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eCosCentric adds integrated USB Host support to eCosPro
eCosCentric Limited, the eCos experts, today announced the introduction of [1]eCosPro-HostUSB, a USB host stack for eCosPro. The stack initially targets popular ARM based controllers
SMX RTOS Now Available to Ease Development on Sitara AM335x ARM Processors from Texas Instruments
Dedicated USB-to-UART Bridge Chip Optimized for Android-Based Systems
NXP Semiconductors announced the release of a breakthrough USB3.0 SuperSpeed redriver, the PTN36241B
Beagle USB Protocol Analyzers – Completing the Need for Speed
Microchip Expands USB Portfolio With Fifteen New 8-bit PIC® MCUs
Genesys Logic’s GL3520 USB 3.0 Hub Controller is Certified by USB-IF for SuperSpeed USB Hub
Teledyne LeCroy Introduces Ultra Low-Cost USB 2.0 Protocol Analyzer
New SuperSpeed USB Developments Increase Speed and Power Delivery
Microchip Technology Announces Record Net Sales and Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Results
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The future success of DVFS and near-threshold computing look dubious—at least for SoCs.
Chipnastics

New Processor Core Options Try Some ARM Wrestling
When designing a system on a chip (SoC) that employs one or more embedded processor cores, the choice...
JB’s Circuit

Long Standards, Twinkie IP, Macro Trends, and Patent Trolls
In Part II, IP Extreme’s Savage reveals why IP standards take so long while discussing brand values,...
Chris A. Ciufo on All Things Embedded

Intel vs GM: What’s In Store for Intel’s New CEO, President
Today chip giant Intel announced outgoing CEO Paul Otellini’s replacement: he’s Brian Krzanich,...
Broken connector in 1TB external drive / (Consumerization: BYOD)
Hi, I am afraid somebody somehow broke the usb connector of my Lacie 1TB hard drive (Starck), so I can't connect it ot the laptop anymore. I have removed it from the case and noticed that the plug is actually gone completely and the filaments that used to connect it ......
Industry’s First Demo of USB 3.0 SSIC and MIPI M-PHY Passing USB Compliance Tests / (To USB or not to USB)
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Intel vs GM: What’s In Store for Intel’s New CEO, President / (Chris A. Ciufo on All Things Embedded)
Today chip giant Intel announced outgoing CEO Paul Otellini’s replacement: he’s Brian Krzanich, former Intel COO and likely an Intel lifer. As Otellini bids goodbye at the annual stockholders’ meeting on May 16, Krzanich moves in as the company’s sixth … Continue reading →...
Blog Post: Limited time offer: Save $100 on Keystone-based EVM! / (TI E2E Community)
Have you been thinking about ordering a TI Keystone-based EVM and exploring the highest performance DSP core on the market? Now through May 31 (offer recently extended), you can save 25 percent on TI’s TMS320C6657LS EVM, an easy-to-use, cost-efficient development platform for designs using TI's KeyStone-based...
Featured Articles
The Accelerating Demand for 10 Gbps SuperSpeed USB 3.0
USB 3.0 is ubiquitous in new PCs as a standard feature, but it's commonly considered to have come later to the market than consumers would have preferred. Anyone who purchased a new
The Heartbeat Behind Portable Medical Devices
Ultra-low-power, mixed-signal MCUs help developers deliver medical devices to a market that demands the very best in performance and affordability in the smallest form factors.
Why a Platform Approach?
Get To Market Faster with USB 3.0 Connectivity
Design Pattern: The PC/104 Industry Standard
Industry standards establish a set of design specifications and business rules, but not all standards are truly open. During the past two decades, the rapidly expanding technology
PCIe Follows USB 3.0 to Mobile Applications
PCIe is following USB into mobile chip-to-chip applications by adopting the low-power MIPI M-PHY.
Wireless Applications Demand Wired USB 3.0
Emerging WiFi and long-term evolution (LTE) standards require gigabit per second speeds to address the growing consumer demand for higher data transfer between their mobile devices,
Growth of USB in Medical Devices
USB is becoming the de-facto standard for wired connectivity in healthcare devices.
The Way of the Future
USB has revolutionized data transfer across most aspects of the industry, delivering speed, effortless charging and plug-and-play simplicity. See what’s new, what’s improved – and a few issues you still need to be aware of.
Total Phase Beagle™ USB Analyzers
The Right Tool for Any Job
Low-cost Cortex-M0 USB solutions with Smart Card interface
Delivering robust USB performance at a low price point, these low-cost devices are compelling replacements for 8/16-bit USB microcontrollers. The highly exible USB architecture is, quite simply, a better approach to USB. NXP offers the widest range of ARM-based USB solutions, as well as easy-to-use software and integrated development platforms that make NXP a one-stop shop for USB.
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Embedded USB
Compatible Operating Systems: FreeRTOS, Keil RTX, MQX, Nucleus, Quadros RTXC, ThreadX, u-velOSity, uC/OS-II, CMX RTX, eCOS, emBOS, EUROS, ‘no-RTOS’, custom schedulers & super

smxUSBHâ„¢ (Host Stack), smxUSBDâ„¢ (Device Stack), smxUSBOâ„¢ (OTG)
Compatible Operating Systems: SMX® RTOS, Easily ported to proprietary environments, stand alone, and other RTOS’s USB Support: USB Host, Device, On-The-Go smxUSBH (Host Stack),

Featured 16-bit PIC® MCU and dsPIC® DSC USB devices from Microchip
Microchip’s 16-bit product profile offers a wide variety of USB devices, from low power to high performance, from low pin count to high pin count, from extremely low power to unique

External USB Bridges from Microchip
Microchip’s USB bridges enable systems designers to implement USB connectivity without having to have much knowledge about the protocols themselves. For most applications, connectivity

8-bit USB PIC Microcontrollers from Microchip
As USB reaches ubiquity in the Personal Computing market, it has also become a widely accepted communications interface for embedded applications. With the advent of inexpensive USB









