This doesn’t hold true to the newest generation of Arduino, as those board have replaced the FTDI chip with an ATmega8U2. That’s basically and ATmega8 with native USB handling… fancy.

The PCB manufacturing for the Arduino Nano currently places components on both sides of the board, requiring two operations for solder paste, pick-and-place, and reflow.

Glasgow fabless chip firm FTDI has built an Arduino clone into development kits for its EVE embedded video engine, and made the kits tough enough to be built into products. Called VM800P, each ...

USB interface chip supplier Future Technology Devices International (FTDI) has restated its commitment to open-source design with the introduction of a development kit for its Vinculo USB 2.0 platform ...