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 […]
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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
Hybrid IP Prototyping and USB 3.1 ahead, but first an opening joke An old man thinks his wife is losing her hearing. He calls the doctor about it and the doctor says he can do a little experiment to determine the severity, “Ask her a question from the next room in a normal tone of […]
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Posted in FPGA-Based Prototyping, IP Accelerated, IP Prototyping Kits, Thunderbolt, Type C, USB 3.0, USB 3.1, Virtual Prototyping | Comments Off on Go to market months faster with Hybrid IP Prototyping (HIP) AND USB 3.1 Shipping from its Creator
Accelerated IP, USB and You Saturday and Sunday I spent about 10 hours this week walking 10 miles dropping off over 500 flyers for my friend running for San Jose City Council. I learned the following: 1) People have nicer lawns and gardens than me 2) People have worse looking lawns and gardens than me […]
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Posted in Accelerated IP, FPGA-Based Prototyping, HAPS, USB 3.0 | Comments Off on Accelerated IP, USB and You
HP has started shipping a USB 3.0 port replicator (docking station) at a price point of $149 based on the DisplayLink USB 3.0 to HDMI/DVI video chip. DisplayLink adds HP to it’s list of customers which includes HP and Lenovo USB 3.0 port replicator / docking station products and 2 Targus products. (You can see […]
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Posted in DisplayLink, FPGA-Based Prototyping, HDMI, Success Stories, USB 3.0, USB 3.0 Products, USB Demonstration, USB Video | Comments Off on DisplayLink Announces HP USB 3.0 Docking Station Design Win
I posted a blog “Fastest USB 3.0 Flash Drive?…” back in January. I got reader e-mail. An kindly reader wrote in: “Look at the Lexar Triton (USB 3.0 Flash Drive)… (It gets USB 3.0 Performance numbers like) 155MB/s read and 150MB/s write … it is “among the fastest” http://www.lexar.com/products/lexar-jumpdrive-triton-usb-30-flash-drive” (Let’s call this reader Mr. Snarkman.) […]
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Posted in FPGA-Based Prototyping, HAPS, Synopsys USB Demonstration, USB, USB 3.0 Performance, USB 3.0 Products, USB Demonstration | Comments Off on The Fastest USB 3.0 Flash Drive in the Universe (maybe)
Synopsys worked with the USB-IF SSIC Working Group to develop a SSIC Proof of Concept demonstration. The USB-IF has been working on SSIC for some time. This Proof of Concept in FPGA is to test the SSIC specification version 0.90 to see if it actually works in hardware. It worked (mostly). We learned, […]
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Posted in FPGA-Based Prototyping, HSIC, Smartphone, SSIC, SuperSpeed USB, Synopsys USB Demonstration, USB Certification, USB Demonstration, USB Video, USB-IF | Comments Off on The World’s First Demonstration of SuperSpeed InterChip (SSIC)
We’re having an IP Summit March 28 in Santa Clara. As with all our seminars, it’s based on visiting 100s of customers a year. Topics Include: Analog and Physical IP PCIe Embedded Memories (Embedded Test and Repair) Audio IP Non-volatile memory (NVM) DDR USB 3.0 on HAPS – or USB 3.0 – Ready, Set, […]
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Posted in Bloopers, FPGA-Based Prototyping, HAPS, IP Summit 2012, SNUG 2012, USB 3.0 IP | Comments Off on IP Summit with USB 3.0 IP, Blooper
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.