What a crock! Compare the USB procedure to what it takes to get an enterprise number for SNMP: http://www.iana.org/cgi-bin/enterprise.pl Maybe the Sopranos are in the IT bidness now - looks like extortion to me. chuckc pic microcontroller discussion list wrote: > Ken Hewitt wrote: > I was hoping that Microchip would do a similar thing to PCI chip > companies and allow people to use their VID with a managed product > ID issued by Microchip, otherwise I can't see why they would want a > VID as they are not going to make USB products. Ken: I would guess that Microchip IS going to make USB products. Even if they don't use their VID for reference designs, etc., they'll certainly use it for the inevitable USB-based versions of their development tools. > If I have to get a VID I might as well give up on my product now > with the cost of it. If you're making a commercial USB product, your own VID is required. USB-IF membership (which includes a VID, free compliance testing at USB Plugfests, a license to use the USB logo, etc.) has been priced at $2500/year for a while; VIDs for non-members used to cost $200 but were inexplicably repriced to $1500 last year. -Andy === Andrew Warren --- aiw@cypress.com === IPD Systems Engineering, CYSD === Cypress Semiconductor Corporation === === Opinions expressed above do not === necessarily represent those of === Cypress Semiconductor Corporation -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body