Media Center: Press Release
Jungo Expands USB Collaboration with Synopsys to Include Software Support for SuperSpeed USB 3.0
Highlights:
- Jungo’s USBware™ embedded SuperSpeed USB 3.0 software stacks will be built for and tested with the Synopsys DesignWare® SuperSpeed USB host and device IP
- USB 3.0 is up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0
- Jungo-Synopsys solution enables large video files to be transferred
in a matter of seconds
- USBware for USB 3.0 includes compliant Mass Storage UASP Class Driver
and xHCI controller support
SAN JOSE, USA – April 22, 2009 — Jungo Ltd., a
leading provider of connectivity software solutions, today
announced that its USBware™ for SuperSpeed USB 3.0 stacks
will be integrated with the Synopsys DesignWare SuperSpeed
USB IP offering. The result is a complete turnkey solution
for silicon manufacturers.
Jungo and Synopsys have a long history of working together,
resulting in the successful deployment of Jungo’s USBware
and Synopsys’ DesignWare USB 2.0 IP cores on industry
leading embedded CPU architectures such as Samsung S3C241x,
Freescale MPC8270, ST40, ARM9, SPARC, PNX 8310/833x and others.
Jungo and Synopsys now extend the success of this collaboration
to accelerate the adoption of SuperSpeed USB 3.0 designs.
USB 3.0, also known as SuperSpeed USB, is the new standard
USB protocol. Completed in late 2008 it features several improvements
compared to the ‘High Speed’ USB 2.0 protocol. These
include bandwidth of up to 5.0 Gb/s (compared to 480 Mb/s for
USB 2.0), improved power efficiency and management, increased
power supply capability to devices, and optical as well as
traditional USB-wire interconnection.
USB 3.0 is physically and functionally backward-compatible
with USB 2.0 and can support devices complying with older specifications.
USB 3.0 devices will operate in USB 2.0 modes with USB 2.0
hosts. Because SuperSpeed USB 3.0 is up to 10 times faster
than its predecessor, transferring an HD movie (27GB) now takes
about 70 seconds instead of 15 minutes with USB 2.0. This performance
boost is most significant for Flash™-based devices such
as digital storage, cameras (digital and video), media players
and mobile phones. As part of USB 3.0, a working group has
been formed for the development of the next-generation mass
storage specification named Mass Storage UASP. The throughput
will be achieved by using a combined solution including a 3.0
stack and a UASP class driver.
“The integration of best-of-breed offerings from industry-leading
suppliers speeds up SOC and ASIC development and shortens deployment
cycles to users,” says Ophir Herbst, General Manager of
Jungo’s Connectivity Software Division. “The electronics
industry is in need of this type of strategic synergy.”
“Our collaboration with Jungo allows designers to have
early access to high-quality IP and software solutions that
help them successfully implement SuperSpeed USB 3.0 into their
SoCs with less risk,” said Ed Bard, Senior Director of
Marketing, DesignWare Digital IP & Memory at Synopsys. “By
providing a fully interoperable hardware and software solution,
we are enabling the design community to quickly benefit from
the high throughput advantages of the SuperSpeed USB interface.”
About Jungo
Jungo Ltd., an NDS Group company, is a provider of broadband
home value-added service solutions. Jungo’s flagship products,
OpenRG™ (residential gateway software platform) and
OpenSMB™ (small and medium business gateway software
platform) enable broadband operators to deliver managed revenue-generating
services to the digital home.
Jungo also offers extensive connectivity software solutions
for USB and PCI, including WinDriver™, a driver development
toolkit that enables developers to quickly create custom device
drivers that can run on a multitude of operating systems without
modification, and USBware™, a complete, high-quality
embedded USB software protocol stack, allowing device manufacturers
to easily incorporate standard USB OTG/Host/Device connectivity
in their designs. To find out more about Jungo, please visit
www.jungo.com.
About NDS
NDS Group Ltd. creates the technologies and applications that
enable pay-TV operators to securely deliver digital content
to TV STBs (set-top boxes), DVRs (digital video recorders),
PCs, mobiles and other multimedia devices. Over 70 of the
world’s leading pay-TV platforms rely on NDS solutions
to protect and enhance their businesses.
VideoGuard® is the world’s market-leading conditional
access (CA) and digital rights management (DRM) technology,
currently deployed on more than 99 million active devices,
and safeguarding pay-TV service revenues exceeding $40 billion.
NDS middleware, including MediaHighway® which enables a
host of advanced services for subscribers, has been deployed
on 108 million devices. NDS DVR technology, centred around
XTV™, leads the global industry with 17 million units
deployed. (Deployment figures as of 31st December 2008)
Headquartered in the UK, NDS remains committed to investing
in R&D with over 75% of its employees dedicated to pioneering
work at development centres in China, Denmark, France, India,
Israel, Korea, UK and US. NDS has also implemented a host of
initiatives aimed at reducing its carbon footprint and helping
digital TV subscribers reduce energy consumption.
NDS Group Ltd. is a private company owned by the Permira Funds
and News Corporation. See www.nds.com for more information.
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| Jungo |
T: +1 877-514-0537 (USA) |
| Matan Naor |
T: +972-9-8859365 (Worldwide), Ext. 101 |
| Jungo Software Technologies |
matan@jungo.com |