DESIGN VIEW is the summary of the complete DESIGN SOLUTION contributed article, which begins on Page 2. Until very recently, no common interface existed between handheld devices and PC peripherals.

In theory, a new version of USB designed for peripheral-to-peripheral connection has a ready-made market. In practice, however, that market is crowded with several entrenched connection methods that ...

NEC says they’re going to start incorporating USB On-The-Go into their 3G cellphones. The big deal about USB On-The-Go, or USB OTG, is that it allows USB 2.0 peripherals to connect directly to each ...

USB OTG is a specification for devices like smartphones and tablets. A compatible phone can act as a “host” and lets you use it with other USB devices like flash drives, keyboards, mice, and more. A ...

IRVINE, Calif.–Sept. 3, 2003–TransDimension announced that it has successfully completed compliance testing of its USB On-the-Go (OTG) controller, the OTG243, at the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) ...

A new technology that allows handheld devices to share files directly, without the need for a PC, could be on store shelves by the end of the year. Several manufacturers, including Hewlett-Packard, ...

Several manufacturers, including Hewlett-Packard, are evaluating ways to use an offshoot of the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 specification called USB On-the-Go. Using it, a person could plug a handheld or ...

Linear Technology Corporation announces the LTC4160 and LTC4160-1, the latest members in a family of power manager ICs for single-cell Li-Ion/Polymer battery-based applications, including media ...