Global Unichip has announced that its USB 3.0 device controller IP has passed the USB-IF test procedure for SuperSpeed products and is now listed on the integrator list.
Global Unichip's USB 3.0 device controller IP supports SuperSpeed USB peripheral functionality that provides a 10x data transfer rate over Hi-Speed USB. It is backward compatible with USB 2.0 to ensure interoperability with billions of USB products already on the market, the company said.
Global Unichip claimed its USB 3.0 device controller IP is highly configurable and employs an aggressive power saving methodology. It is compatible with USB 3.0 PHYs, including Global Unichip's own USB 3.0 PHY IP, through a standard PIPE interface. GUC's USB 3.0 PHY IP is currently under silicon characterization and expects to pass the complete USB-IF test by the first quarter of 2012.
The new USB 3.0 device controller IP is the latest addition to Global Unichip's library of digital, analog and mixed-signal IP. With the silicon-proven USB 3.0 IP, designers can achieve reduced design time and guaranteed quality when developing products for advanced computing, entertainment and networking applications, Global Unichip said.