PL-2533

` Fully compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification v2.0  
` Compliant with Memory Stick Standard Format Specifications v1.3
` Compliant with Memory Stick Standard Memory Stick PRO Format Specifications v1.0
` Complaint with Secure Digital (SD) Specification v1.0
` High Performance MS Pro Read/Write can reach up to 4MByte/s and 1.4MByte/s respectively
` On-chip USB 2.0 PHY
` On-chip 3.3V-2.5V 150mA regulator for internal circuit
` Mass Storage class compatible no drivers needed for Linux, MAC OS, Windows ME, 2000, XP or above (Windows 98 requires additional driver installation)
` Supports external Serial EEPROM to customize vendor/product related information
` Advanced power management mechanism
` Package type: LQFP64pin

The PL-2533 is a single chip Hi-Speed USB card reader controller IC. It provides high speed transmission to Memory Stick PRO/Memory Stick (MS PRO/MS) as well as Secure Digital (SD) and Multi Media Card (MMC) interfaces. The PL-2533 can be used as a removable storage disk whenever users need to exchange data between PCs or between PC and consumer electronic devices. With the PL-2533, users can transfer data, graphics, texts or digital images stored in various MS PRO, MS, SD, or MMC cards to PC quickly and easily.
 
To exploit the highest transfer rate of MS PRO, the PL-2533 implements 4-bit parallel data transfer scheme. The write performance of MS PRO can reach up to 1.4Mbytes/sec and read performance of up to 4Mbytes/sec. To take advantage of Plug and Play, the mass storage device is implemented according to the USB mass storage class. Since the default driver is embedded within most of the current OS, no extra driver is needed for Linux, Mac OS, Windows ME/2000/XP and above. Windows 98 requires additional driver installation.