USB-IF
The USB 3.0 Promoters Group announced an update to the existing USB 3.1 standard in order to double the maximum possible bandwidth from 10 Gbps to 20 Gbps. This USB 3.2 specification is currently in the final draft review phase. USB 3.2 will remain backward compatible with existing USB devices. The new specifications will retain the USB 3.1 physical layer data rates and encoding techniques. The doubling of bandwidth is achieved by going in for a two-channel operation (current USB 3.1 Gen 1/2 devices use only one 'super-speed' channel).The use of two channels is possible only if a certified USB 3.1 Type-C cable is used to connect the host and the device. To understand this further, it is helpful to take a look at the layout...
USB-C Authentication Tech to Restrict Usage of Uncertified USB-C Accessories and Cables
The USB Implementers Forum has announced a new addition to the USB Type-C specification, which is projected to restrict usage of uncertified or potentially malicious accessories with reversible USB-C...
28 by Anton Shilov on 4/13/2016
Testing USB 3.1: Some Preliminary Results with the MSI X99A Gaming 9 ACK
Everyone wants more. Everyone wants more storage space, faster access, cheaper costs. It should have been here yesterday, but we are restrained at the current rate of development which...
33 by Ian Cutress on 1/28/2015
USB Power Delivery v2.0 Specification Finalized - USB Gains Alternate Modes
The last while has been a busy time for the USB 3.0 Promoters Group, with the new USB 3.1 Type-C Connector detailed last month. Joshua was able to get...
46 by Brett Howse on 9/17/2014
Hands On with USB Type C: Reversible USB Connectors
Today, the USB-IF brought me in to see the long-awaited USB Type C cables. We've written about this before, but for those that aren't familiar with this new USB...
91 by Joshua Ho on 9/11/2014
USB Type-C Connector Specifications Finalized
Today it was announced by the USB-IF (USB Implementers Forum) that the latest USB connector which we first caught a glimpse of in April has been finalized, and with...
66 by Brett Howse on 8/12/2014
USB-IF Publishes First Type-C Connector Renderings
The last time we talked to the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), the governing body for USB, it was back at CES 2014. At the time the USB-IF was showing...
24 by Ryan Smith on 4/2/2014
USB-IF Updates Us on Type C Connector, Demonstrates USB SuperSpeed 3.1 Transfers
December of last year, the USB-IF announced that the definition of a new type of compact connector, dubbed type C, was underway. After pushback from the USB 3.0 micro-B...
31 by Brian Klug on 1/7/2014
USB-IF Announces USB 3.0 10 Gbps Development, Demos Power Delivery and Display Driving
I stopped by the USB Implementers Forum booth, where they had both an interesting non-final demonstration of the new USB Power Delivery specification and some news about the new...
26 by Brian Klug on 1/12/2013
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