So the European Union has said, you must use USB as the charger for all cell phones in Europe going forward. In fact, the EU estimates that there are over 1 Billion non-USB chargers sitting around Europe that are simply garbage. By changing over to USB as the standard connector, this will eliminate the need to destroy or dispose billions of non-USB chargers.
Posted in Mobile Phone, Tablets, USB 3.0, USB 3.0 Adoption, USB Power
Happy New Year!
Posted in Smartphone, SuperSpeed USB, Tablets, USB 3.0, USB 3.0 Adoption, USB 3.0 Products, USB Power
So the European Union has said, you must use USB as the charger for all cell phones in Europe going forward. In fact, the EU estimates that there are over 1 Billion Phone chargers sitting around Europe that are simply garbage.
Posted in Smartphone, USB Power
1+ Billion USB 3.0 Devices in 2 years
Posted in Thunderbolt, USB 3.0, USB 3.0 Adoption, USB Power, Windows 8
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.