Intel releases USB 3.0 specifications: 4.8Gbps transfer rate

We reported to a while back about USB 3.0 getting tested at CES 2008, well now we have the latest news that may interest you. Intel has just released USB 3.0 specifications.

We was all a little worried when Intel announced that they was going release a brand new USB as standard until we heard it was USB 3.0 and what its capabilities was. Yes being backward compatible is very interesting indeed but Intel’s latest announcement proves to be good.

We already new that the new USB 3.0 would have a transfer rate of 4.8Gbps which is roughly ten-times faster than that of the current USB 2.0, we also know now that it will be much better in the way of power consumption.

PC Pro has said:

Intel has released a draft specification for the next iteration of the USB eXtensible Host Controller Interface

Those who joined Intel to form the USB 3 Promoter Group were HP, Microsoft, NEC, NXP Semiconductors and Texas Instruments and their aim is to get USB 3.0 on the market as early as 2009.

Source PC Pro via pocket-lint