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tags: [hardware, usb]
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created: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
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# USB-C
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The "C" in the name refers to the shape of the _connector_ not the protocol that
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is used for the data transfer. (This is the case for all USB "types" which makes
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things confusing.)
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Multiple protocols can use the same connector for input/output. For instance
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Thunderbolt can transfer over USB-C but not every port that can fit a USB-C is a
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Thunderbolt port. The device's internal hardware determines the protocols
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available.
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The USB-C connector can serve all of the following protocols (from slowest to
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fastest):
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- USB 1.0 (12mb/s)
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- USB 2.0 (480Mb/s)
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- USB 3.0 (5Gb/s)
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- USB 3.1 (10Gb/s)
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- USB 3.2 (20Gb/s)
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- USB 4 (40Gb/s)
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- Thunderbolt (40Gb/s)
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A USB-C connector is equipped to just charge a device as well as transfer data.
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The world is converging (often due to legislation) on USB-C as the global
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standard. It can be one connector for all existing protocols and future
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protocols (for about 15 years). Its physical design an form factor can support
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future advancements whilst using the same connector.
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Ultimately USB-C will be surpassed by more another yet more advanced connector
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and associated protocols but for the time being we can stop using the older
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models.
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