The USB type C connection isn’t physically backwards compatible, though: you can’t use a cable with USB type C connectors on both ends with an older USB 2 or 3.0 port.

USB Type-C can go as fast as any USB standard and it will launch with compliancy for ‘USB 3.1’. This generational jump doubles the performance of USB 3.0 from 5Gbps to 10Gbps (equivalent to ...

Sponsored by: Texas Instruments To ensure that USB Type-C designs can handle the 10 Gb/s of USB 3.1 Gen2 and video standards, losses due to parasitic capacitance, trace length, and other factors ...

The arrival of USB Type-C connectors and the final USB 3.2 standard have both heralded a new age of consumer convenience. However, there remains quite a bit of confusion about what these new ...

A USB-C cable is a recent type of USB connector that's easier to use and more powerful than older USB types. USB-C cables can be used to quickly charge many popular devices, including the MacBook ...

Physically, the Type-C port and connector are about the same size as those of the Micro-B USB mentioned above. A Type-C port measures just 8.4 by 2.6mm. This means it's small enough to work for ...

This gives the USB Type C port dual role port (DRP) capability, so the power connection can go both ways. Add in a screw terminal, and you can theoretically get 20 V at 5 A through a pair of wires.

USB Type C is supposed to be a universal standard, but it’s just universally confusing. A USB Type C port can run at either 5Gbps or 10Gbps and still be labeled USB 3.1 by the laptop maker.

For the higher-speed USB 3.1 Gen 2, the PI5USB31213 provides the same functionality. The availability of both legacy 3.x and new devices will help ease a designer’s transition to using the USB Type-C ...

USB Type-C also can carry DisplayPort video to external monitors. There's going to be a period of confusion, though, as we get used to the new standards.

USB-IF announced it will roll out a USB Type-C authentication program to protect against non-compliant USB chargers and USB malware risks. Written by Campbell Kwan, Contributor Contributor ...