Sometimes when you’re making a PCB that you plan on programming over USB, but you only plan on plugging in a couple of times, it would be nice to make that connection without another BOM item. Over on ...

GCT has launched a short body style USB 2.0 type-A connector to cut PCB footprint to 131mm2. Called USB1125, shell depth has been cut to 10mm, although predicted rated life has been kept high – 5,000 ...

USB connectors have lent themselves to creative interpretations of their mechanical specifications ever since the first experimenter made a PCB fit into a USB-A socket. The USB-C standard with its ...

Following on from its vertical-mount long-life USB A-type sockets (photo centre), GCT has announced a pair of horizontal-mount extended-life USB A connectors – with added current capacity – aiming ...

Wouldn't it be cool if every power socket was the same? Imagine if you could carry around a single cable and plug in any device to the wall. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens ...

A robotics engineering student has worked for months to make a dream come true A robotics engineering student has worked for months to make a dream come true is a senior editor and author of Notepad, ...