News Release
VIA Vectro VT6205 World's First Low Power Certified,
Hi-Speed USB2.0 Controller
Featuring ultra low power consumption levels, the VIA
Vectro VT6205 raises the performance bar and saves battery
life
Taipei, Taiwan, 2 March 2004 - VIA Technologies, Inc,
a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies
and PC platform solutions, today announced that the VIA
Vectro VT6205 9-in-1 Flash Card Reader controller has
successfully gained Low Power, Hi-Speed USB2.0 certification
from the USB Implementers Forum, making it the first USB2.0-enabled
peripheral controller to be granted this globally recognized
certification.
With notebooks and other mobile products being increasingly
used for digital entertainment applications such as digital
photography and video, consumers are demanding fast and
convenient ways of transferring files to and from a wide
variety of consumer electronics, such as digital cameras,
MP3 players, PDAs and mobile phones, leading to the rapid
rise in flash card memory types, such as CompactFlash™,
MemoryStick™ and SmartMedia™. The unprecedented
low power operation of the VIA Vectro VT6205 compliments
this trend, allowing consumers to take full advantage
of the widest range of compact flash card memory and portable
storage devices, while maximizing notebook battery life.
Featuring a unique combination of power management capabilities,
enhanced performance and value-added features, including
interoperability with nine of the most popular flash media
formats, the VIA Vectro VT6205 has been specifically designed
with the rapidly emerging new generation of notebooks
and portable storage devices in mind. Delivering excellent
performance in Hi-Speed USB2.0 data transfer rates of
up to 480Mbps and ultra low power consumption, the VIA
Vectro VT6205 provides customers with utmost reliability,
even in critical low power conditions, and also ensures
longer battery life for mobile systems.
"VIA is leveraging its leading position in advanced
low power technology, from silicon level to processors,
focusing on high performance and reliability while minimizing
power consumption to ultra low levels," said Eric
Lin, Product Manager, VIA Technologies, Inc. "The
Low Power, Hi-Speed USB2.0 certification for the VIA Vectro
VT6205 is another major demonstration of VIA's strength
in low power technology and our continued commitment in
driving the adoption of USB2.0 in the market."
The VIA Vectro VT6205 reads and transfers data at Hi-Speed
USB2.0 transfer rates of up to 480Mbps, while maintaining
very low operating power consumption of just 90mA and
configuration power of only 60mA, which is less than a
fifth of that of typical USB2.0 peripheral controllers.
Through its low power architecture and advanced CMOS 0.22µm
process technology, VIA has minimized the power consumption
of the VIA Vectro VT6205 by more than 80% of the maximum
allowable power for USB peripherals operating without
the use of external power, making it the ideal solution
for power sensitive applications.
About the VIA Vectro VT6205 USB2.0 to 9-in-1 Flash Card
Reader Controller
Featuring VIA's low power architecture and advanced
process technology, the VIA Vectro VT6205 optimizes power
management, ensuring connectivity in critical low power
conditions and where battery life conservation is crucial.
The VIA Vectro VT6205 is available as an add-in PCI card
or an onboard chip, providing the most flexible approach
to incorporate USB2.0 connectivity into flash card readers.
Compliant with USB Specification Revision 2.0 and ATA/ATAPI
Specification Revision 6.0, the VIA Vectro VT6205 renders
support and is highly interoperable with CompactFlash™
Type I and II, Micro Drive, SmartMedia™, MemoryStick™,
MemoryStick™ Pro, SecureDigital™, MultiMediaCard™,
NAND Flash and xD PictureCard™ interfaces, all on
a single chip. Highly integrated fully compliant USB2.0
Transceiver Macrocell Interface (UTMI) supports 480 Mbps
high speed and 12 Mbps full speed communication and allows
for dynamic attach and re-attach to the USB bus to allow
hot-swap of drives. The External Serial (EEPROM) Interface
enables memory retention and supports serial number, vendor
number, product ID and miscellaneous storage.
Further information may be found at the VIA website at:
http://www.via.com.tw/en/Communications/vt6205.jsp
VIA and USB2.0
VIA has been a key driver of the USB standard on the
PC platform, bringing integrated USB1.1 solutions to market
before the mainstream supply of USB-enabled peripherals.
Anticipating the industry transition to the enhanced USB2.0
standard VIA developed both integrated and discrete solutions,
enabling consumers to move quickly to the faster transfer
technology. Being a member of the USB Implementers Forum
(USB-IF), VIA remains committed to steering the industry-wide
move towards adoption of the USB2.0 Specification, by
developing both discrete and integrated USB2.0 solutions,
providing OEMs and system builders with the most cost
effective and flexible method of incorporating the higher
speed USB2.0 technology into their desktop, mobile and
consumer systems.
Delivering superior bandwidth capacity of up to 480Mbps,
Hi-Speed USB2.0 is swiftly superseding the standard USB1.1
specification for the PC, enabling seamless connectivity
to the installed peripheral base. This high-speed transfer
technology is ideal for today's bandwidth-hungry peripherals
such as video cameras, next generation scanners and printers.
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