NEC Electronics Unveils USB 3.0 SOC Design Solution

NEC Electronics announced the availability of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) 3.0 system-on-a-chip (SOC) design solution that customers can use to develop custom USB 3.0 products.

Leveraging the company's design, implementation and manufacturing strengths as an integrated device manufacturer (IDM), NEC Electronics said the SOC design solution helps to reduce risk and speed time to market, while allowing customers to focus on developing their own differentiated logic.

The SOC design solution features NEC Electronics' USB 3.0 intellectual property (IP) core, which is fully interoperable with the company's recently USB-IF-certified USB 3.0 host controller (part number uPD720200) and also backward compatible with previous versions of the USB standard. NEC Electronics said it expects rapid adoption of the solution by customers developing mass storage, display and video applications, especially as the need to transfer information from PCs to external hard-drives, portable electronics devices, and flash-based drives continues to grow.

"NEC Electronics has earned a reputation for delivering dedicated customer service and custom products. In fact, these qualities are cornerstones of the NEC Electronics culture," said Osamu Matsushima, general manager, ASIC Solutions Division, NEC Electronics. "Combining our USB leadership with our years of experience delivering custom SOC and standard solutions, the new SOC design solution provides customers with a one-stop-shop for implementing their system solutions on time and within budget."

LucidPort Technology, a fabless semiconductor company developing SuperSpeed USB and Wireless USB controllers, leveraged NEC Electronics USB 3.0 SOC design solution in the development of its USB300, a single chip USB 3.0 to SATA-II bridge designed for external storage devices.

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