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Microchip USB7206CT/KDX 6-Port USB 3.2 Gen 2 Controller Hub

Product Description Of USB7206CT/KDX
USB7206CT/KDX hub is a low-power, OEM configurable, USB 3.2 Gen 2 hub controller with 6 downstream ports and advanced features for embedded USB applications. USB7206CT/KDX is fully compliant with the Universal Serial Bus Revision 3.2 Specification and USB 2.0 Link Power Management Addendum. USB7206CT/KDX supports 10 Gbps SuperSpeed+ (SS+), 5 Gbps SuperSpeed (SS), 480 Mbps Hi-Speed (HS), 12 Mbps Full-Speed (FS), and 1.5 Mbps Low Speed (LS) USB downstream devices on five standard USB 3.2 Gen 2 downstream ports and only legacy speeds (HS/FS/LS) on one standard USB 2.0 downstream port.

Specifications Of USB7206CT/KDX
Product:    USB Hubs    
Type:Hub Controller
Standard:    USB 3.2    
Speed:    Super-Speed+ (SS+), Super Speed (SS), High Speed (HS), Full Speed (FS), Low Speed (LS)    
Data Rate:    1.5 Mb/s, 12 Mb/s, 480 Mb/s, 5 Gb/s, 10 Gb/s    
Supply Voltage - Min:    1.09 V, 3 V    
Supply Voltage - Max:    1.21 V, 3.6 V    
Minimum Operating Temperature:    0 C    
Maximum Operating Temperature:    + 70 C    
Interface Type:GPIO, I2C, I2S, SPI, USB    
Moisture Sensitive:    Yes    
Number of Ports:    6 Port    
Operating Supply Voltage:    1.15 V, 3.3 V    
Port Type:    CDP, DCP, Downstream, SDP, Upstream

Highlights Of USB7206CT/KDX
6-Port USB3.2 Gen2 SmartHub Controller
Legacy USB Type-B support on upstream port
6 USB Type-A support downstream – 5 x Gen2, 1 x USB2.0
Integrated hub Feature Controller (HFC) enabling I/O Bridging and FlexConnect
I/O Bridging: Host communication to external peripheral USB to I²C/SPI/GPIO bridging endpoint support
FlexConnect: Host port Swapping and Switching to downstream Device Reversible upstream and downstream roles on command
Battery Charging – USB-IF rev1.2 support on downstream ports (DCP, CDP, SDP) including legacy Apple® iOS, China Charging and many others
Compatible with Microsoft® Windows®, Apple OS X, and Linux® hub drivers
Available in 100-pin (12mm x 12mm) VQFN RoHS compliant package
Industrial grade temperature support (−40°C to +85°C)

Key Benefits Of USB7206CT/KDX
USB 3.2 Gen 2 compliant 10 Gbps, 5 Gbps,480 Mbps, 12 Mbps, and 1.5 Mbps operation
5V tolerant USB 2.0 pins
1.21V tolerant USB 3.2 Gen 2 pins
Integrated termination and pull-up/down resistors
Supports battery charging of most popular battery powered devices on all ports
USB-IF Battery Charging rev. 1.2 support (DCP, CDP, SDP)
Apple'portable product charger emulation
Chinese YD/T 1591-2006/2009 charger emulation
European Union universal mobile charger support
Supports additional portable devices
On-chip Microcontroller
Manages l/Os, VBUS, and other signals
96kBRAM,256kBROM
8 kB One-Time- Programmable (OTP) ROM
Includes on-chip charge pump
Configuration programming via OTP Memory, SPI external memory or SMBus

Target Applications Of USB7206CT/KDX
Standalone USB Hubs
Laptop Docks
PC Motherboards
PC Monitor Docks
Multi-function USB 3.2 Gen 2 Peripherals

USB7206CT/KDX Internal Block Diagram