Forward this Blog Address to your friends: http://blogs.synopsys.com/tousbornottousb/ Occasionally, I write something and it gets published in a reputable location (after crafty editing). Check out our “USB Makes Itself Right at Home.” article in EETimes – EELife. We talk about how USB 3.0 started entering the home on non-PC, more consumer products. ****** 3rd Edit […]
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Panasonic quietly started shipping the world’s first BluRay Player/Recorder and Digital Video Recorder with USB 3.0 included. I will be the first to admit, this is a high end machine. It has a 3 TB hard drive integrated into the design and (apparently) can record lots of channels at once. Reading the […]
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Panasonic started shipping the world’s first USB 3.0 digital TVs (DTV). 3 DTV models including the one below. Check out the Japanese webpage on the Viera if you can read Japanese. Reading the Google Translation of the Panasonic Viera my best guess is as follows: 1) The TV has 2 USB 3.0 Ports 2) […]
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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.