A few months ago, Intel said it would have made it clear the next generation 6-series chipsets will not support embedded USB3.0 function, but recently learned that they seem prepared to launch a standalone USB3.0 controller products to make up for their products deficiency. According to Xbit site reports, USB3.0 controller manufacturer NEC, since last September has sold about 3 million USB3.0 controller chip.

Although the total number of point of view this figure is not too great, but we should not forget that currently only a handful, such as Gigabyte, Asus and other vendors to provide product selection USB3.0 functionality on the motherboard, so over time and increasingly The more companies to join the camp, USB3.0, USB3.0 controller chip sales grow very fast. In this case, Intel will naturally not let this opportunity.

But so far no official confirmation from Intel will launch their own independent USB3.0 controller chip.

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