Seagate and semi-conductor suppler Symwave today announced that the two companies are set to debut the Symwave USB 3.0 storage controller device this week at the Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas.

Set to comply with SuperSpeed (USB 3.0) revision 1.0, the device will become the first consumer product to use the spec. Symwave USB 3.0 storage controller device will demonstrate its read-and-write speeds using Seagate's FreeAgent external hard drives.

"Symwave is honored to be working with Seagate in this show of the first USB 3.0 solution in a real world application of data backup, storage and media streaming," said, Symwave CEO, Yossi Cohen. "Customer reaction to our new PHY device for USB 3.0 has been extremely positive and we will continue to focus on delivering leading-edge products that will allow them to address the growing demand for high-speed storage solutions."