LAS VEGS, USA: The first set of USB 3.0 compatible consumer products were showcased at the International Consumer Electronics Show at Las Vegas recently. The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) hade earlier announced the first 17 consumer products to pass compliance and certification testing for SuperSpeed USB, the next generation of USB technology.
The products certified SuperSpeed USB motherboards, notrbook PC systems, consumer devices and enabling device silicon. The first wave of certified SuperSpeed USB consumer products abd devices to enter the market are from manufacturers including ASMeia Technology, Asus, Fujitsu, Giga-Byte Technology, HP, I/O Interconnect, LucidPort Technology, RATOC Systems, SIIG, Symwave and Western Digital.
The products certified represent end-to-end consumer products, solutions for new and legacy PC systems, devices and enabling silicon, which will pave way for SuperSpeed USB products. Additional certified products are said to enter the market in the first quarter of 2010.
The USB 3.0 specification, introduced just over a year ago, difines a backward compatible interconnect that delivers improved data transfer rates upto 10x faster than Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0) and offers optimized power management.
The following products have achieved compliance and certification for SuperSpeed USB.
Motherboards
Asus - P6X58D Premium motherboard.
Giga-Byte Technology - GA-P55A-UD3 motherboard
Notebooks
HP - Envy 15 notebook PC
Fujitsu - FMV-BIBLO NF/G70 notebook PC
Consumer devices
I/O Interconnect - RS952, USB 3.0 2.5" hard disk drive enclosure
RS954, USB 3.0 3.5" hard disk drive enclosure
RA314, USB 3.0 0.2- port PCIe add-in-card
RA315, USB 3.0 2-port ExpressCard
RATOC systems - USB 3.0 PCIe add-in card, USB 3.0 ExpressCard
SIIG - JU-P20412-S2, USB 3.0 2-port PCIe add-in card
Wetern Digital - My Book USB 3.0 external hard drive
USB 3.0 PCIe (Gen 2) adaptor card
Device Silicon
ASMedia Technology - ASM1051, USB 3.0 to SATA storage controller
Fujitsu Microelctronics - MB86C30, USB 3.0 to SATA storage controller
LucidPort - USB300, USB 3.0 to SATA storage controller
Symwave - SW6316, USB 3.0 to SATA storage controller