SMSC Introduces USB97C102 Enhanced USB Peripheral Controller.

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 20, 1999--

Following-up its successful USB97C100 USB Peripheral Controller integrated circuit, Standard Microsystems Corporation (SMSC) today extended its USB IC offerings by announcing the USB97C102 Enhanced USB Peripheral Controller with Integrated Five-Port Hub and Scatter/Gather DMA. The USB97C102 improves on SMSC's successful USB97C100 USB Peripheral Controller by adding functionality via a five-port hub and by improving performance with its Scatter/Gather DMA (SGDMA) capability.

The USB97C102 can sustain the USB's maximum theoretical bandwidth via SMSC's patented dynamic memory management architecture. This architecture dynamically allocates data buffers within a 4K byte internal memory and removes the internal microcontroller unit (MCU) from the data path, eliminating a bottleneck in most competing USB peripheral controller solutions. The integrated hub simplifies the design of compound function/hub USB devices. "The addition of SGDMA allows multiple high speed peripherals to be handled effectively on one USB connection. The USB97C102, with its integrated hub, is uniquely suited for high performance and compound peripheral applications, such as notebook port replicators," stated Henry Wurzburg, Director of Strategic Marketing and Systems Engineering for SMSC's Connectivity products.

The USB97C102 is a low-power 3.3V design with 5V tolerant I/O and can be used as a drop-in replacement for SMSC's USB97C100. It is 100% compliant with the USB Specification, Revision 1.1, published by the USB Implementers Forum.

Standard Microsystems provides a complete development environment for the USB97C102, consisting of an evaluation and software development board, a monitor/debugger for the development system, sample USB enumeration software, and a Programmers Reference manual. Licenses will be available on a per-use basis for ECP printer/parallel port, generic serial port, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and floppy disk drive controller application firmware, along with WDM-compliant host drivers for Windows 98, as required. These licenses are provided at no charge, in most cases, with the purchase of the USB97C102. In addition, notebook PC port replicator software, which integrates all of these functions into a single application, will be available in early August.

Datasheets, evaluation boards, and qualification samples are available immediately. Production will be available in September. Packaged in a 128-pin quad flat pack, the USB97C102 is priced at $7.95 in quantities of 10,000.

About SMSC

Standard Microsystems Corporation is a worldwide supplier of metal-oxide-semiconductor/very large scale integrated (MOS/VLSI) circuits for the personal computer, peripherals and embedded systems marketplace. SMSC has a leading position in input/output (I/O) circuits for PCs, with over 100 million units shipped and, additionally, supplies circuits for PC connectivity and local area networks.

Standard Microsystems is based in Hauppauge, New York and maintains offices worldwide, including locations in North America, Asia, Europe and Japan. SMSC operates engineering design centers in San Jose, CA; Westborough, MA; Hauppauge, NY and Austin, TX. More information about the Company is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.smsc.com.

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