If you’ve been following along our USB-C saga, you know that the CC wire in the USB-C cables is used for communications and polarity detection. However, what’s not as widely known is that there are ...

If you want the best performance, the rule is simple: Avoid USB-A. Don't buy a USB-A charging brick, and don't buy USB-A to USB-C cables for your high-power devices. Stick to a full USB-C ecosystem — ...

With the prevalence of USB devices, it's easy to mix up USB headers and ports, but the header is the motherboard pin ...

The smallest transceiver in NXP Semiconductors' UTMI+ Low-Pin Interface (ULPI) Hi-Speed USB family measures 2.2 x 2.25 x 0.6 mm in a 0.4 mm ball pitch. The company claims its transceiver solutions are ...

There’s two cases when hackers have to think about USB-C connector mechanics. The first is when a USB-C connector physically breaks, and the second is when we need to put a connector on our own board.

I think I've seen both eg the more typical 5 pin on most Cameras MP3 players etc and then the 4 pin that comes on the Pentax Optio S4 for example.

Look at any laptop on the market nowadays, and you’ll see a range of different ports—but all will have something in common. What is it? A USB-C. Technically known as USB C or USB Type-C, the port is a ...

What he's got is a connector for a single USB port, not the double port that the motherboard connectors are built for.<BR><BR>The MB connector looks like this (poor ASCII drawing):<BR><BR>@@@@@<BR>@@@ ...

Essentially, the Corsair Flash Padlock is the same conceptual gear as what kept your high school locker free from prying eyes — a combination lock. It’s very much a traditional thumb drive with a pull ...