We just published a new success story which covers how Inuitive used the DesignWare USB 3.0 IP (and other IP such as DDR, MIPI & Foundation) to help achieve first time silicon success for the NU3000 multi-core signal processor. Inuitive is a fabless semiconductor company. The NU3000 is a multi-core signal processor chip aimed to […]
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Posted in MIPI, Success Stories, SuperSpeed USB, Type C, USB 3.0, USB 3.0 Adoption, USB 3.0 Device, USB 3.0 Performance, USB 3.0 PHY, USB 3.0 Products, USB Certification, USB IP, USB-C | Comments Off on Learn How Inuitive Achieved First-Pass Silicon Success for NU3000 Multi-Core Signal Processor with DesignWare USB 3.0
Recently I blogged on the relationships between USB Type-C, USB 3.1, Power Delivery and DisplayPort specifications. In my last blog I simplified the view focusing on the important and latest specifications. I think the simplified view answer most designer’s questions but there are still a few that like to see the full history and complex […]
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Posted in DisplayPort, State of USB, SuperSpeed USB, Type C, USB, USB 2.0, USB 3.0, USB 3.0, USB 3.0, USB 3.0 and 3D, USB 3.0 Device, USB 3.0 Host, USB 3.0 IP, USB 3.0 PHY, USB 3.0 Pricing, USB 3.0 Products, USB 3.1, USB 3.10, USB Certification, USB IP, USB Only, USB Power, USB Power Delivery, USB Power, Mobile Phones, Tablets, USB-C, USB-IF | Comments Off on Relationships Between USB Specs, Part Two & Where to Learn more about Type-C and DisplayPort alt mode
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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Posted in Digital Home, DTV, Uncategorized, USB 3.0, USB 3.0 PHY | Comments Off on USB 3.0 at Home
Why does it matter that Synopsys has more than 30 customers and 40 design wins for USB 3.0? An excellent question. Let’s start with this: When will PCs have USB 3.0? In April this year, AMD and the Innovator that invented USB announced USB 3.0 will ship in 2012. When will Microsoft support USB […]
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Posted in USB 3.0 Adoption, USB 3.0 PHY, USB IP | Comments Off on Synopsys wins more than 30 customers and more than 40 design wins for USB 3.0 IP
Today at the Flash Memory Summit, Lexar’s Jonathan Hubert presented “The Future of High Performance Flash Cards.” The proposed standard called “BluLightning” transfers data faster than SDXC. In fact, BluLightning uses USB 3.0. The Problem Anyone buying a digital camera these days knows that transferring 2 or 4 or 8 GB of pictures takes forever. […]
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Posted in BluLightning, USB 3.0, USB 3.0 PHY, USB IP | Comments Off on “The Future of High Performance Flash Cards” (& USB 3.0)
We’ve achieved read speeds of 320 Megabytes per second (MBps) with the following configuration: Synopsys USB 3.0 xHCI Host Controller Running on the Synopsys HAPS 51FXT FPGA With our Synopsys SuperSpeed USB 3.0 65nm PHY On Windows 7 Running the MCCI USB 3.0 Host Stack and Drivers On the Device side we use the Synopsys […]
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Posted in USB 3.0, USB 3.0 PHY, USB IP, USB Video | Comments Off on Synopsys USB 3.0 xHCI Host with MCCI Windows Stacks and Drivers
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 […]
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Posted in HAPS, USB 3.0, USB 3.0 PHY, USB Video | Comments Off on Synopsys USB 3.0 IP Videos – All in One Place
Updated May 3, 2010: Video Embedded and Linked Hi Everyone, We have posted a new video demonstrating our USB 3.0 Device and Host controller working with the USB 3.0 PHY from TI. This is significant because it shows that our two companies and our two teams of engineers have interpreted the same specification so that […]
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Posted in USB 3.0, USB 3.0 PHY | Comments Off on New USB 3.0 Video Demo – Synopsys and TI Demo
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.