Fujitsu Semiconductor Asia has announced that the latest series of the Fujitsu USB 3.0-SATA bridge IC, MB86C31, has passed the USB-IF compliance testing conducted by the USB Implementers Forum and is now certified as compliant with the USB 3.0 SuperSpeed standard. Â
The Fujitsu MB86C31 USB 3.0-SATA bridge IC builds on the functionality of the MB86C30 series released last year. The key new features include support for the state-of-the-art UAS protocol, Native Command Queuing (NCQ) functionality and hot-plugging of ATA devices. Other enhancements include improved USB PHY connectivity and lower power consumption as well as support for PWM and plural SPI devices.Â
The MB86C31 is available in two small packages - a 64-pin LQFP (7mm x 7mm) and a 48-pin QFN (6mm x 6mm) - for greater flexibility. With its enhanced features, the MB86C31 USB 3.0-SATA bridge IC series is a robust solution to enable secure, reliable, and super-fast connectivity between host PCs and external SATA storage devices such as HDDs, SSDs, and Blu-ray drives.Â
"Over the past several months, we have improved our USB 3.0-SATA bridge IC series, increasing the data-transfer rates and reducing the footprint. Today, we welcome the IC's formal certification by the USB Implementers Forum," said Yoshi Masuda, Senior Manager -Marketing, Fujitsu Semiconductor America. "We are experiencing design wins for the device across the industry, and view the SuperSpeed USB specification as ideal for external drives and consumer mass storage systems."
The MB86C31 follows in the successful footsteps of its predecessor, the MB86C30A USB 3.
