The ASM1042A is ASMedia’s new generation of Universal Serial Bus 3.0 extended host controller, bridging PCI Express to two ports of USB3.0, ASM1042A is designed for high speed, low power data transmit, backward compatible with current USB2.0 standard and complies with Intel’s eXtensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI) Revision1.0.
The ASM1042A supports UASP (USB Attach SCSI Protocol) and Debugport function, It is certified for Win8 WHCK and is supported by Linux and MAC OS platforms. ASM1042A is highly integrated with ASMedia PCI Express, SuperSpeed USB and USB2.0 self-design PHYs. The application of ASM1042A includes PC, mobile, consumer electronic device and communication application.