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Intel and USB-3: How are Nvidia and Microsoft involved?
Intel has been dragging it's feet over providing USB-3 support in it's
chipsets. This is because it really would rather see it's own "Light Peak" fiber-optic solution become an industry standard instead. Nvidia has been making a lot of noise over the fact that Intel has been delaying USB3, but I'm not sure why Nvidia has a stake in this or why Intel's delays affect Nvidia. Then there is Microsoft, who did not give Windows Seven any native USB-3 drivers - not even in the recently released SP1. I haven't seen these issues talked about here. See also: http://www.tgdaily.com/hardware-feat...tel-and-nvidia http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardwar...b-3-until-20/1 http://communities.intel.com/message...38B. node7COM How ironic: Intel announces, demonstrates USB 3.0 September 18, 2007 http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2...es-usb-3-0.ars |
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Intel and USB-3: How are Nvidia and Microsoft involved?
On 8/28/2010 8:58 AM, Intel Guy wrote:
Intel has been dragging it's feet over providing USB-3 support in it's chipsets. This is because it really would rather see it's own "Light Peak" fiber-optic solution become an industry standard instead. Nvidia has been making a lot of noise over the fact that Intel has been delaying USB3, but I'm not sure why Nvidia has a stake in this or why Intel's delays affect Nvidia. If you'll notice the article about Nvidia complaining, it's dated 2009, when they still had a chipset business. It's 2010, and Nvidia has since then dropped out of the chipset business, since Intel and Nvidia are locked in a cross-licensing lawsuit, and Nvidia can't build chipsets for Intel's newest processors. Then there is Microsoft, who did not give Windows Seven any native USB-3 drivers - not even in the recently released SP1. I think the USB3 support has to come from the chipset manufacturers since it is really a PCIe-to-USB3 bridge that needs to be implemented. Once that's provided, the rest of the stuff that gets attached to that bridge will go through standard Microsoft drivers. Light-Peak is a science project/marketing scheme from Intel, USB3 will still be needed if Light-Peak is implemented as it won't be using the same connectors as USB. Light-Peak might still be able to use existing USB software drivers, but the hardware is completely incompatible. Yousuf Khan |
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Intel and USB-3: How are Nvidia and Microsoft involved?
"Yousuf Khan" wrote in message
... I think the USB3 support has to come from the chipset manufacturers since it is really a PCIe-to-USB3 bridge that needs to be implemented. Once that's provided, the rest of the stuff that gets attached to that bridge will go through standard Microsoft drivers. NEC, the only one making USB3 chipsets ATM, provides the driver. Its pretty lightweight so its no big deal. |
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Intel and USB-3: How are Nvidia and Microsoft involved?
On 8/29/2010 6:29 AM, Jim wrote:
"Yousuf wrote in message ... I think the USB3 support has to come from the chipset manufacturers since it is really a PCIe-to-USB3 bridge that needs to be implemented. Once that's provided, the rest of the stuff that gets attached to that bridge will go through standard Microsoft drivers. NEC, the only one making USB3 chipsets ATM, provides the driver. Its pretty lightweight so its no big deal. That's how I see it too. Yousuf Khan |
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