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Type - C in one chip business heats up. USB Type - C interface received great attention, but from the current manufacturers of end products, lower the manufacturing cost of developers is the key to the rapid expansion in the interface can be. The big chip makers (ST, Intel, plath) have Type - C combined with triad chip layout, hope this improve integration to reduce the cost.

Senior in the industry, said the Type - C will can transmit audio, data and application of high-power power supply three kinds of advantage across the market, but if penetration to achieve the same level as the Type - A, estimate will take 2 ~ 3 years. From now shipment Type - C interface devices (Dongle) or related peripheral products, the Type - C whether can continue to decline, the cost of the product as its rapid popularization of important factor.

At present, the Type - C were mostly to separate PD Controller chip (PD Controller) communication protocol communication. However, in addition to PD controller, application developers also need to assist other chips that can realize the Type - C interface. Type - C chip prices compared with the existing transport interface is expensive, to drive costs down, chip makers to develop integrated Type - C chips will become a trend.

Type 2016 - C in one chip have been listed, include integrated high speed USB multiplexer (MUX) chip, USB bulletin board (Billboard), and the power function of chip were present. But chip makers in order to enhance the product competitiveness and market share, in addition to launch in one chip, more scurrying to develop triad chips. Triad chip not only simplifies the difficulty of the manufacturers of terminal products research and development new products, shorten the product schedule, for speeding up the USB Type - C market penetration has contributed to that effect.

Expect the Type - C triad chip is expected to deliver at the beginning of 2017, and import volume production at the end of 2017.

It is important to note that the Type - C chip compatibility problem for many manufacturers also caused problems. It is reported, many manufacturers of terminal products are found, sometimes their products cannot be exchanged with other manufacturers products, forming a great challenge to the popularity of the product.

In fact, the state of incompatibility between the chip and is likely to be caused by software, but mainly because the hardware factors. Solve the first condition of chip are incompatible, therefore, is to clarify the reason for the Type of incompatible hardware - C, terminal hardware manufacturer, or a chip itself hardware factors, and then further adjustment on the hardware, to solve the problems of the products are incompatible.