Would USB by Any Other Name Still Smell as Sweet?
The USB Promoter Group Announced USB4 Specification this week, check it out here.
This announcement is causing a renaming of the current USBs.
Our Targus DocKtor broke down his understanding in the table below.
|
USB Nomenclature |
Some Other Names |
Bandwidth |
Port Types |
|
USB 1/1.1 |
USB Low Speed/Full Speed |
1.5/12 Mbps |
A/B |
|
USB 2 |
USB High Speed |
480 Mbps |
A/B/C/mini-A/B |
|
USB 3.0 |
USB 3.1 Gen 1/USB 3.2 Gen 1/SuperSpeed |
5 Gbps |
A/B/C/mini-A/B/micro-A/B |
|
USB 3.1 Gen 1 |
USB 3.0/USB 3.2 Gen 1/SuperSpeed |
5 Gbps |
A/B/C |
|
USB 3.1 Gen 2 |
USB 3.2 Gen 2/SuperSpeed+/SuperSpeed 10Gbps |
10 Gbps |
A/B/C |
|
USB 3.2 Gen 1 |
USB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen 1/SuperSpeed |
5 Gbps |
A/B/C |
|
USB 3.2 Gen 2 |
USB 3.1 Gen 2/SuperSpeed+/SuperSpeed 10Gbps |
10 Gbps |
A/B/C |
|
USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 |
USB 3.2/SuperSpeed 10Gbps |
10 Gbps |
C |
|
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 |
USB 3.2/SuperSpeed 20Gbps |
20 Gbps |
C |
|
USB4 |
USB 4 |
10/20/40Gbps |
C |
A great summary of what is known about USB4 is explained on Tom's hardware.
Targus will adapt and implement applicable technologies for its line of docking stations and specifically universal docking stations.
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