Common Applications:
• Comms Equipment
• Servers
• Printers
• Digital TVs
• Monitors
• Media Players/Viewers
• Gaming Consoles
• Digital Photo Frames
• Set-top Boxes

The USB2642 is a USB 2.0 compliant, hi-speed hub and card reader combo solution. This fully-integrated, single chip solution provides USB expansion and flash media reader/writer integration. The Microchip USB2642 provides an ultra fast interface between a USB host and today’s popular flash media formats. The controller allows read/write capability to flash media including the following:

• Secure Digital™ (SD)

• SD High Capacity™ (SDHC)

• SD Extended Capacity™ (SDXC)

• MultiMediaCard™ (MMC)

• Embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC)

The USB2642 offers a versatile, cost-effective and energy-efficient hub controller with 2 downstream USB 2.0 ports and a flash media interface. The flash media interface can support sustained transfer rates exceeding 35 MB/s. Additionally, the USB2642 provides an I²C over USB bridge and an SD over USB bridge. The I²C bridge allows for control of any I²C slave device operating at 50KHz serial clock, while the SD bridge supports the use of managing memory devices through SDIO commands.

Microchip's complimentary and confidential MicroCHECK design review service, which offers insight from the initial concept to the final PCB layout, is available to customers who are using our products in their projects. You can confidently submit your design materials in a secure and private setting, and our expert engineers will provide individualized feedback to enhance your design. MicroCHECK design review service is subject to Microchip's Program Terms and Conditions and requires a myMicrochip account.