This blog has little to do USB, but it’s the holiday season so maybe we all needed a break from high tech. This week Portland Oregon got a little snow, 2 inches, (25mm) to be more precise and it pretty much shut the city down. The weather had been below freezing for a couple of days […]
Posted in iPad, Type C, USB Power, USB Power Delivery, USB Power, Mobile Phones, Tablets, USB-C | Comments Off on Surviving without USB
There has been lots of chatter on dongles now that Apple taken the leap of faith and removed all ports on the new MacBook Pros except one, the USB Type-C (USB-C) port. Now while in my opinion this is a bold move in the right direction it does lead to a transition phase where […]
Posted in 10G USB, Apple, DisplayPort, FPGA-Based Prototyping, HAPS, IP Accelerated, IP Prototyping Kits, MacBook Pro, Type C, USB 3.1, USB Certification, USB-C, USB-IF | Comments Off on How long will we be living USB Type-C dongle hell? Not Long I think
Charge with Protection With USB charging ports everywhere, when you plug in your phone to charge it in an airport or taxi, how do you know your data is protected? USB supports both power and data, so it’s possible your data is being transferred off while your phone is being charged. You can also see […]
Posted in USB Safety, USB Security | Comments Off on USB Security – Charge Safely with USB Protection, or Kill a Car
Transitioning from Autonomous Automobiles = Increased Happiness, we move to USB = better health. Every wearables charger for every FitBit and Garmin and smart watch uses USB, since it’s the universal standard. The next (obvious) step is to use USB for diagnosis. The power of the PC combined with the flexibility of USB means you […]
Posted in Health | Comments Off on USB and Health and Diagnostics and Thanksgiving
USB, Autonomous Cars and Happiness So it turns out, the one thing that can make you happier is to shorten your commute. There’s actual, scientific evidence of this. In turns out there are 33 companies working on Autonomous Vehicles. https://www.cbinsights.com/blog/autonomous-driverless-vehicles-corporations-list/ I think of these companies as being in the happiness business. Other […]
Posted in Automotive | Comments Off on USB, Autonomous Cars and Happiness
We have been seeing a lot of interest in all things USB Type-C from basic USB 2.0 Type-C support all the way to the higher end USB Type-C Alt Mode with DisplayPort. Actually, the latter is getting the most focus as it’s far more complex than traditional standalone USB operation and it’s a highly desirable […]
Posted in Synopsys Marketing, Synopsys USB Demonstration, Type C, Uncategorized, USB, USB 3.1, USB Power, USB Power Delivery, USB Power, Mobile Phones, Tablets, USB-C | Comments Off on Simplest, Smartest and Lowest Cost USB Type-C
IoT getting into Hot Water – Or Not Today’s blog is brought to you by practical uses for USB that are impractical with IoT. As reported in the Guardian, a WiFi Kettle is in the news because a guy tried to start up his WiFi iKettle to brew himself some tea, and it took him 11 […]
Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on IoT Water Kettle vs non-USB (or USB) Hot Water Kettle
Lots of great new stuff being built. All with USB and USB Type-C. – The new Apple Watch Series 2 uses USB to charge. – I’ve got a new USB battery/iPhone phone case w so I can use a mini-B connector to charge my iPhone. – Google announced the Pixel Phones which will only have […]
Posted in State of USB, Type C | Comments Off on State of USB Fall 2016 – More Type-C and More Safety
USB Killer I’ve spent a week learning about our ARC processors and Security products and how we can build trusted environments inside the PC using hardware and software to prevent security breaches. It turns out you can disable an electronic device through it’s USB port. (Probably possible through any port, but let’s focus on USB). […]
Posted in USB Authentication, USB Safety, USB Security | Comments Off on USB Killer
Wow the media is in a frenzy about the latest Apple iPhone 7 dropping the 3.5mm jack. Personally I cannot believe the 3.5mm jack has lasted as long as it did. Here is a list of just a couple of articles which seem to infer that the removal of the 3.5mm jack is the starting […]
Posted in Apple, Bluetooth, Digital Home, Everyday USB, IoT, iPad USB Peripherals, iPhone, Type C, USB, USB Power, USB-C | Comments Off on Bye bye and good riddance to 130 year old technology, the 3.5mm jack, long live the king – USB Type-C
Eric started working on USB in 1995, starting with the world’s first BIOS that supported USB Keyboards and Mice while at Award Software. After a departure into embedded systems software for real-time operating systems, he returned to USB IP cores and software at inSilicon, one of the leading suppliers of USB IP. In 2002, inSilicon was acquired by Synopsys and he’s been here since. He also served as Chairman of the USB On-The-Go Working Group for the USB Implementers Forum from 2004-2006. 
Michael (Mick) Posner joined Synopsys in 1994 and is currently Director of Product Marketing for Synopsys' DesignWare USB Solutions. Previously, he was the Director of Product Marketing for Physical (FPGA-based) Prototyping and has held various product marketing, technical marketing manager and application consultant positions at Synopsys. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering from the University of Brighton, England.
