First USB4 products expected in late 2020

Posted on Friday, June 14 2019 @ 12:08 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

AnandTech spoke to the USB Promoter Group and got to hear that the first products with USB4 support are expected to hit the market late next year. The USB4 specification isn't finalized yet, its current version number is 0.7, but it should be ready sometime this Summer.

The new USB protocol will use USB Type-C and will offer double the bandwidth:

Being based on Thunderbolt 3 technology and offering up to 40 Gbps bandwidth, USB4 promises to be more than that. In fact, so much more that the USB Promoter Group is considering a new logotype and branding scheme. The current one is already complex enough, so expect some kind of simplification on that front. Meanwhile, USB4 will be backwards compatible with existing USB Type-C devices.

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