MCCI Corporation News

MCCI® Corporation, the world’s leading developer of USB connectivity software, today announced that its full line of driver products have been tested and validated for Windows 8 Customer Preview.

MCCI products available for Windows 8 include drivers for network connectivity over USB (NCM, ECM, EEM), drivers for serial port emulation over USB (CDC ACM, DM, OBEX, etc), drivers for development support for Android systems (ADB), drivers for mass storage devices (MSC BOT, UASP), drivers for special-purpose USB host hardware (Synopsys DesignWare OTG, xHCI, etc.)

“MCCI has been participating in the Windows 8 pre-release program with Microsoft since its inception,” says MCCI CEO Terry Moore. “We have been testing and validating our products in 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 8 platforms continuously for the last 2 years.  This testing ensures that our drivers are ready for mass deployment, and that end-users will have a positive experience.”

A key advantage of MCCI’s products is that the same binary executes on all supported platforms with the same instruction set. This simplifies support for customers. “The same driver will operate on Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and all the corresponding server editions,” Moore noted. “This means that support desks don’t have to ask users whether they have installed the right version of the driver for a given operating system.”

MCCI’s offerings are differentiated by the deep level of USB engineering knowledge and experience that MCCI has accumulated since 1995. According to Moore, “MCCI has a vertical skill set; we specialize in USB connectivity from hardware to the application interface. This means that we can quickly resolve problems and provide technical advice at a much deeper level of understanding.”

MCCI partner Synopsys, a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, annually hosts a series of invitation-only events for Synopsys technology users. These events are the SNUGs, Synopsys Users Group Meetings. At the Designer Community Expo, part of the March 28-30 SNUG San Jose event, MCCI's fellow Synopsys technology users were treated to an up-close look at the MCCI Catena 1910 HSIC verification tool and protocol analyzer and the MCCI SuperSpeed USB host stack, optimized for Synopsys IP.

No OS in the smartphone space has come to prominence as quickly as Android. And no other interconnect solution is as important or as ubiquitous as USB. MCCI today extends its Windows, Linux, and Mac product lines to offer a USB software solution for Android, validated for the most dominant version of the platform, Android 2.2 Froyo. MCCI's complete solution includes networking class NCM for high-speed networking. Complementing the solution is the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) Driver, which supports not only product development but also application installation via a USB cable.

Today at CTIA, Smith Micro announced the recipients of the 2011 Innovator Awards, which recognize prominent wireless executives and companies spearheading participation in the SODA™ (Secure On-Device API) Innovator Program, among whom was MCCI. Read the text of the award statement.

The MCCI USB DataPump 3.0, a proven USB host and device stack, is now ready for your embedded products.

Millions of consumers today enjoy the benefits of products supporting SuperSpeed USB, which is ten times faster than USB 2.0. MCCI’s standards-compliant software presents an efficient, zero-copy architecture that minimizes ”round trips,” enables careful CPU cache management, and supports the ability to tune for bus bandwidth.

In addition to the speed advantage, SuperSpeed also delivers improved power management to increase the battery life of portable products.

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MCCI MyLynq for Outlook is a software tool that synchronizes contacts, notes, tasks, and calendar events between mobile phones that use Microsoft Device Services and Windows 7 computers running Microsoft Outlook 2007 and 2010. Read the complete press release. MCCI welcomes inquiries from OEMs that want to brand, localize, or otherwise customize this tool for distribution through their own channel. Contact sales@mcci.com.

Developments in interconnect, or chip-to-chip, communication technologies are a crucial part of high-speed mobile device development. In its discussion of SMSC's patented Inter-Chip Connectivity (ICC) technology, a recent article in the EE Times mentioned MCCI's "protocol analyzer" and HSIC verification tool, which we call the MCCI Catena® 1910 HSIC. ICC is a chip-to-chip interface that uses USB data transfer protocols over a maximum bus length of 10 cm. ICC was standardized by the USB-IF in 2010. The Catena 1910 captures, traces, and analyzes data transferred over this interface.

Another recent press release discussed the MIPI Alliance's High Speed Interface (HSI) specification, which provides for an improved on-chip-interconnect solution intended to compete with SMSC's ICC. If you're going to work with MIPI, take a look at the Catena 1910 MIPI. The 1910 MIPI can act both as a passive receiver and as a transmitter/verifier.

NCM (Network Control Model) is one of the USB Implementers Forum's major stories for 2011.  Here are some detailed responses from MCCI CEO Terry Moore to a few questions about the NCM device class specification:

Q: Can you please give us a quick, high-level explanation of what the NCM specification is?

A: The Network Control Model (NCM) specification is a high-performance standard for connecting networking devices to PCs using USB.  Although it was designed specifically to support the needs of new 4G network standards (such as LTE and WiMax), it has substantial benefits when used for any kind of network traffic.

Q: What are the key features and benefits of the NCM specification?



NCM has two key features: First, it allows multiple Ethernet frames to be encapsulated in a single USB transfer...

Hitachi has released MCCI's Mac OS Handover Drivers for the au mobile phone via its website. These drivers ensure seamless transfer of the au phone's data session from KDDI's CDMA network to its WiMax network. No more dropped or interrupted internet sessions, you're on the go! For more about MCCI's Handover Driver offering, please visit our product page. MCCI is the world leader in in connectivity innovation.