Obtaining A Vendor ID
A vendor ID is necessary for developing a USB product. The USB-IF is responsible for issuing USB vendor IDs to product manufacturers. Despite the purported non-profit nature of this organisation, the cost for simply issuing this number is a minimum of US$2,000. Additionally, if a manufacturer of a USB device wishes to use the logo then this becomes a 2-year licensing fee. Some microcontroller manufacturers offer a free or low cost sublicense of their vendor ID for development/testing and limited production (generally under 10,000 units). Vendors offering this free service include:
- Dream S.A.S.
- Energy Micro
- FTDI
- Luminary Micro
- Microchip
- NXP
- Silicon Labs
- ST Microelectronics
- Texas Instruments
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