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Tiny, Reversible USB Type-C Connector Finalized: New Connector Can Replace All Current USB Plugs

The USB Promoter Group has finalized the design of the new USB Type-C connector which will replace all current USB connector types. The USB Type-C connector is reversible like Lightning cables and similar in size to micro USB connectors. It is robust enough for laptops/tablets and slim enough for phones. The USB Type-C connector supports the USB 3.1 specification for faster 10Gbps data transfer speeds and up to 100W power delivery. It is designed to scale with future USB specifications to avoid issues with non-compatible connectors.

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Tiny, Reversible USB Type-C Connector Finalized: New Connector Can Replace All Current USB Plugs

The USB Promoter Group has finalized the design of the new USB Type-C connector which will replace all current USB connector types. The USB Type-C connector is reversible like Lightning cables and similar in size to micro USB connectors. It is robust enough for laptops/tablets and slim enough for phones. The USB Type-C connector supports the USB 3.1 specification for faster 10Gbps data transfer speeds and up to 100W power delivery. It is designed to scale with future USB specifications to avoid issues with non-compatible connectors.

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usb, lightning-style

Tiny, reversible USB Type-C connector


finalized
New connector can replace all current USB plugs.
Andrew Cunningham - 8/12/2014, 6:37 PM

Enlarge / The USB Type-C cable and its various connector designs.
USB-IF

Further Reading
New USB Type-C connector is smaller, reversible, supports USB 3.1
The USB Promoter Group announced today that it has finalized the design of the USB TypeC plug, a new type of USB plug that's designed to completely replace every size of all current
USB connectors. Like Apple's Lightning cables, the new connector is reversible so that it can
be used in any orientation.
According to the USB-IF's press release (PDF), the new connector is "similar in size" to
current micro USB 2.0 Type-B connectors (the ones you use for most non-Apple phones and
tablets). It is designed to be "robust enough for laptops and tablets" and "slim enough for
mobile phones." The openings for the connector measure roughly 8.4mm by 2.6mm.
As we've reported previously, cables and adapters for connecting Type-C devices into older
Type-A and Type-B ports will be readily availablethe prevalence of these older ports will
make any industry-wide shift to USB Type-C an arduous, years-long process.

The new Type-C plug will be compatible with USB 3.1, a revised version of the spec that
boosts theoretical transfer speeds from the 5Gbps of USB 3.0 to 10Gbps and that supports
delivery of up to 100W of power using the USB Power Delivery spec. First-generation
Thunderbolt controllers from Intel have offered 10Gbps of bandwidth for a while now and
second-generation controllers double this to 20Gbps, but USB has the advantage of being a
much more widely used standard that is generally built into all chipsets and SoCs. The USB
3.1 spec was finalized a year ago, but as of this writing it has yet to show up in any shipping
devices.
Finally, the USB Type-C connector has been designed to scale with the USB spec as it gets
faster, so as we move beyond USB 3.1 it should be possible to make future cables physically
compatible with one another, avoiding ugly solutions like the micro USB 3.0 Type-B
connector.
Andrew Cunningham Andrew has a B.A. in Classics from Kenyon College and has over five
years of experience in IT. His work has appeared on Charge Shot!!! and AnandTech, and he
records a weekly book podcast called Overdue. Email [Link]@[Link]
// Twitter @AndrewWrites

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