An integrated circuit for accessing a universal serial bus (USB) device via a USB 3.0 receptacle is provided. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of pins and a controlling unit. The pins include a first group for receiving and transmitting a first pair of differential signals of the USB device, a second group for receiving a second pair of differential signals from the USB device, and a third group for transmitting a third pair of differential signals to the USB device. The second group is disposed between the first and third groups. The controlling unit controls the plurality of pins to receive or transmit the first, second or third pair of differential signals.