Date: 29/06/2010

Discrete SuperSpeed USB tranceiver from TI offers 5 Gbps speed

Texas Instruments has made available the SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0) transceiver, which is capable of fast data transfers when compared to USB High-Speed devices (USB 2.0).

The main features of SuperSpeed USB are:
1. TI says that it has a receiver sensitivity that is twice as good as required by the USB 3.0 specification.
2. The TUSB1310's PIPE3 and ULPI interfaces enable USB 3.0 functionality when used in conjunction with the integrated application processor digital cores.
3. The 5-gigabits-per-second (Gbps) USB 3.0 physical layer transceiver operates from a single crystal or external reference clock with selectable frequencies from 20, 25, 30 and 40 MHz

"End users are demanding the ability to store huge photo and high-definition video files on their portable consumer devices with ease and speed," said Steve Anderson, senior vice president over TI's High-Performance Analog business unit. "The TUSB1310 is capable of completing data transfers of a 27 Gigabit Blu-ray™ disc in less than 90 seconds, versus nearly 15 minutes with USB 2.0. Using TI's complete SuperSpeed USB portfolio, engineers can design faster, more cost-effective and user-friendly consumer products for today and in the future."

The TUSB1310 is suggested for surveillance cameras, multimedia handsets, smartphones, digital still cameras, portable media players, personal navigation devices, audio docks, video IP phones, wireless IP phones and software defined radios apllication. Key available devices are:
--The SN65LVPE502, a dual-channel USB 3.0 redriver/equalizer.
--The TPD2EUSB30, a two-channel ESD solution for SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface.
--The TPS25xx series of USB power switches. Future offerings include peripherals, bridges, hubs, and hosts.

Other key features and benefits:
1. It has a receiver sensitivity of less than 50 mV.
2. The standard link layer interfaces PIPE3 for USB 3.0 & ULPI for USB 2.0 compatibility.

Package:
The TUSB1310 is packaged in a 175BGA.
The TPD2EUSB30 is packaged in a SOT (DRT).
The SN65LVPE502 is packaged in a QFN.

Price:
The TUSB1310 starts at US$6.00 in 1,000-unit quantities.
The TPD2EUSB30 starts at US$0.15 in 1,000-unit quantities.
The SN65LVPE502 starts at US$4.25 in 1,000-unit quantities.
Availability: Now

For more information visit: www.ti.com