The latest addition to USB Connectivity USB 4 is coming to a device near you very soon! Announced by The USB Promoter Group, which includes Apple, Intel, Renesas, ST Microelectronics, HP, Microsoft, and Texas Instruments we are going to see yet another upgrade of the USB C Connector system.
USB 4 Uses Thunderbolt C Connectors
The USB4 architecture is based on the Thunderbolt™ protocol
specification recently contributed by Intel Corporation. It doubles the
bandwidth of USB and enables multiple simultaneous data and display protocols.
As the USB Type-C™connector has evolved into the role as the
external display port of many host products, the USB4 specification provides
the host the ability to optimally scale allocations for display data flow. Even
as the USB4 specification introduces a new underlying protocol, compatibility
with existing USB 3.2, USB 2.0 and Thunderbolt 3 hosts and devices is supported.
According to the USB Promoter Group “The primary goal of USB
is to deliver the best user experience combining data, display and power
delivery over a user-friendly and robust cable and connector solution,” said
Brad Saunders, USB Promoter Group Chairman. “The USB4 solution specifically
tailors bus operation to further enhance this experience by optimizing the
blend of data and display over a single connection and enabling the further
doubling of performance.”
Key characteristics of the USB4 solution include:
-Two-lane operation using existing USB Type-C cables and up to 40 Gbps operation over 40 Gbps-certified cables
-Multiple data and display protocols to efficiently share the total available bandwidth over the bus
-Backward compatibility with USB 3.2, USB 2.0 and Thunderbolt 3.
At this point you may be thinking “we have only just started
to see the rollout of USB C devices so does mean we will all have to upgrade
again soon?”
A fair question however, we believe that this is a natural
transition to a faster more adaptive connector system. What is good about this is because it is
based on the USB C Connector system (which is miles better than traditional USB
A Connectors being easy to plug in any way around) it means in the future devises
will have many more options taking what was a humble printer cable to becoming
your one stop shop for connectivity.
For example, you can use this to connect to your printer but also your monitor, power your laptop or have multiple adapters including ethernet and well who knows what else we will see what this system will be doing in the future.
USB 4 Coming Very Soon!
The latest addition to USB Connectivity USB 4 is coming to a device near you very soon! Announced by The USB Promoter Group, which includes Apple, Intel, Renesas, ST Microelectronics, HP, Microsoft, and Texas Instruments we are going to see yet another upgrade of the USB C Connector system.
The USB4 architecture is based on the Thunderbolt™ protocol specification recently contributed by Intel Corporation. It doubles the bandwidth of USB and enables multiple simultaneous data and display protocols.
As the USB Type-C™connector has evolved into the role as the external display port of many host products, the USB4 specification provides the host the ability to optimally scale allocations for display data flow. Even as the USB4 specification introduces a new underlying protocol, compatibility with existing USB 3.2, USB 2.0 and Thunderbolt 3 hosts and devices is supported.
According to the USB Promoter Group “The primary goal of USB is to deliver the best user experience combining data, display and power delivery over a user-friendly and robust cable and connector solution,” said Brad Saunders, USB Promoter Group Chairman. “The USB4 solution specifically tailors bus operation to further enhance this experience by optimizing the blend of data and display over a single connection and enabling the further doubling of performance.”
Key characteristics of the USB4 solution include:
-Two-lane operation using existing USB Type-C cables and up to 40 Gbps operation over 40 Gbps-certified cables
-Multiple data and display protocols to efficiently share the total available bandwidth over the bus
-Backward compatibility with USB 3.2, USB 2.0 and Thunderbolt 3.
At this point you may be thinking “we have only just started to see the rollout of USB C devices so does mean we will all have to upgrade again soon?”
A fair question however, we believe that this is a natural transition to a faster more adaptive connector system. What is good about this is because it is based on the USB C Connector system (which is miles better than traditional USB A Connectors being easy to plug in any way around) it means in the future devises will have many more options taking what was a humble printer cable to becoming your one stop shop for connectivity.
For example, you can use this to connect to your printer but also your monitor, power your laptop or have multiple adapters including ethernet and well who knows what else we will see what this system will be doing in the future.
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