VIA Labs USB 3.0 to SATA Controller

VIA Labs, Inc., supplier of USB 3.0 integrated chip controllers, announced the certification of its VL700 USB 3.0-SATA Controller by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF). The suite of tests conducted as part of the USB-IF Compliance and Certification Program ensures that certified products are interoperable with existing USB devices, while also offering all the speed and power enhancements of the new USB 3.0 (SuperSpeed) specification.

      VIA VL700 Demo Card

Components that achieve certification qualify to use the SuperSpeed USB logo, designed to provide consumers with a way to evaluate a product’s quality. Additionally, certified products are added to an Integrators List of compliant SuperSpeed USB devices. The Integrators List enables manufacturers to quickly check for USB 3.0 components that have met the USB-IF Certification and Compliance Program criteria.

“The VL700 provides a way for users to experience the benefits of USB 3.0 data transmission on their SATA, SSD and ODD devices,” said David Hsu, Associate Vice President, VIA Labs, Inc. “Certification from the USB-IF is important for consumers as it guarantees this experience is seamless and trouble-free.”

About the VL700 USB 3.0-SATA Controller
The VL700 is a highly integrated single chip solution that allows users to connect SATA hard disk drive (HDD), solid state drive (SSD), and optical disc drive (ODD) devices to their PC via new USB 3.0 specification ports.

With data transfer rates of up to 5Gbps, USB 3.0 offers ten times the throughput available to USB 2.0 based devices, meaning large amounts of information stored on a SATA device can be effortlessly transferred to a PC in a fraction of the time it would usually take.

The VL700 USB 3.0-SATA Controller is now shipping.