NEC Intros Chip Capable of 16Gbps Transfers
NEC Intros Chip Capable of 16Gbps Transfers
Posted 02/17/2010 at 3:05pm
| by Bart Salisbury
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NEC’s decided that faster than fast isn’t fast enough. It’s announcing a new chipset that allows data transfer rates up to 16Gbps using USB 3.0 hardware--that’s 3.2 times faster than USB 3.0’s 5Gbps throughput.
To achieve this new throughput NEC did some monkeying with the feedback signal linked to the data rate. By delaying the signal NEC says it can overcome the interference that plagues very high speed data transfers. This frees up headroom that allows for more data to be pushed through the same physical space.
We won’t be seeing this type of throughput soon, as NEC still needs to obtain approval from the standards powers that be, like the USB Implementers Forum. Until then you’ll have to make due with Intel’s Light Peak, which is expected to be in production by the end of this year, and will allow speeds up to 10Gbps.
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