Mixed-signal chip maker Cygnal Integrated Products (Austin, Texas) now has available a power-managed USB-to-UART bridge chip. This IC is way cool, both literally and figuratively. Dubbed the CP2101, ...

“The GWU2X family enables conversion between USB and four peripheral interfaces: JTAG, SPI, I 2 C and GPIO; while the GWU2U series is suitable for conversion between USB and UART,” according to ...