To achieve this, [Walker] built a voltage doubler circuit into the drive that produces 10 volts from the nominal 5 VDC coming from the USB port. At the command of an onboard microcontroller ...

[Kevin Darrah] is risking the nerves on his index finger to learn about ESD protection ... So what happens to a circuit when you shock it? Does it instantly die in a dramatic movie fashion ...

This PHY IP supports both USB 3.1 Gen1 & Gen2. By providing a full on-chip physical transceiver solution with Electro Static Discharge (ESD) protection, an integrated self-test module ... PHY IP ...