First-ever USB 3.0 device on show with specs

Filed under: Computers | By: Peter Chubb
Posted on: November 17, 2008 | No Comments

First-ever USB 3.0 device on show with specs

Symwave, today announced that they are to demonstrate something that was first spoke about over a year ago, the first-ever USB 3.0 device. The Physical Layer (PHY) device will be on show at the SuperSpeed USB Developer’s Conference, which is being held in San Jose, CA.

The device is called the Quasar PHY and has been designed with “sync-and-go” devices; these include phone, media players, external hard drives and HD camcorders. The new device is rumored to work at 5Gbps, this makes is 10 times faster than USB 2.0 devices.

It is expected that the first SuperSpeed USB discrete controllers will appear in the second half of 2009, with consumer version coming in 2010. Full specs visit Business Wire

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