This application note explains how to use an I²C I/O extender to connect a compact-flash (CF) card to the I²C interface of a microcontroller. The software commands for reading and writing data are ...

In the relentless pursuit of higher performance at a system level, Integrated Device Manufacturers (IDMs) have become well versed in developing digital interfaces that are able to operate at high ...

Competitive pressures are forcing designers of consumer electronics such as digital TVs, high-end printers, PCs, digital still cameras, and set-top boxes to lower system costs without sacrificing ...

A standards group hopes to develop a memory card format called UFS. It'll face some obstacles getting to market, but may succeed embedded in mobile phones. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 ...

USB and flash memory cards have become ubiquitous in the consumer and industrial worlds. USB implements a high-speed serial bus that runs at up to 480 Mbits/s. Many operating systems provide native ...

This $50 card can hold four CompactFlash cards configured in a RAID array--but cards aren't included in that price. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, ...

CPU and microcontroller I/O voltages are decreasing and moving to 2.5-V and below as core operating voltages migrate to 1.8-V and lower. The existing controllers for LCD panels in the market still ...