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Fujitsu releases USB 3.0

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BANGALORE, INDIA: Fujitsu Microelectronics Asia Pte Ltd, on Monday announced the new USB 3.0 - SATA bridge ICs, built with Fujitsu’s proprietary physical layer device (PHY).

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It supports SuperSpeed USB, the USB 3.0 specification, and enables data transfer rates of 5Gbps maximum between external storage devices – such as hard disk drives (HDDs) – and PCs.

The new IC, MB86C30A, is the first in the MB86C30 Series of USB 3.0-SATA bridge ICs, and when embedded in PC peripheral devices, enables over 10-fold faster data transfer rates in comparison to the USB 2.0 specification.

As this IC series enables 5Gbps high-speed data transfer between the PC and external HDDs, for the case of 3.5-HDDs, copying two hours worth of full high-vision video can be reduced from 12 minutes to approximately 3 minutes 30 seconds to 4 minutes in comparison to USB 2.0, said a press release.

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In addition to the bridge functionality, the new IC features a data encryption/decryption engine, offering security without impairing the performance of USB 3.0.

The MB86C30A IC also contains an embedded AES encryption engine that makes it possible to store encrypted data on HDDs, thus protecting confidential information from threats when portable devices are lost or stolen – a well-publicized problem in recent years - or to prevent data leaks when storage devices are disposed of.

This hardware encryption does not burden the CPU of the host PC while providing more secure protection of user’s data, added the release.

This series of ICs is being co-developed with Fujitsu Laboratories Limited, utilizing their high-speed serial interface technologies, and Fujitsu LSI Solution Limited.