SuperSpeed

May 10, 2016
USB Type C connector

Implementing USB Type-C

A look at three design challenges for USB Type-C: implementing two SuperSpeed datapaths on a reversible connector; partitioning the design to support multiple USB Type-C variants; and partitioning the management software.
April 12, 2016

Understanding the USB 3.1 protocol

A look at USB 3.1, which offers data rates of up to 10Gbit/s, and the way that the USB 3.1 protocol has changed to support this rate.
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August 26, 2015
Gervais Fong is a senior product manager for mixed-signal PHY IP at Synopsys.

USB Type-C: easier for users, harder for designers

Implementing the reversible connector of USB Type-C demands a rethink of the PHY architecture to achieve the most cost-effective IP solution
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July 14, 2015
John Blyler is an experienced physicist, engineer, journalist, author and professor, and editor of IoT Embedded Systems

USB Type-C: what it is and why it matters

A look at the USB Type-C connector and the enhanced data rates and charging facilities it will enable
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September 16, 2013

Why use USB 3.0?

The first of a series of seven articles describing the key details of the USB 3.0 protocol.
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September 16, 2013

The USB 3.0 Link Layer

A look at the way in which the USB 3.0 Link Layer manages the port-to-port flow of data between the host and the device.
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September 16, 2013

USB 3.0 system overview

An overview of the USB 3.0 architecture, covering the USB Host, USB Device(s) and USB Interconnect, as well as the related receptacles, plugs and cables.
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September 16, 2013

USB 3.0 protocol layer – part 1

A first look at the role of the protocol layer in USB 3.0.
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September 16, 2013

The USB 3.0 Functional Layer

A look at the USB 3.0 functional layer, an application layer and system software on the host side, and a logical function and device on the device side.
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September 16, 2013

USB 3.0 protocol layer – part 2

A look at the role of four types of transaction in the USB 3.0 protocol layer: bulk, control, interrupt and isochronous.
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