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Monday 9 May 2011
VIA USB 3.0 HDD device controller certified by USB-IF
VIA Labs' new USB 3.0 device controller, dubbed VL701, has been certified by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), according to the company.
Tuesday 19 April 2011
Intel Thunderbolt may impact USB 3.0
As Intel is set to release the development kits for its Thunderbolt technology, which allows a transmission speed up to 10Gbps with a stand electrical or optical cable, in the third...
Wednesday 13 April 2011
TI announces first USB-IF certified four-port host controller
Texas Instruments (TI) has announced that it is the first semiconductor company to receive certification from the USB Implementer's Forum (USB-IF) for its SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0)...
Tuesday 12 April 2011
Fresco 2-port USB 3.0 host controllers now USB-IF certified
Fresco Logic has announced that its second generation USB 3.0 xHCI host controller, FL1009, has been certified by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF). FL1009 has been designed into...
Thursday 7 April 2011
Acer expects component shortages for tablet PCs and smartphones
Commenting about the tablet PC market, Acer Taiwan president Scott Lin pointed out that the company is currently working aggressively over its tablet PCs and is doing a marvelous...
Tuesday 22 March 2011
Renesas may see USB 3.0 chip shortage after May
Japan-based chip designer Renesas has recently made clarifications to its downstream motherboard partners about the recent rumors that Renesas is currently seeing USB 3.0 controller...
Tuesday 22 March 2011
PQI unveils external USB 3.0 HDD
Memory module maker Power Quotient International (PQI) has announced a new 2.5-inch external hard disk drive (HDD) series, the H567L/V, which has both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 transfer...
Friday 18 March 2011
Taiwan firms eyeing USB 3.0 host controller orders
With Renesas suspending operations at several plants in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Taiwan-based controller IC suppliers are speeding up the process...
Thursday 10 March 2011
External keyboards for tablet PC expected to see weak demand
Despite most first-tier tablet PC players have designed their products with support of an external keyboard, Taiwan-based keyboard makers are taking a conservative attitude about...
Friday 4 March 2011
MRT Communication launches USB Cloud technology
I-Share (USB Cloud) is a unique solution designed by MRT Communication and SyncQuick specifically for file sharing over the Internet. As the Internet becomes more common, the sharing...
Wednesday 23 February 2011
USB 3.0 interface to become mainstream sooner or later: Q&A with Dan Harmon, interface product marketing manager, Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments (TI) is actively venturing into the USB 3.0 interface market for notebooks, desktops and smartphones as rival Renesas Electronics is still thriving in the segment...
Thursday 17 February 2011
VIA Labs to ship new USB 3.0 hard drive controller in March
VIA Labs, a subsidiary of VIA Technologies specializing in USB 3.0 integrated chip controllers, is sampling new USB 3.0 controllers for external hard drives with volume shipments...
Friday 11 February 2011
USB 3.0 chip shipments to show 120% CAGR to 2015, says Digitimes Research
With more SuperSpeed-enabled motherboards, notebooks and other PC peripherals hitting store shelves, shipments of USB 3.0 host and device controller chips worldwide will increase...
Wednesday 26 January 2011
Renesas holds off planned price cuts in USB 3.0 host ICs due to no competition from Taiwan designers
Renesas Electronics has not carried out its planned reduction in USB 3.0 host IC prices to compete with Taiwan-based design houses, because the latter have not yet obtained USB-IF...
Tuesday 25 January 2011
Connector makers expect good profit if no price war
Taiwan-based PC connector makers expect the connector industry will see good growth in 2011 benefiting by the new notebook platforms as well as USB 3.0 applications. However, growth...