So the USB Implementers Forum have just released the technical specifications of USB4 which was announced in March this year. The new technology should really excite the users of technology as this new version can be seen to be a significant improvement on the previous USB 3.2. The new USB is set to bring about faster speeds than before and it will be much faster than the previous USB 3.2 as it expected to pack double the data transfer rate and will bring better compatibility on the table. In addition to that the USB4 promises faster cable connections by making them more useful and easier to use. USB-4 has been launched with reported speeds of up to 40Gbps
In addition to things, it should be remembered that the use of only a single cable for power, data transfer and video signals came into being with USB 3 (3.1 and 3.2). However, depending on the configuration and the way the system is set up, users are mostly able to send only one type of signal, and that to inefficiently. However, with the launch of the new USB version the data splitting is seen to be much better, for example, the user has a monitor that has 8 Gbps for its video bandwidth, the remaining 32 Gbps will be available for other signals (total bandwidth offered by USB4 is 40 Gbps).
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Moreover, the Intel’s proprietary implementation of USB 3 includes the thunderbolt 3 users can find in products by companies that have licensed the technology or on Intel boards. However, this time Intel is providing the Thunderbolt 3 specifications free of charge so anyone who manufactures USB4 will be able to make it thunderbolt 3 compatible. Moreover as aforementioned, when we compare the speeds of the 3.2 and the new USB 4 there is a visible difference in the speeds,the new device has about twice the speed and certain tests have revealed the speed to be 40Gbps. With every new USB technology, better speed is not that surprising, but USB4 topping 40 Gbps is a big leap ahead.
The specifications for this new technology will soon make their way to manufacturers, engineers, and designers. So we can expect to see the first USB4 products sometime around the mid of 2020.
