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Elara almost deleted it. But the word "2021" caught her eye. Most bridge controller chips on the market were running on firmware from 2018 or 2019. They were slow, prone to overheating, and famously incompatible with the new M1 MacBooks that were flooding her workspace. rtl9210b datasheet 2021
The RTL9210B is a high-performance USB 3.2 Gen 2 to PCIe Gen 3 x2/PCIe Gen 2 x1 Bridge Controller. It is widely used in NVMe SSD enclosures (M.2 to USB adapters) due to its low power consumption and thermal management. The Realtek RTL9210B Go to product viewer dialog
The RTL9210B is a USB 3.0 to SATA 6Gb/s bridge controller that supports both USB and SATA interfaces. It enables the development of external storage devices, such as external hard drives, solid-state drives (SSDs), and hybrid drives. prone to overheating
PCI Express Interface: Compatible with PCIe Gen3 x2, providing a maximum link speed of 8GT/s.
RTL9210B_DS_v1.4_2021.pdf).