Gigabyte Technology has announced support for USB Attached SCSI Protocol (UASP) on their entire range of USB 3.0 motherboards.

 UASP is a new protocol initiated by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) that speeds up data throughput to SCSI devices by up to 20 percent, while also reducing CPU utilization, data latency and user waiting time.

 "We have made it our goal to be the leading USB 3.0 motherboard brand, and so we are pleased to announce support of UASP across all our SuperSpeed USB products," commented Tim Handley, Deputy Director of Motherboard Marketing at Gigabyte Technology.

 Handley adds, "As an increasing range of external USB 3.0 storage devices make their way into the market after Computex this year, we see great value and importance in UASP in driving the performance of SuperSpeed USB to reach its full potential."

 According to Gigabyte , the comany 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.