Posted April 21, 2012 by T3cH FR3@K in Tech Buzz

VIA Announces New USB 3.0 Hub Controller “VIA Labs VL812″

The well-known designer of chipset and CPU, VIA Labs recently announced the new USB 3.0 HUB controllers called VIA Labs VL812 via their official website. VIA Labs Inc is the Taiwanese company known for the design and manufacture of processors, chipsets and platforms that are energy efficient, good and easy to integrate.

“The VIA Labs VL812 USB 3.0 hub is the perfect companion for the growth of market expansion Ultrabook have an elegant factor, few external ports.Ultrabook provides users a wide range of connectivity options for USB peripherals without an additional power adapter for the center, “said Terrance Shih, product manager for VIA Labs, Inc.

Key Features of VIA Labs VL812:

Compliant to USB 3.0 specification revision 1.0, and USB specification revision 2.0

Fully integrated single chip implementation

Industry-first integrated 5V DC-DC switching regulator

One up-stream supports Super-speed, high-speed and full-speed traffic

Four down-stream ports support Super-speed, high-speed, full-speed and low-speed traffic

“Charging Downstream Port”, CDP, feature for rapid-charging

In-house USB PHY employs advanced CMOS process for low power consumption

Supports USB 3.0 low power states

Supports full sideband signal functions inc. gang mode and LED status lights

Full software support for Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2003, 2000, ME and Mac OS 10X and various Linux kernels

The users and enthusiasts USB 3.0 demanded a better unit, more affordable and limitless. USB 3.0 Hub Controller VL812 consumes less than 0.5 watts when in high load and low power makes it the market leader. The low-power operation of new VL812 USB 3.0 Hub allows users to connect many USB devices that usually require an additional source of energy.

With VL812, the user can connect an external hard drive 2.5 “USB 3.0, a USB 2.0 flash drive and a USB mouse at the same time without any power supply or additional adapter when connected to a USB port 3.0 normal. It seems that VIA VL812 is a solution very affordable and easy for all these problems. VIA VL812 is SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Hub Controller.

SOURCE: Via Labs