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USB 3.0 makers hit a snag
ALL IS NOT WELL with motherboard makers' plans to bung USB 3.0 into their boards.
ASMedia Technology, VIA Labs, Etron Technology and Fresco Logic all had plans to offer USB 3.0 chips for use in motherboards by the end of 2010.
However it turns out that the mainboards set to use their chips might be delayed because the chips have not yet passed USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) certification.
According to Digitimes there are technical problems with the USB 3.0 chips.
Problems have come up when chip designers sent samples to motherboard makers for testing, as these chips still have several bugs that need to be fixed.
Chip designers are also having to design their own USB 3.0 driver software because Windows 7 does not support the technology.
NEC, which is the largest USB 3.0 chip supplier, is offering the chips for $3 each in lots of 500,000. But other suppliers have not been able to get into mass production yet. µ
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There's speculation that w7 sp1 will support usb 3.0. Hopefully w7 sp1 gold will be out soon to support and spur the use of usb 3.0.
NO STANDARDS AT THIS TIME. ONLY USB 2 IS SET. TEST PROVE NO GOOD NOW, FOR SPEED BOOST.
Vondrashek 3.o
They'll figure it out, nice that there is some decent vetting to prevent crappy half-assed stuff that doesn't work right.
Figures, my USB 3.0 board is driven by an NEC chip. I guess motherboard manufacturers are defaulting to the only one which is certified.