Date: 20/09/2010

USB 3.0 to NAND flash controller chip from VIA

VIA, a supplier of USB 3.0 integrated chip controllers, has released its latest USB 3.0 product, the VIA Labs VL750 Super-Speed USB to NAND flash controller, a single-chip solution for the next generation of USB flash drives. The VIA Labs VL750 features a 4-channel memory controller with interleaving support to offer fast data transfer speeds of 100MB/s or more, depending on configuration.

The VIA Labs VL750’s four channel design improves data throughput over dual or single channel designs by offering more bandwidth and improved parallelization. “VIA Labs is ahead of the pack by some distance when it comes to offering a complete USB 3.0 eco-system that now includes host, hub and NAND flash controller products,” said David Hsu, Associate Vice President, VIA Labs, Inc. “The VIA Labs VL750 will pave the way for fast, affordable, and large capacity flash drives of 32GB or more. Large files will become infinitely more manageable with most transfers completing in just a few seconds.”

The VIA Labs VL750 features universal compatibility across platforms such as Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux, and adds USB Attached SCSI Protocol (UASP) support for additional performance. The VIA Labs VL750 is fully compliant with the USB 3.0 specification, and is also backwards compatible with USB 2.0 and 1.1 standards.

The VIA Labs VL750 is powered by multiple PHYs and offers signal integrity characteristics and supports popular 2X-3X nm flash memories while consuming minimal power.

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