AMD to support USB 3.0
Advanced Micro Devices has announced it will support USB 3.0 – SuperSpeed USB - in its chips, marking the first instance of a major pc processor supplier getting behind the standard.
The USB Implementers Forum stated that AMD's A75 and A70M Fusion chipsets will be the first to integrate support for USB 3.0.
The need to move to a faster standard has been driven by devices such as digital cameras, camcorders, and hard drives. Transfer rates jump from a peak of 480megabits/s on USB 2.0 to as much as 5gigabits/s with USB 3.0. And a USB 3.0 host can deliver a minimum of 80% more power than a USB 2.0 host.
