Add-on cards have always served a great purpose in allowing us to add technologies to our systems without upgrading the entire machine. One such case that I encountered was building up a system based ...

It's not often that a computer interface remains relevant over the course of a full decade, but that is exactly what USB 2.0 has accomplished since its release in April 2000. Over the past few years ...

The USB3380 and USB3382 SuperSpeed USB 3.0 peripheral controllers bridge to PCI Express 2.0, matching the high-performance 5-Gbit/s bus speeds. The USB3382 features two PCIe Gen2 x1 ports while the ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. As expected, the PCI-SIG has announced the PCI Express (PCIe) 3.0 specification. The 3.0 ...

If your company is at the forefront of the PC industry, by now you are probably aware that USB 3.0 is here. Controller chips are starting to ship, and you are already dealing with design issues around ...

Computer interface standards are slow but surely reducing in number. What will be left standing in the end? It might be USB, PCI Express and Ethernet. PCI Express is absorbing functionality from other ...