>While we're on the topic what are valid alternatives? Particularly ones
>suited to impelementing the mass storage USB device class.

Well, there are several I've seen in my travels...

A list of places to try:
http://www.atmel.com
http://www.ti.com
http://www.philips.com
http://www.cypress.com
http://www.motorola.com
http://tinyurl.com/t45k (links a google search)

FDTI is *not* useful for mass storage.  They only have com port devices,
and unless you want to write the host side driver, they will only act as
com port emulation devices.

Note: All of the URL's I've listed turned up *some* kind of USB micro, but
whether they support high speed (USB2.0 only) or not, I don't know (wasn't
looking for that at the time).

--Brendan

P.S.: Some time I might put together a chart of the various options, but
not today.

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