The company’s B-type mini-USB connector has now been joined by mini A-type and mini AB-type connectors. The mini-USB connectors’ size has been reduced by more than 60% compared to the standard USB ...

In over a decade, we have come across multiple USB standards, plug types and speeds. There’s the USB Type-A port that has been there for a long time now and has also come a long way. Then there’s the ...

Read part 1 of this series on the basics of transmitter and receiver testing for the latest version of USB and part 3 on power delivery. For all of its virtues around plug-and-play device ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Last week, Ars met up with several representatives of the non-profit USB Implementer’s Forum (USB-IF) to check out some of the first USB Type-C connectors off the assembly lines. The ...

As mentioned in a recent post, one of the motivations for my acquisition of a Google Chrome OS-based Pixelbook is that it’ll enable me to do a hands-on evaluation of its latest-generation external ...

These powerful, reversible charging ports are all the rage, and are coming to a phone near you. Here's everything you need to know as new USB-C phones rush out. Jessica Dolcourt VP, Content Operations ...

One of the world’s least-exciting sentences is, “Let’s talk about technology standards!” But I promise I’m not digging down into wiring schematics, pinout diagrams, and 1,000-page protocol ...

Semiconductor innovations in next-generation traction inverters will help drive electric vehicle performance further, making them even more fun to dr… ...