USB PHY sets the gold standard

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Apr 26, 2005

The USB3500 is an UTMI+ stand-alone, host or On The Go (OTG) transceiver that has passed Hi-Speed USB compliance testing with the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF).

New from SMSC, the USB3500 is an UTMI+ stand-alone, host or On The Go (OTG) transceiver that has passed Hi-Speed USB compliance testing with the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF).

SMSC reckons it now offers the industry's broadest family of Hi-Speed USB stand-alone physical layer transceivers (PHYs) covering the range of SIE/PHY interface standards.

The USB3500 provides a flexible, stand-alone, Hi-Speed PHY solution that supports the highest level of UTMI+ support (Level 3).

Interoperability has been proven through extensive testing with the industry's leading Hi-Speed OTG IP providers.

Many consumer electronics designers are now turning to FPGA solutions because of the lower risk and quicker path to early production.

With its flexible UTMI+ digital interface, the USB3500 is a perfect companion to an FPGA solution.

Designers can now choose between the USB3500 with its more traditional UTMI+ interface and the USB3300 with its lower pin count ULPI interface.

In addition, the USB3500 was recently selected by the USB-IF to be the reference PHY in the new Hi-Speed OTG compliance test platform, introduced at the USB-IF Compliance Workshop in Tokyo, Japan on April 3-7, 2005.

"Adding the USB3500 to SMSC's line of Hi-Speed USB PHYs further supports our position in providing the industry's broadest line of USB2.0 solutions", said Steve Nelson, Vice President of Marketing - Connectivity Solutions at SMSC.

"The selection of the USB3500 by the USB-IF as the reference PHY in the Hi-Speed OTG compliance test platform is an honour and further establishes SMSC PHY solutions as the golden standard by which other PHYs will be measured".

The USB3500 is available in an 8 x 8 x 0.9mm 56-pin QFN package.

Qualification samples and production quantities of the SMSC USB3500 are available today.

Pricing is $2.15 per unit (US list price) in 10,000-unit quantities.