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USB Type-C: what it is and why it matters
Many designers still don’t know what’s coming with the next generation of USB connection. That’s why it’s time to look at the basics. This brief tutorial on the basics of the USB Type-C connector will...
View ArticleUSB Type-C: easier for users, harder for designers
The introduction of the reversible USB Type-C connector promises to ease users’ frustration with plugging in USB devices – whichever way the plug is inserted, the connection should just work. USB...
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Integrated IP supports cost-efficient USB Type-C
Earlier in the autumn (20 October, 2015), Cadence launched its offering for the new USB Type-C connectivity standard. The changes to the USB Type-C connector – making the connector shape much more...
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Implementing USB Type-C
USB is a widely used interconnect standard, and the introduction of the USB Type-C connector will make it even more so. The USB Type-C connector is small, is used at both host and device ends of a...
View ArticleUSB 2.0 as an integration standard for IoT products
The excitement surrounding the Internet of Things (IoT) is spawning a small industry of design houses building IoT devices for niche applications, but lack the resources to create custom chips to do...
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USB Type-C: Verification challenges and solutions
The USB connector that we are all most familiar with is Type-A. Even as the USB data interface evolved from USB1 to USB2 and then to USB3, it remained the same. It is a massive connector that can be...
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Reducing the power consumption of USB Type-C digital headsets
The ¼in phone jack was invented more than 100 years ago to connect people who were using a new invention called ‘the telephone’. Today, the 3.5mm modern equivalent of that enormous jack has become...
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Protecting content transmitted over USB Type-C connections
The rapidly improving fidelity of video formats, such as 4K Ultra-High Definition (UHD), High Dynamic Range (HDR) and 8K UHD, is making it increasingly attractive to make unauthorized copies of such...
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Combining USB Type-C and DisplayPort support in portable implementations
Our expectations of portable electronic devices are rapidly converging. We want mobile phones that can make videos, tablets that can play games, and laptops that can make calls. This functional...
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Understanding USB 3.2 and Type-C
The 20Gbit/s data rate of USB 3.2 comes with its share of challenges. This article describes applications that benefit from the latest USB specification, explains the basics of USB 3.2, describes what...
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