Fresco
Logic unveils the world’s first working
PCI Express (PCIe) to SuperSpeed USB (aka USB 3.0) Extensible Host
Controller Interface (xHCI) single chip solution with a fully integrated
PCIe and a USB 3.0 physical layer device (PHY). The host controller chip
conforms to the SuperSpeed USB xHCI specification rev 0.95. Fresco
Logic’s host chip will be making its public debut in an Express Card
form factor connecting a laptop via the express card slot through a USB
3.0 cable to a prototype SuperSpeed USB mass storage device, in a live,
working demonstration, at the upcoming SuperSpeed USB Developers
Conference in Tokyo, Japan on May 20-21.
Fresco Logic’s demonstration highlights the ability of SuperSpeed USB to
deliver significant performance benefits while preserving the familiar
USB usage model. This capability provides immediate and easy access to
SuperSpeed USB bandwidth for next-generation external hard disk drives,
solid-state drives and high-definition video-streaming applications that
demand higher bandwidth than USB 2.0 can provide. It provides a preview
of the true user experience of USB 3.0, moving HD content and
multi-gigabyte sized files between a PC and external storage devices.
