
As one of the few USB 3.0 hub controller providers, Genesys devotes its efforts to increasing its USB 3.0 market penetration by cooperation with tier 1 OEM/ODM. “With Windows 8 native driver support, USB 3.0 market is expected to begin a speedy expansion. “USB 3.0 certainly has the lead in future growth potential with its user friendliness and complete backward compatibility,” said Linus Wang, Chief Sales Officer at Genesys. It is available both in QFN 88-pin and QFN 64-pin package. G元520 supports both individual and gang mode. Its firmware is upgradable and configurable based on customers’ needs for features such as charging support and port number setting. In addition, G元520 incorporates patented Smart Power Management that can dynamically switch the mode of downstream ports to ensure the quality of flow. Some of the noteworthy features of G元520 include built-in 5V to 3.3V regulators, native fast charging, compliance with Battery Charging Spec. Toward that goal, Genesys Logic has developed proprietary technologies that enable the G元520 USB 3.0 hub controller to achieve the industry-leading 0.9W power consumption with four downstream ports connected to SuperSpeed devices. With the rapid growth and constant change on the features and capabilities of computing applications, the incessant strong demands for speed and performance require the I/O controllers to be more powerful and yet more energy efficient. With WHCK certification, G元520 solidifies its status as the best of breed among USB 3.0 hub controllers on the market and is well-suited for the performance-intensive and power-efficient markets, such as high-performance PC peripherals.


Taipei, Taiwan, July 20, 2012-Genesys Logic, Inc., a leading IC design company in mixed-signal high-speed I/O technologies, today announced its high performance USB 3.0 hub controller, G元520, has achieved Microsoft Windows 8 Hardware Certification for successfully meeting the performance, quality, and feature criteria of Windows 8 based systems.
