Fresco Logic showcases World’s First Working PCI Express to SuperSpeed USB xHCI Host Single-Chip Solution

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.