Upcoming chipsets from Advanced Micro Devices will support USB 3.0, which could make it easier for PC makers to add ports based on the interconnect to laptops.



From PCWorld:

The USB 3.0-compatible chipsets will be found in future laptops that use AMD's Fusion processors, which integrate a CPU and GPU on a single chip. AMD has already started shipping Fusion chips code-named Llano for mainstream PCs, which will become available later in the quarter. AMD's current Fusion C- and E-series chips for netbooks and low-cost PCs do not use chipsets with integrated USB 3.0 support.

Like its predecessor USB 2.0, USB 3.0 enables data transfers between computers and devices such as storage drives, but is 10 times faster. USB 3.0 transfers data at speeds of up to 5 gigabits per second.

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