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 DisplayPort, FPGA-Based Prototyping, HAPS, IP Accelerated, IP Prototyping Kits, Type C, USB 3.1, USB Certification, USB-C, USB-IF |
For over a decade, the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) has been Intel’s premier conference, helping to shape the direction of tomorrow’s technology. IDF brings together people from every part of the technology world to experience visionary keynotes, technology and industry insights, and technical sessions (including lectures, interactive panels, hands-on labs and Q&As). In addition, the […]
Posted in Everyday USB, HAPS, Synopsys USB Demonstration, Type C, USB 3.1 |
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 […]
Posted in FPGA-Based Prototyping, HAPS, USB 3.0 |
Microsoft’s Steven Sinofsky announced the availability of Windows 8 today as reported in the Microsoft Win 8 Blog a few hours ago. For USB 3.0, it means every PC with Windows 8 will have the USB 3.0 driver support. (Windows 7 PCs with USB 3.0 have driver support. Those drivers come To celebrate […]
Posted in HAPS, USB 3.0, USB 3.0 Adoption, USB 3.0 Pricing, Windows 8 |
You’ve seen the USB 3.0 Device and PHY and USB 3.0 Host and PHY in plenty of demonstrations on the HAPS51T-2 and HAPSFXT platforms. Including our: 1) Fastest USB 3.0 in the Universe and 2) USB 3.0 interoperability with the USB 3.0 Compliance Gold Tree Today, here’s the demonstration of our USB 3.0 Device […]
Posted in HAPS, Synopsys USB Demonstration, USB 3.0 |
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.) […]
Posted in FPGA-Based Prototyping, HAPS, Synopsys USB Demonstration, USB, USB 3.0 Performance, USB 3.0 Products, USB Demonstration |
Here’s the longer, more detailed version of our USB 3.0 SSIC demonstration. It’s 7 minutes. It’s going to be the best 7 minutes of your day. SuperSpeed Interchip Proof of Concept–Long Version If you want to watch the shorter version (or more of a description) go back to last week’s blog here for […]
Posted in HAPS, HSIC, Smartphone, SSIC, Tablets, USB 3.0, USB Demonstration |
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, […]
Posted in Bloopers, FPGA-Based Prototyping, HAPS, IP Summit 2012, SNUG 2012, USB 3.0 IP |
Most people don’t have a clue what goes on with USB 3.0 Certification (or USB 2.0 Certification). So here’s a video of our USB 3.0 xHCI Host interoperating with a whole bunch of USB products. These products are arranged into a USB Gold Tree as specified by the USB-IF. USB 3.0 xHCI Host Certification […]
Posted in HAPS, Synopsys USB Demonstration, USB 3.0, USB 3.0 Adoption, USB Certification, USB IP, USB Video |
I’ve been getting a lot of requests for our USB 3.0 IP videos lately, so I’ve decided to embed them all into a single webpage here. These are all the videos of our USB 3.0 PHY, Device, xHCI Host, and Hub we have posted in the past 18 months. USB 3.0 Device IP & USB […]
Posted in HAPS, USB 3.0, USB 3.0 PHY, USB Video |
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.