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USB 4 Will Support Thunderbolt and Double the Speed of USB 3.2 (engadget.com)
At a Taipei event earlier today, Intel revealed that USB 4 will once again utilize dual channels to achieve 40Gbps speeds, even on existing 40Gbps-certified USB-C cables. A report adds: Better yet, thanks to Intel finally offering Thunderbolt 3 to manufacturers with open licensing, USB 4 will be integrating this tech and thus effectively becoming the "new" Thunderbolt 3. In other words, USB 4 will pretty much be the mother of all wired connectivity options, and will be ready for more powerful PCIe plus DisplayPort devices. It is expected to take 18 months between the final spec of USB 4 being published in the second half of this year, and the first devices hitting the market, so don't expect to see USB 4-powered commercial devices until sometime in 2021.
Further reading, from last week: USB-IF Confusingly Merges USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 Under New USB 3.2 Branding.
Further reading, from last week: USB-IF Confusingly Merges USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 Under New USB 3.2 Branding.
So double the speed of 3.2... But which 3.2? Will it be equal to 3.2 2x2 or twice that?
Nothing an $80 4ft cable with gold plated connectors couldnt fix!
If they do, you can rename it Firewire.
It's just cashing in on the retro craze. If you were nostalgic for SCSI, wide SCSI, ultrawide SCSI, I-can't-believe-it's-not-SCSI and my-god-why-can't-I-connect-this-SCSI-to-that-SCSI et al., then USB is the standard for you.