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| Hitachi Selects PLX's USB 2.0 Controller PLX Technology announces that Hitachi has selected PLX's NET 2272 USB 2.0 Controller chip as the I/O interconnect solution for Hitachi's new DZ-BD7HA and DZ-BD70A products, the world's first Blu-ray Disc camcorders. The NET 2272 provides data transfer speeds of up to 480Mb/sec between the camcorder and any USB-enabled PC, while its small package and low power consumption help the new Hitachi camcorders achieve their light weight, compact dimensions and long battery charge. The first-to-market DZ-BD7HA features Blu-ray Disc recording capability, along with a built-in 30GB hard disk drive, which can record approximately four hours of 1920 x 1080 full high-definition video (DZ-BD70A does not include a HDD). With a single push of a button, the DZ-BD7HA can copy the contents from the HDD to the BD. Easy editing functions such as split, delete and connect can be made right in the camcorder before using the one-touch dubbing function to burn BD copies. Thanks to the NET 2272's high-speed transfer capabilities, "raw" or edited video content on the DZ-BD7HA also can be transferred rapidly from its disk drive to a PC for storage and/or additional editing. The NET 2272's integrated local-bus controller, 40MBytes/sec. of sustained USB data transfer, ultra low power consumption, and variable I/O voltage of 1.8V to 5.0V deliver an unprecedented combination of size, power, and performance to portable applications. The NET 2272's local bus is capable of 30 independent data streams and can connect directly (without "glue logic") to the majority of the CPUs and DSPs used in these applications; its interface appears as an SRAM, which most CPUs and DSPs support natively. In addition to its availability in a 10mm x 10mm, 64-pin TQFP package, the controller is also available in 6mm x 6mm, 64-ball BGA, lead-free packaging. In addition to its USB controller family, PLX also offers 26 PCIe switches and bridges, thus providing board and system designers with the most extensive and proven lineup of interconnect products. The company's PCIe switches range in density from three to 12 ports and from five to 48 lanes, while the PCIe bridges provide PCI, PCI-X and local-bus support. All PLX interconnect products are fully supported by a family of Rapid Development Kits, which feature complete hardware and software tools to accelerate design cycles. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Computing News :: home page |