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Monday 15 April 2013
VIA Labs lands new orders for USB 3.0 hub controllers
Taiwan-based VIA Labs has grabbed USB 3.0 hub controller orders for docking stations from Lenovo, with shipments kicking off in the third quarter, according to industry sources. Monthly...
Friday 12 April 2013
More flash drives transition to USB 3.0
Many memory module makers have discontinued developing USB 2.0 flash drives since the second quarter, and now have new products all featuring the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface, according...
Tuesday 19 March 2013
Digitimes Research: Thunderbolt facing strong competition from USB 3.0
Digitimes Research has recently examined several existing data transmission technologies and found that currently seven of them may become competitors of Intel Thunderbolt.
Wednesday 20 February 2013
Etron to hit 10 million USB 3.0 flash drive controller milestone in 2013
Etron Technology is expected to see its cumulative shipments of USB 3.0 flash drive controllers surpass 10 million units in 2013, up significantly from the current one million units...
Tuesday 25 December 2012
VIA Labs obtains USB-IF certification for USB 3.0 hub controllers
USB device controller supplier VIA Labs has received USB-IF (USB Implementers Forum) certification for its VL811 and VL812 USB 3.0 hub controller ICs, according to industry sources...
Monday 17 December 2012
USB 3.0 chipmakers push into USB hub business
As Intel started natively supporting USB 3.0 technology with its Ivy Bridge platform, third-party chipmakers including Renesas Electronics, ASMedia, Etron Technology and VIA Labs...
Monday 3 December 2012
VIA Labs to roll out new USB 3.0 flash drive controllers built on 85nm
VIA Labs, a subsidiary of VIA Technologies specializing in USB 3.0 integrated chip controllers, will roll out new solutions for USB flash drives in December. The new VIA VL752-series...
Monday 3 December 2012
Competition set to become fierce for USB 3.0 flash drive IC suppliers
With more companies gearing up for the booming market for USB 3.0 flash drive controller ICs, competition is expected to be fierce in 2013, according to sources at memory module fi...
Friday 30 November 2012
ASMedia to list on TSE on December 12
ASMedia Technology, an Asustek Computer subsidiary specializing in the design and development of USB 3.0 host and device controller chips, will officially begin trading on the Taiwan...
Wednesday 14 November 2012
ASMedia to be listed at the end of December
ASMedia Technology, an Asustek Computer subsidiary that focuses on producing USB 3.0 controller chips, is set to be listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) at the end of December,...
Wednesday 14 November 2012
Intel Thunderbolt suffers low penetration in the PC market
Intel's Thunderbolt technology is facing difficulty penetrating the PC market. Currently only about 10% of notebooks and motherboards adopt the technology due to high costs, according...
Tuesday 13 November 2012
ASMedia shipments of USB 3.0 flash device controllers to boom, says president
Strong demand for USB 3.0- and Thunderbolt-compatible peripherals will buoy ASMedia Technology's shipments of USB device controllers in 2013, according to company president Lin Che-wei...
Friday 26 October 2012
Exar announces next-generation single channel switch for USB
Exar, a provider of high performance analog mixed-signal and data management products, has announced the XRP2523, a next-generation single channel switch for USB VBUS power distribution...
Thursday 27 September 2012
Intel Haswell processor design may cause motherboard players to exit market
Intel is already set to launch its next-generation Haswell-based processors, comprehensively designed for IT products such as tablets, notebooks, ultrabooks, desktops and servers,...
Friday 17 August 2012
Andes, Solid State System sign cooperation agreement to develop next-generation USB 3.0 products
Taiwan-based processor core IP vendor Andes Technology has signed a cooperation agreement with NAND flash controller IC design house Solid State System (3S), through which 3S will...