Genesys Displays USB 3.0 to 3Gb SATA Bridge Controller

Genesys Logic, Inc., in high-speed I/O communications, demonstrated its new USB 3.0 solutions – GL3310 and GL3520, at SuperSpeed USB Developers Conference on April 1-2.

GL3310 is a low-power and highly integrated USB 3.0 to SATA 3.0Gbps bridge controller. With in-house developed USB 2.0, USB 3.0 and SATA 3.0Gbps PHY integrated, GL3310 delivers unprecedented performance on external HDD applications. Leveraging Genesys Logic’s success on its popular USB2.0/SATA bridge controller GL830, GL3310 was designed to support customers with even better compatibility with USB host controllers and SATA storage devices, and at competitive cost structures. In addition to its superior performance, GL3310 is also equipped with an extensive list of functions such as SPI interface, PWM, watchdog timers, monitoring with UART and multiple of GPIO, to facilitate customers’ system development.

GL3520 is Genesys Logic’s USB 3.0 HUB controller, with a market proven USB 2.0 hub (GL850) integrated. It also takes advantage of Genesys Logic’s internally developed low-power USB 3.0 PHY to deliver class-leading power performance. GL3520 is fully compatible with all USB speeds defined in the USB 1.1, USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 specifications. In addition, the new hub controller also provides fast charging functions that are compliant with USB Battery Charging Specification Rev. 1.1. With green computing in mind, Genesys Logic is committed to leading the industry in delivering low power USB 3.0 hub design to customers. GL3520 not only supports all power states (U0, U1, U2 and U3) defined in SuperSpeed USB Spec., it also supports functional and suspend power states.

The next generation SATA standard, operating at 6.0Gbps, will pave ways to yet an even higher level of performance in external hard drive usages for customers. Genesys Logic is expected to announce products with SATA 6.0Gbps in the year of 2010.