NEC announced the first USB 3.0 controller

Last week NEC announced the first USB 3.0 controller and then it talked about possible uses. It has now shown one of the first USB 3.0 products for the retail market and the heart of the device is not surprisingly NEC’s recently announced µPD720200 chip. The controller chip measures only 10x10mm has has appear on [...]

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NEC μPD720200 first generation controller

NEC μPD720200 first generation controller

It looks like a battle of conquering the standard USB 3.0 was won by NEC, which brings us this first generation of the new controller. The name or code μPD720200, SuperSpeed USB chip that is capable of speeds up to 5 Gb / sec (625 MB / sec).In comparison, USB 2.0 transfer speeds reach only [...]

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USB 3.0 Speeds – Now and Later

Very interestin article posted by Eric Huang on his blog. I only give you this little preview: The performance of any standard is based not on just the standard, but the implementation.  It’s always execution that matters.  Factors that influence performance are: – USB controller implementation on the device – Interface to the controller in [...]

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Future of USB 3.0 looks promising

USB has been very significant invention in computer industry.It has changed a lot about devices connect to each other or to computer.This time we are talking about USB 3.0, which is expected to be in our hands only by early 2010. USB 2.0 has a theoretical maximum speed of 480Mbps and can provide power. USB [...]

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USB 3.0 New specification

If you’re still using a computer that has USB 1.1 ports, you’ll soon be really behind the times. The USB 3.0 Promoter Group has announced that the USB 3.0 specification is officially completed, paving the way for manufacturers to begin releasing USB 3.0 devices. Known as SuperSpeed USB, the new specification delivers speeds at up [...]

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