USB is the multiplatform standard for the personal computer industry. It effectively eliminates previous platform distinctions between peripherals, allowing customers to choose from a much wider range of devices with complete confidence that they are making a safe investment—by allowing them to share devices with users of the same and other platforms.

• Ease-of-use for PC peripheral expansion
• Low-cost solution that supports transfer rates up to 480 Mb/s
• Full support for real-time data for voice, audio, and video
• Protocol flexibility for mixed-mode isochronous data transfers and asynchronous messaging
• Full backward compatibility of USB 2.0 for devices built to previous versions of the specification