By including support in its chipsets, Intel will likely make USB 3.0 ubiquitous. Basically any Windows 8 Ivy Bridge PC -- laptop or desktop -- will come standard with USB 3.0.

Intel showed off a prototype USB 3.0 connector and an add-in card last year. Stephen Shankland/CNET News.com In play is the USB 3.0 specification, a next-generation high-speed connection standard ...

Gigabyte’s USB 3.0-capable motherboards have gone platinum, as they say in the record biz. Gigabyte announced that it has shipped 1 million USB 3.0 motherboards, giving them 1/3 of the overall ...

The P7P55D-E Premium Motherboard includes 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (six on the back panel and four ports at the midboard) and two USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the rear. The motherboard is powered by an Intel ...

The design of Asus's new motherboard is based on Intel's P55 Express Chipset (which doesn't support the USB 3.0 standard) and includes a third-party controller to incorporate two SuperSpeed USB ...

The new hybrid motherboard is based around Intel’s P55 Express Chipset, which does not support the new faster USB 3.0 standard. As a workaround, Asus makes use of an unnamed third-party USB 3.0 ...

Intel may integrate USB 3.1 and Wi-Fi into its next-generation 300-series chipsets, further consolidating peripheral technology and giving desktop users built-in wireless support on all platforms.

Expansion Bridge or Expansion Card -- Fremont, CA; Oct. 27th, 2009 - ASUS today announces a range of enhanced motherboard solutions that deliver true USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s data throughput.

GIGABYTE is the clear leader in the USB 3.0 motherboard market with a full range of USB 3.0 motherboards (more than 30 models) that span both Intel and AMD platforms.

He sees it starting to take hold in 2011. Also noteworthy, Kahn seemed to believe that not only would Light Peak replace USB 3.0, but also any other standard that may be released in the future.

Besides the USB 3.0 ports in the I / O panel also made six regular USB ports and the board is equipped with USB 2.0 headers. A Gigabit Ethernet jack and eight-channel audio rounds off the features.