Symwave, a silicon supplier of system offerings for SuperSpeed USB devices, has introduced SW6313, a second generation USB 3.0 storage controller that is optimised for cost-sensitive and portable storage products.
Symwave said that it will target over 50 million units, as USB 3.0 is driving the unit growth across all storage applications and form-factors.
According to Symwave, its mixed-signal and proprietary software enhanced performance, bridging data from a USB 3.0 host to external hard disk drives (HDDs) or solid state drives (SSDs). The SW6313 system-on-chip delivers performance as Symwave’s first generation devices, while reducing overall power dissipation.
The SW6313 fully supports the recently released UASP revision 1.0 specification, fully compliant with USB 3.0 and SATA-II specifications, and includes an AES hardware encryption engine capable of encrypting data at full line speed, the company said.
The new offering is designed to meet all the compliance program requirements for SuperSpeed USB devices and the USB-IF certification, fully compatible with all Windows mass storage class drivers, and supports USB Attached SCSI (UAS).
Yossi Cohen, president and CEO of Symwave, said: “The SW6313 underscores Symwave’s continued USB 3.0 industry leadership and SoC engineering expertise. By partnering with the USB-IF, our leading customers, host solution providers, and software companies, Symwave has continued to aggressively advance our products.
“With over two years of focus on USB 3.0 and six months of shipping field-proven solutions with the leading storage OEMs, we used our cumulative experience to deliver the absolute best system solution in terms of performance, power, system cost, and a software rich platform to our customers.”
