Today at the USB Implementers Forum SuperSpeed USB
Developers Conference in Tokyo, multiple companies
demonstrated interoperable prototype hosts and devices
supporting the SuperSpeed USB technology.
Companies including Fresco Logic, Fujitsu
Microelectronics Limited, LucidPort Technology, Inc. and
NEC Electronics Corporation showcased interoperable
prototype PC hosts and peripheral devices using prototype
software from Intel to transport SuperSpeed USB traffic.
The USB 3.0 specification was completed and released in
November 2008, marking the beginning of SuperSpeed USB
product development efforts. SuperSpeed USB brings
significant power and performance enhancements to the
popular USB standard while offering backward
compatibility with Uthe SB-enabled PCs and peripheral
devices currently in the market. The technology delivers
data transfer rates up to 10x faster than Hi-Speed USB
(USB 2.0) as well as optimized power management.
SuperSpeed USB demonstrations at the event included a
Fresco Logic prototype PC host working with a mass
storage device from Fujitsu. In another demonstration,
NEC Electronics Corporation featured a PC host
transferring data to a mass storage device from
LucidPort. The USB-IF anticipates SuperSpeed USB products
will be available for consumers to purchase in early
2010.