Freescale, a company specializing in semiconductors, wants universal USB. Indeed, the new MC34825 chip allows handset manufacturers to use a mini USB (Type A) for purposes other than USB, and without change as HTC has made a habit with some smartphones. The chip is expected to help connect audio devices (input or output) and wired remote in addition to data that typically spend a USB connector. Additionally, the MC34825 also improves shippers using more power typically, USB 2.0 can work with a voltage of 5 V and an intensity of 500 mA, the chip enables Freescale to exceed this limit completely disabling USB when charging. In practice, the chip is actually capable of detecting devices plugged in and then informs the operating system on the device type and - if any - changes on the fly connections.

In fact, this chip heralds the future, where the micro USB connector should be (2012) standard for all devices, with full interoperability of shippers across different devices.