A few years ago if you wanted to run multiple monitors, you needed a video card with multiple outputs or multiple video cards in your PC. DisplayLink came along and offered a way to connect an ...

As of late, we have seen quite a few external display adapters utilizing DisplayLink technology come through the lab and today is no different with the dual head solution from VisionTek in the lab.

In a USB function – an embedded device with a USB interface – there is a USB peripheral controller chip. As shown in Figure 2, this chip has two key functions: it interfaces to the USB system ...

This guide is designed to show you the difference between USB 3.0 and USB 2.0. The Universal Serial Bus, more commonly known as USB, is a technology that has seen substantial growth and evolution ...

USB has been around for decades, and the sheer number of USB and Thunderbolt versions in 2025 can be bewildering. Here's what you need to know about USB 3, USB 4, Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4, and ...

Here we get our first look at how USB 3.0 stacks up against incumbent speed master eSATA — and it's not too bad. There's a loss in performance, no doubt caused by the SATA/USB bridge, but for ...

Look around your house and chances are you have at least a few devices that use Universal Serial Bus. On average, some 3 billion USB ports are shipped each year, making it by far the most successful ...

The USB port on many routers can turn them into a personal cloud or media hub, but using it safely requires understanding the ...

Early adoption of USB 3.0 began in 2010, and more than 70 million USB 3.0 host chips shipped in 2011. Now, key USB software and systems providers are shipping high volumes of products with USB 3.0.

The USB port did away with many device specific connections The USB co-inventor was Ajay Bhatt who was part of a multi-company effort to do away with the many specific cables, plugs, and connections ...