Nearly a decade after USB 2.0 was first introduced, this practically ubiquitous technology is poised for its first major upgrade in years. Symwave, a semiconductor startup, and hard-drive maker ...

When you’re in front of your PC, waiting for something to trans fer to removable media, that’s when seconds feel like minutes, and minutes feel like hours. And data storage scenarios such as that one ...

In a USB function – an embedded device with a USB interface – there is a USB peripheral controller chip. As shown in Figure 2, this chip has two key functions: it interfaces to the USB system ...

Discount (or even grey market) electronics can be economical ways to get a job done, but one usually pays in other ways. [Majenko] ran into this when a need to capture some HDMI video output ended up ...

In the last 14 years, the Universal Serial Bus (USB) has become the standard interface to connect devices to a computer. Whether it’s an external hard drive, a camera, the mouse, a printer, or a ...

What does an orange USB port mean? I learned the truth behind all the colors, and now I always check ...

Despite the fact that USB Type-C was designed to make life easier with its error-less insertion initiative – it’s symmetrical after all – there have been a number of concerning issues that have ...

The USB Type-C connector and power delivery (PD) specification has brought radical changes to the mobile device industry, and USB Type-C PD 3.0 could optimize battery charging for portable devices.

The power delivery input on the Anker 7-in-1 USB-C Hub supports up to 100 watts from a compatible USB-C charger and can deliver up to 85 watts to a compatible laptop. So, thin laptops can charge at ...