How do you talk USB Power Delivery (PD)? Grab a PHY? Use a MCU with one built-in? Well, if you’re hardcore enough, you can do it with just a few resistors and GPIOs. [eeucalyptus] shows you ...

Synopsys introduces a second USB 2.0 PHY IP product line (titled DesignWare® USB 2.0 nanoPHY), which has been further optimized for low power, area, manufacturing cost and system performance targeted ...

Powering external devices directly from a PC’s I/O ports has been a thing long before USB was even a twinkle in an engineer’s eye. Some of us may remember the all too common PS/2 pass-through ...

At the same time, third-party apps and physical tools such as a voltmeter ... you will see the USB ports in a list. Check the “Power” column to find out how much power the port is using.

From a consumer's perspective, the physical standard hasn't changed ... mandating that pins A4-A9 and B4-B9 (power, power delivery, and legacy USB 2.0 support) must not short to ground during ...

PARIS – Portuguese analog and mixed signal circuit design provider Chipidea Microelectronica SA has developed a new generation of USB physical layer (PHY) architecture using 1.8V IO devices that aims ...

Spiderman once said “with great power comes great responsibility.” The USB developer community working on PD (Power Delivery) technology couldn’t agree more. The PD introduction has created a surge in ...

A new high speed inter chip (hsic) compatible PHY IP is said to provide 'significant' power and area savings in USB 2.0 chip to chip connections. IP core specialist, Evatronix, says the USBHSIC-PHY ...

Arasan 2nd generation USB PHY is a result of its continual evolution over decades, resulting in this generation with ultra-low area and power specifically targeting IoT and Mobile Devices.

Synopsys introduces a second USB 2.0 PHY IP product line (titled DesignWare® USB 2.0 nanoPHY), which has been further optimized for low power, area, manufacturing cost and system performance targeted ...