Gadget designers get chunky option as USB 20 Gbps controller arrives

Infineon is rolling out its next generation of USB controller designed specifically for peripherals. Simply named the EZ-PD FX20, it will support 20 Gbps Type-C devices, including the latest USB4 standard – though USB 3.2 and Thunderbolt 3 are also supported. While we've seen 20 Gbps connectivity before with many of the latest …

[Kevin McMurtrie]

"God" chip

USB sounds like the hardware equivalent of a "God object." There may be a public specification but it will be so tangled, complicated, and have so many legacy bug dependencies that only one chip will ever support it.

[elsergiovolador]

Re: "God" chip

Try to build USB device from scratch. First thing you do is copy descriptors from similar device that works...

[biddibiddibiddibiddi]

I think Infineon wrote this "article".

[Gene Cash]

You don't need much for USB

See the minimum needed for a USB device to list in Device Manager

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG5bWzEPfsg

You need a voltage regulator, a capacitor, a couple resistors, a couple switches, and some wire.

I think the Infineon device might have a little bit more on it.

[JustAnotherDistro]

Infomercial

See title.

[biddibiddibiddibiddi]

Re: Infomercial

Ah yes, that's what it reminds me of. Not quite a direct press release, but definitely not an independent article.