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NEC intros first USB 3.0 controller
Fudzilla —
... apart from PCs, such as TVs, DVDs and similar consumer electronics. Capable of transfering 25GB in 70 seconds, you won't wait too long even if you're copying 1080p content, let alone music and other less demanding media. The high data transfer rate also offers compatibility with recent high-performance computer interfaces such as PCI Express and SATA. NEC expects to start volume production in June, with about 1,000,000 units per month. The new controler should cost $15. More here .
NEC introduces world's first USB 3.0 host controller
TechSpot —
NEC has unveiled the worlds first SuperSpeed USB 3.0 host controller . The new standard is backwards compatible with its predecessors, USB 2.0, 1.1 and 1.0. Supporting transfer speeds of up to 5Gb/s, on paper, the µPD720200 is ten times the speed of USB 2.0. [image] NEC states that their new host controller makes it possible to broaden the boundaries of digital electronics such as PCs, TVs and DVD recorders. Their SuperSpeed USB 3.0 chip only requires 70 seconds to transfer 25GB of video content on a Blu-ray disc, which compares to 14 minutes when using USB 2.0 at 480Mb/s. ...
NEC introduces the first SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Host controller
Tech-it-On —
... interfaces such as PCI Express and SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment), which are capable of data transfer at speeds in excess of 3 Gbps. NEC Electronics expects the market for USB 3.0 products to begin a rapid expansion in 2010. It intends to market the new USB 3.0 controller aggressively, and to offer a range of related products by incorporating USB 3.0 communications as an IP (intellectual property) core function in various application specific ICs. [Source: Necel] ...
