As the industry looks ahead to PCI Express 8.0, PCI‑SIG DevCon 2026 is where architects and system designers come together to shape the future of high‑performance I/O—from AI accelerators and scale‑up fabrics to disaggregated, data‑intensive systems. Synopsys brings decades of PCIe leadership across architecture, compliance, and interoperability, along with a complete PCIe IP solution including trusted, proven PHY and controller, IDE security, verification IP, interface validation and compliance solutions with Hardware-assisted Verification platforms
Hear directly from Synopsys experts helping drive the PCIe ecosystem and learn how our end‑to‑end solutions reduce risk, accelerate time‑to‑market, and help future‑proof designs as the industry prepares for PCIe 8.0.
PCIe 8.0 Controller Simulation with Link Training
Featuring a PCIe 8.0 controller simulation with full link training and link‑up signaling, supporting pre‑silicon architectural and protocol validation.
PCIe 8.0 TX Electrical Validation at 256 GT/s for Next‑Generation Systems
Featuring Synopsys PCIe PHY IP showcasing PCIe 8.0 TX electrical validation using Keysight’s N1010100A to demonstrate signal generation and measurement aligned with emerging PCIe 8.0 electrical requirements at 256 GT/s.
Anritsu Booth
GRL Booth
Featuring Synopsys PCIe 7.0 PHY IP with GRL PS’ testing software platform, showcasing PCIe 7.0 electrical validation to support signal integrity analysis and TX/RX electrical compliance testing.
Keysight Booth
Featuring Synopsys PCIe 7.0 IP, showcasing PCIe 7.0 TX eye measurements (EH, EW, SNDR, RLM) and RX BER testing on a PCIe 7.0 evaluation board to support early signal integrity characterization at 128 GT/s.
Featuring Synopsys PCIe 6.0 IP, showcasing end-to-end hardware linkup and performance from root complex to endpoint using Keysight equipment.
Samtec Booth
Featuring Synopsys PCIe 7.0 PHY IP, showcasing loopback performance using Samtec’s NovaRay I/O and 2 m cable system for AI/ML and data‑center applications.
Teledyne LeCroy Booth
Featuring Synopsys PCIe 7.0 PHY IP with Teledyne LeCroy tools, showcasing transmitter equalization, eye diagram generation, and measurement of SNDR, jitter, and receiver performance.
| Time | Session | Synopsys Speaker |
| 9:30 – 10:30 AM | PCI‑SIG Architecture Overview | Richard Solomon, Technical Marketing Manager, Synopsys |
| 10:30 – 11:30 AM | PCI Express Basics | Richard Solomon, Technical Marketing Manager, Synopsys |
| Time | Session | Synopsys Speaker |
| 1:00 – 2:00 PM | System Level Correlation for PCIe 7 Over Optics | Monica Olvera, Product Manager, SerDes PHY IP, Synopsys |
| 2:00 – 3:00 PM | Enabling Scalable AI Infrastructure with PCIe Technology (MWG Panel) | Scott Knowlton, Sr. Director, Product Marketing, Synopsys (Moderator) |
| Time | Session | Synopsys Speaker |
| 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | PCIe Compliance: Protocol Deep Dive | Richard Solomon, Technical Marketing Manager, Synopsys |