New chip can 'triple' USB 3.0 speeds claim researchers
NEC Technologies has announced it is researching a new chip which it claims can triple USB 3.0 speeds. The company says it can raise the standard's bus speed to a 16Gb/s - around two gigabytes per second.
The process has been made possible by creating a more effective way to relay signal checks between connected equipment that confirms data is received correctly. By removing these 'obstructions', NEC says that means more data can pass through one way without being hampered by confirmations headed in the opposite direction.
Developers at NEC suggest that it may be able to make this technique work with existing USB 3.0 devices, although the process would need to be approved by the USB Implementers Forum as a common standard.
