Editor Bill Wong talks with USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) president, Jeffrey Ravencraft, about the imminent flood of USB4 products that can handle dual hi-res displays with a single cable. The standard was released in 2019.
Key features of USB4 include:
- Two-lane operation using existing USB Type-C cables
- Speeds up to 40-Gb/s operation over 40-Gb/s certified cables
- Multiple data and display protocols that efficiently share the maximum aggregate bandwidth
- Backward compatibility with USB 3.2, USB 2.0, and Thunderbolt 3