NXP’s wireless ISP3582 chip certified by USB-IF
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NXP Semiconductors’ wireless USB controller, the ISP3582, is the company’s first to be certified by the USB Implementers Forum. The chip can handle data at 480Mbit/s.
The ISP3582 has been certified for wireless USB Specification 1.0, and combines a Registered PHY from Realtek which is certified as compliant to the WiMedia PHY specification.
NXP, together with leading [...]
Wisair WSR601 wireless USB chip certified
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Fabless semiconductor company, Wisair, has secured Japanese regulatory certification for its WSR601 Wireless USB CMOS single chip.
The Wisair WSR601 chip, with low, out-of-band emission, (below -70dBm/MHz), enabled compliance without the need for band-3 filtering.
The chip previously passed WiMedia PHY compliance and interoperability tests and has been listed as a registered PHY in the [...]
Wireless USB 1.1 features NFC technology
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The Wireless USB 1.1 specification, which will be completed in the first half of 2008, according to an announcement at the Certified Wireless USB Developers Conference in Amsterdam, is expected to incorporate Near Field Communication technology.
Near Field Communication technology allows files from a PC to be automatically downloaded or uploaded simply by passing close [...]
Intel promotes Wireless USB 1.1 and USB 3.0
Permalink: Intel promotes Wireless USB 1.1 and USB 3.0
Although the first wireless USB products have only just started shipping, Intel has already started working on Wireless USB 1.1.
The new standard refines the protocol and improves its efficiency. It moves wireless USB’s operating frequency to 6Ghz and above, as well as supporting the 3-4Ghz bands of WUSB 1.0.
The new specification is [...]
Micro-USB is standard for new mobile handsets
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The Open Mobile Terminal Platform (OMTP) has agreed that micro-USB should be the standard for mobile phone connections.
The OMTP includes network operators, and manufacturers such as Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson and LG.
The OMTP has also recommended that Micro-USB port should be used to stream media including SD and HDTV; connect to a [...]
USB 3.0 Specification to be released in 2008
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The USB 3.0 specification will be released in the first half of 2008, Pat Gelsinger, general manager of Intel’s Digital Enterprise Group revealed in a speech at the Intel Developer Forum.
Intel is a member of the USB 3.0 Promoter Group, which is creating a faster version of the Universal Serial Bus connection technology. Other [...]
LucidPort introduces second wireless USB chip
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US-based semiconductor manufacturer, LucidPort Technology, has revealed its second wireless USB chip. The L802 general purpose controller chip is based on the USB Implementer Forum’s Certified Wireless USB standard.
The L802 uses WiMedia UWB technology to interoperate with other UWB and Certified Wireless USB devices, at transfer speeds up to 480 Mbps.
Although the chip [...]
Evatronix announces USB subplatforms
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Evatronix SA has announced the availability of its pre-integrated USB subplatforms, which are designed to help implement applications using full speed (12 Mb/s) or high speed (480Mb/s) USB connections.
The USB subplatforms make it easy for USB connectivity to be designed into System on Chips, for use in mass storage, audio-video communication and other applications. [...]
Tyco release smallest Micro-USB connector
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Tyco Electronics Corp has announced a Micro-USB connector with the smallest footprint currently available in USB interconnects.
The connector will enable the further miniaturisation of portable devices such as mobile phones, digital cameras and portable music players
It meets the standard specified by the USB Implementers Forum in January 2007, which supports the USB On-The-Go [...]
4G Systems launches world’s smallest HSDPA/HSUPA USB modem
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4G Systems, Germany’s only manufacturer of HSDPA/HSUPA mobile end devices, has launched the new XSPlug P5 USB Modem, which it claims is the smallest in the world at 41×78×12mm.
XSPlug P5 features ultra-fast 7.2 Mbit/s HSDPA technology, providing download speeds of up to 7.2 Mbit/s. It is also equipped with GPRS/EDGE technology for worldwide use in [...]
World’s first iris scanning flash drive
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Rehoboth Tech has announced its new iris scanning flash drive, which it claims is a world first.
The Irikon Flash memory comes in 1GB and 2GB capacities. It can scan and store 20 iris templates as authorised users.
A rechargeable battery is built in and the device has a scan range of 6cm. It can [...]
Caringo builds secure CAS storage appliance on USB
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Start-up company Caringo is looking to challenge EMC and other vendors in the content-addressable storage market.
Using just a USB stick, Caringo aims to turn any industry-standard server into a content addressable storage node.
Content-addressable storage, or CAS, is a technology which turns a fixed-content data file, which is data that once stored does not need to [...]
Alereon announces wireless USB chip
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Alereon Inc has announced the first chip that uses a frequency band which is legal all over the world for wireless USB.
The new chip could encourage computer manufacturers to adopt the technology. While a few wireless USB products are available on the US market, they send and receive signals over a frequency that is [...]
Pretec unveils first miCard USB flash drive
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Flash drive manufacturer Pretec unveiled the S-Diamond - the first card in the new miCard formet - at the Computex 2007 trade show in Taipei.
miCard is a new flash memory card standard from the Multi Media Card Association which can support both USB and SD/MMC specifications.
The card is 40 percent smaller than a [...]
Molex introduces Micro-USB connectors
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Molex has introduced new Micro-USB connectors, providing increased design options for mobile devices.
Portable devices are becoming thinner, but this trend is limited by the size of current Mini-USB connectors.
The new Micro-USB connectors provide a more compact footprint that the Mini-USB, providing a space reduction of more than 50%. The makes the product ideal [...]
Icron provides USB 2.0 over standard power lines
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Icron Technologies Corporation is using Panasonic technology to provide the world’s first USB 2.0 over power line solution.
The solution combines Icron’s ExtremeUSB technology with Panasonic’s HD-PLC power line communications devices to extend USB 2.0 over standard power lines.
This allows standard USB devices, including keyboards and printers, to be remotely connected over AC outlets in [...]
MMCA’s new memory card spec plugs into USB
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The MultiMediaCard Association (MMCA) has approved a new card specification that plugs straight into USB ports. The specification could make memory card readers obsolete.
The MiCARD specification will be used in consumer devices such as digital cameras and cell phones with the MMC interface.
Because the new card allows the transfer of data by slotting [...]
Chipidea claims lowest power USB PHY
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Chipidea has developed a USB physical layer architecture using 1.8V IO devices which it believes provides the lowest power consumption for system-on-chip (SoC) designs in the 65nm and 45nm process technologies.
The USB IP supports designs with a power consumption of approximately 70mW.
The 1.8V platform provides a new IO device choice with the advantages of analogue [...]
Intersil introduces USB 2.0 multiplexer
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Intersil has introduced the ISL54200 USB 2.0 high/full-speed multiplexer suitable for use with MP3s, personal media players, cellphones, PDAs and other digital devices.
The ISL54200 has a wider supply voltage range, higher bandwidth and better insertion loss characteristics than alternative products on the market and provides a flexible, high-performance solution for interfacing USB and non-USB [...]
Jungo provides tool to test USB compatibility
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Jungo, a leading provider of residential and business gateway software platforms and applications, has released version 1.01 of its USBTester product - a software tool which enables USB developers to validate devices for USB compatibility, Chapter 9 conformance and mass storage functionality and performance.
The latest version has enhanced functionality, including the ability to export [...]