Sometimes when you’re making a PCB that you plan on programming over USB, but you only plan on plugging in a couple of times, it would be nice to make that connection without another BOM ...

Did you order that 4-port USB hub because it was almost free but now it’s just sitting in your junk box? Why not turn it into an In System Programmer for AVR chips? [Paul] came up with HUB ISP as an ...

It will soon be much easier for consumers and businesses to determine whether a USB-C device is genuine and can be trusted, thanks to the newly introduced USB Type-C Authentication specification.

Have a USB device near you? Look closely at the port -- do you see a color? It turns out that it actually means something.

With USB-C seeing wide adoption on Android phones, tablets, and Chromebooks, the dream of having one convenient connection is here. The USB-IF standards body today officially launched the USB Type-C ...

SAN FRANCISCO & BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), the support organization for the advancement and adoption of USB technology, today announced a Certified USB Charger ...

A USB Charger is a funny thing. You have about 10 of them in a drawer at home, but maybe only one of them really charges your device properly. And chances are, that particular one is at the back of ...

Like its predecessor, it was designed from the ground up to pair well with other products in our programming ecosystem.” To protect the host system, the up-stream USB-C 2.0 is isolated (3.75kVrms ...

Nothing is worse than the dreaded day you lose or break the charger that came with your device. No matter where you hunt, you’d never know for sure if the next one that comes along will be as good as ...

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Apple recently updated its Made for iPhone/iPad/iPod (MFi) licensing program to include specifications for USB-C ports and a Lightning to 3.5mm output cable (via 9to5Mac). With the new specifications, ...