USB4 is built into the physical interface of USB Type-C.
However, it also leads to a significant reduction in ESD tolerance. In order to reach higher effective transfer speed, the USB4 controller requires advanced semiconductor manufacturing technology. Now, USB4-published by USB-IF and supporting 40Gbps throughput-will be able to meet growing consumer demand for faster transmission rate. The increasing demand for better data transmission also leads to the need for higher transmission speed. With the continuous improvement of image quality, the higher resolution images require the larger storage space in cellphones or cameras. What’s happening in the power management space amid the never-ending drive to lower power consumption in more and more complex technologies and applications? What about in applications dealing with higher and higher voltages? This month’s In Focus highlights the various design developments and manufacturing strategies happening in the power management segment. More and more manufacturers are requesting to perform direct-pin injection to test their products to simulate end-user ESD events that frequently occur in the real world.
