ASMedia Technology announced on Monday that its ASM2464PDX controller received Intel Thunderbolt 4 certification, completing the company's certified USB4 product lineup for both host and device applications. The chip introduces PCIe Gen 4 x4 downstream port support as a market first, enabling full utilization of Thunderbolt 4's 40 gigabits per second bandwidth capacity when paired with high-performance NVMe solid-state drives.
The controller accommodates up to four PCIe devices through flexible lane configuration, expanding applications beyond single-drive implementations to include external graphics processing units for edge artificial intelligence computing, multi-drive network-attached storage arrays, and high-speed data duplication workstations. ASMedia positioned the certified chip as a comprehensive solution for edge AI deployments, professional workflows, and high-performance storage markets requiring coordinated operation of multiple PCIe expansion cards.
The controller accommodates up to four PCIe devices through flexible lane configuration, expanding applications beyond single-drive implementations to include external graphics processing units for edge artificial intelligence computing, multi-drive network-attached storage arrays, and high-speed data duplication workstations. ASMedia positioned the certified chip as a comprehensive solution for edge AI deployments, professional workflows, and high-performance storage markets requiring coordinated operation of multiple PCIe expansion cards.
