USB 3.1 Type-C

tonyp12

It looks like they finally got it right.
Just one type of connector, no A or B side.
Reversible (USB2.0 uses the 4 center pins so 2 pins are "wasted" for compatibility)
For the other pairs of lanes it must be using auto sensing built-in to the usb3.1 driver IC's.

10Gbps of bi-directional bandwidth.
100 watts of power.
Will do the work of display-port and other video standards too.

Apple is onboard.

ValeT

tonyp12 wrote: »

It looks like they finally got it right.
Just one type of connector, no A or B side.
Reversible (USB2.0 uses the 4 center pins so 2 pins are "wasted" for compatibility)
For the other pairs of lanes it must be using auto sensing built-in to the usb3.1 driver IC's.

10Gbps of bi-directional bandwidth.
100 watts of power.
Will do the work of display-port and other video standards too.

Apple is onboard.

Very interesting. This is what is going to be on the new Macbooks. Sadly only one USB port though

I wonder what USB 3.2 will be......

kwinn

Wonder why it took so long to come up with such an obvious solution. I was using DB9 connector and a similar idea to connect a multitude of different 25 pin serial devices in the late 70's. Ground/common on the middle pin, inputs on one side, outputs on the other side. Input and output sides reversed between male and female connectors.

CuriousOne

I can't understand a simple thing - why they don't use 4 pin 3.5mm jack?
It's round, it's coaxial (hence matched line and high speeds) and has no polarity issues.
Why they're re-inventing wheel?

erco

A 4-pin jack would make & break a lot of wrong connections as it is being inserted and removed, causing potential short circuits, etc. 100W would be bad. (BTW, I want to see the little 5V connectors that can handle 20A)

For the same reason, most 2-conductor power jacks use a coaxial plug instead of a 1/8" plug.