Archive for May, 2009

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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