FTDI Chip has introduced a USB-based GPS module to provide positioning data for laptops, tablets or an embedded PC. Running off a 5V supply from a USB A port, the module is based on the company’s ...

Future Technology Devices International (FTDI) has introduced multi-port variants of its USB-powered USB-COM-PLUS family of communication modules. Adding to the previously released single port ...

An anonymous reader pinged us about an issue that affects people who jumped onto the latest-and-greatest OS from the Apple gardens: USB devices that stop working due to the FTDI-based USB solution. At ...

We work with some dangerous circuits in the pursuit of cool hacks. High voltage, high current, all demand some respect. We can protect our bodies easily enough, but what about that fancy new laptop or ...

Looking to provide better service to customers in a range of sectors, FTDI Chip has spun out its MCU, graphic controller and interface interests into Bridgetek. The move means that FTDI will now focus ...

Future Technology Devices International (FTDI) has announced its new X-Chip series, consisting of 13 different package options. The series supports a selection of interface types such as UART, full ...

Hardware hackers building interactive gadgets based on the Arduino microcontrollers are finding that a recent driver update that Microsoft deployed over Windows Update has bricked some of their ...

In line with the company’s focus on driving business to the Web and growth in emerging markets, Premier Farnell plc has penned a global franchise distribution agreement with Future Technology Devices ...

The USB's many advantages have led designers to come up with a wide range of applications for the bus. For example, the figure shows a USB-based controller for four stepper motors built using ...