SDRAM chipmaker Etron Technology has delivered its USB 3.0 host controller chips to five major motherboard makers for verification, and the company expects to begin volume shipping the controllers in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to chairman Nicky Lu.Source: DigiTimes
The market for SuperSpeed USB 3.0 products is likely to take off in 2010, with rapid expansion beginning next year, said Lu.
Market sources expect Etron to see its USB 3.0 products bring in a solid contribution to its 2011 financial results. Sales generated from the product line will likely contribute more than 30% to Etron's total revenues next year. Currently, 90% of Etron's revenues is generated from specialty DRAM (SDRAM) products, the sources added.
Etron to ship USB 3.0 controllers in Q4 2010
Posted on Friday, June 25 2010 @ 0:05 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
SDRAM chip maker Etron announced it will start shipping USB 3.0 host controllers in Q4 2010: