COMDEX/CMD Technology introduces the industry's first USB keyboard chip.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 1996-- Low-Cost Solution Provided for Connecting USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. Keyboards to USB CMD CMD cerebromacular degeneration. Technology, the recognized leader in high performance computer peripheral interface solutions, on Monday introduced its new low cost USB0678KMp keyboard controller A circuit that monitors keystrokes and generates the required data bits when pressed. for the Universal Serial Bus See USB. (hardware, standard) Universal Serial Bus - (USB) An external peripheral interface standard for communication between a computer and external peripherals over an inexpensive cable using biserial transmission. (USB). The USB0678KMp allows keyboard vendors to replace the current keyboard controller with a USB enabled controller, resulting in full-function USB keyboards costing little more than today's PS/2 keyboards. In addition, the USB0678KMp enables "virtual hub" capability allowing PS/2 pointing devices to be plugged into the keyboard, bringing the promise of USB to fruition. "We're already seeing incredible demand from personal computer OEMs for USB keyboards based upon our low cost USB0678KMp," said Fred Thiel Fred Thiel is a young entrepreneur of Swedish descent. Fred was born in France and educated in the U.S. and UK before returning to Sweden to write software for banks. He has also lived in Venezuela and as a result, speaks French, Swedish and Spanish fluently. , CMD's vice president of marketing. "With a very low premium over PS/2 style keyboards, and all the ease-of-use functionality that USB offers, we believe that USB keyboards will eventually replace PS/2 keyboards." The USB0678KMp uses the low speed subchannel of the Universal Serial Bus to achieve its incredible low cost. In comparison to keyboards using the higher speed of USB, the cost savings in external components and cables can be substantial. While it enables low cost keyboards, the big advantage of the low speed subchannel of USB is that it still retains all the plug-and-play and automatic configuration capabilities that USB offers. The product is due for shipments at the end of the year. To round out its keyboard offering, CMD also plans to offer a full function USB Hub A device that increases the number of USB ports on a PC. However, since the hub plugs into one of the USB ports on the computer, the total number of additional ports is minus one. For example, a four-port hub adds three new ports. along with its USB keyboard controller. Samples of the USB0678KMp with a hub controller will be available in December, with production in the first quarter of 1997. CMD Technology Inc. is a leading provider of high performance, award-winning bus master DMA (1) (Digital Media Adapter) See digital media hub. (2) (Document Management Alliance) A specification that provides a common interface for accessing and searching document databases. controllers. For more information, contact CMD Technology, 1 Vanderbilt, Irvine, Calif. 92618. Telephone, fax, e-mail, and Web page, respectively, are 714/454-0800, 714/455-1656, info@cmd.com, and http://www.cmd.com. -0- NOTE: Copyright 1996 CMD Technology Inc. All brand names and trademarks are properties of their respective holders. CONTACT: CMD Technology Inc., Irvine Lisa Heller, 714/470-3172 heller@cmd.com |
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