USB Insights | Sumble

What is USB?

USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a standard type of connection for many different kinds of devices. It's commonly used to connect peripherals such as mice, keyboards, printers, digital cameras, flash drives, and external hard drives to computers. It is also used to charge devices such as phones, tablets, and other portable electronics.

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What other technologies are related to USB?

USB Competitor Technologies

PCIe

PCIe is a high-speed interface used for connecting peripherals, particularly in computers. It competes with USB in applications requiring high bandwidth, especially for internal devices.

mentioned alongside USB in 35% (10.6k) of relevant job posts

Ethernet

Ethernet is a networking technology that competes with USB for data transfer, especially in networking applications. Both can be used to transfer large amounts of data, but Ethernet is designed for networking.

mentioned alongside USB in 12% (12.8k) of relevant job posts

HDMI

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a digital audio/video interface that competes with USB, particularly USB-C with DisplayPort alternate mode, for connecting displays and transmitting AV signals.

mentioned alongside USB in 39% (2k) of relevant job posts

SATA

SATA (Serial ATA) is a storage interface that competes with USB for connecting storage devices like hard drives and SSDs, especially internal ones.

mentioned alongside USB in 38% (1.8k) of relevant job posts

Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a wireless communication technology that competes with USB, especially for connecting peripherals like mice, keyboards, and audio devices wirelessly.

mentioned alongside USB in 15% (4.3k) of relevant job posts

DisplayPort

DisplayPort is a digital display interface standard and competes with USB-C with DisplayPort alternate mode for connecting displays.

mentioned alongside USB in 48% (679) of relevant job posts

PCI Express

PCI Express is a high-speed interface used for connecting peripherals, particularly in computers. It competes with USB in applications requiring high bandwidth.

mentioned alongside USB in 34% (865) of relevant job posts

USB Complementary Technologies

I2C

I2C is a low-speed serial communication protocol often used for connecting peripherals to a microcontroller or other host device. It's complementary because USB can sometimes be used to bridge to or control devices using I2C.

mentioned alongside USB in 32% (16.9k) of relevant job posts

SPI

SPI is another low-speed serial communication protocol often used for connecting peripherals. Like I2C, USB can act as a bridge or controller for SPI devices.

mentioned alongside USB in 29% (17k) of relevant job posts

UART

UART is a serial communication protocol often used for low-speed communication. USB can provide a UART interface or act as a bridge to UART devices.

mentioned alongside USB in 32% (10.4k) of relevant job posts