required.
Powered via a x16 CEM slot, the card exposes an SMBus interface header (J1) for optional retimer IC and EEPROM access, making it well-suited for signal integrity validation, cable reach characterization, and system bring-up testing.
Key Specs:
- Retimer IC: Marvell Alaska P (16-lane Gen6) or Broadcom (16-lane Gen6)
- Connectors: 1× AIC Gold Finger (USP), 2 MCIO x8 (DSP)
- Protocols: PCIe Gen1–Gen6, CXL 3.1
- Dimensions: Half-height, Half-width
- No driver required
- Phoenix API/CLI/UI Coming Soon (Not Included)