LightPeak and USB 3.0
I still get questions about Light Peak versus USB 3.0 so I’d like to set the record straight.
USB 3.0 Products Shipping & the Co-Creator of USB
Cyberpower announced that USB 3.0 will be an option on all their Gamer Xtreme PCs. This (to my knowledge) is the first PC company to announce support for USB 3.0. I checked out the CyberPower website, and I found 13 models that let me pick USB 3.0 as a feature. You can see the cheapest PC option here: CyberPower PC with USB 3.0 option.
USB 3.0 SSD Benchmark – First Published Results
Reading through the first published benchmark testing of a USB 3.0 SSD, you can look at it 2 ways.
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First USB 3.0 Hub Demo ever
At Fall 2009 IDF, Synopsys was the first company ever, in the history of the USB to demonstrate a USB 3.0 Device, Host, and Hub all from one company (that’s us).
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Innovation
I’ve visited a lot of customers and potential customers over the past 10 years talking about USB 2.0 and now USB 3.0. I have to say, that the longer USB 2.0 is around, the more designers come up with ways to use USB 2.0 in products.
USB 3.0 Certification
The USB-IF will begin certifying SuperSpeed USB 3.0 products at it’s lab at the Platform Interoperability Lab. This is significant because it means 2 things:
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Eric started working on USB in 1995, starting with the world’s first BIOS that supported USB Keyboards and Mice while at Award Software. After a departure into embedded systems software for real-time operating systems, he returned to USB IP cores and software at inSilicon, one of the leading suppliers of USB IP. In 2002, inSilicon was acquired by Synopsys and he’s been here since. He also served as Chairman of the USB On-The-Go Working Group for the USB Implementers Forum from 2004-2006.