Fresco Logic Demonstrates Industry's First SuperSpeed USB Data Transfer

Demonstration Showcases SuperSpeed USB Data Transfer Speed of Over 350 MB/s on Fresco Logic's Hardware Development Platform

SAN FRANCISCO -- August 21, 2008 -- Fresco Logic, a leading Silicon IP, IC Systems and Services Company, will demonstrate SuperSpeed USB data transfer on its hardware development platform in the USB Community at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF). This demonstration marks the first public showing of a working SuperSpeed USB host and device transferring data. USB is the most successful standard in history of computing, and the new SuperSpeed USB sets the new data transfer rate standard at 5 Gb/s on a bi-directional link.

“The USB 3.0 Promoter Group is pleased to see companies like Fresco Logic develop early implementations that showcase key features supported by the USB 3.0 specification,” said Jeff Ravencraft, USB 3.0 Promoter Group Chair. “The Fresco Logic demonstration shows the significant performance increase that will be supported by devices and hosts based on the USB 3.0 specification, and the value it will bring for consumers.”

Working with members of the USB 3.0 Promoter Group, Fresco Logic constructed a hardware development platform that connects to a PC through a PCI Express port. The platform is based on a PCI Express add-in card with a Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA device implementing Fresco Logic’s SuperSpeed USB Host and Device Controller IP. With link flow control, packet framing and protocol layer overhead considered, a measured data transfer rate of 369 MB/s proves that high throughput can be achieved for SuperSpeed USB applications.

“We have leveraged over ten years of system-level and IP design expertise to architect a SuperSpeed USB Host and Device Controller IP that performs to the exact standards of the market, and this demonstration represents the quality of work we have done,” said Jing-Fan Zhang, President and CEO of Fresco Logic. “We will continue to work closely with our partners and the USB ecosystem to enable the successful deployment of the SuperSpeed USB standard into the design community.”

Availability

Fresco Logic released SuperSpeed USB Host and Device IP as part of its USB IP family of products. The products are shipping under a limited availability model to early adopters wishing to move quickly to integrate SuperSpeed USB into their products. For more information contact Fresco Logic at 1-503-616-5827 or go online and register at www.frescologic.com.

Fresco Logic – Bringing Art to Engineering

Fresco Logic is a Silicon IP, IC systems and Services Company focused on providing advanced solutions for moving and storing content. High-definition video and the explosion of content sharing in social media networking is driving the demand for faster connectivity and increased storage across consumer electronics, personal computing, and mobile Internet devices. Fresco Logic works closely with strategic customers and partners to help build new products based on emerging connectivity standards such as SuperSpeed USB, and storage platforms for applications like solid state drives (SSD’s) targeted for mobile Internet devices. By providing a comprehensive offering of Silicon IP, Systems, and Services, Fresco Logic gives product development companies the right mix of cost effective offerings to bring SuperSpeed connectivity and flexible storage options to market faster.

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