µPD720201 4-Port USB 3.0 Add-In Card

The μPD720201 is a Renesas' third-generation Universal Serial Bus 3.0 host controller that complies with Universal Serial Bus 3.0 specification, and Intel’s eXtensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI). This device reduces power consumption and offers a small package footprint, making it ideal for designers who wish to add the USB 3.0 interface to mobile computing devices such as laptops and notebook computers. The μPD720201 supports up to four USB 3.0 SuperSpeed ports and uses a PCI Express^® Gen 2 system interface bus, allowing system designers to easily add up to four SuperSpeed ports to systems containing the PCI Express bus interface. When connected to USB 3.0-compliant peripherals, the μPD720201 can transfer information at clock speeds of up to 5Gbps.

The RTKA720201DE0000BU (previously named ET-D720201-0014) 4-Port USB 3.0 Add-in Card uses the µPD720201K8-701 USB 3.0 host controller. This plug-and-play card expands four USB 3.0 ports from a PC’s PCIe interface. No specific driver is required for a common OS.