USB Type-C has been gradually gaining traction over the last few years, with increasing usage in smartphones, tablets, notebooks, desktops, and all sorts of other devices. Currently, the top transfer rate that can be achieved with USB-C is 10Gbps (gigabits per second), through USB 3.1 Gen 2 - but those speeds are about to get a lot faster.
The USB 3.0 Promoter Group - which includes Microsoft, Apple, Intel, HP, and others - has
announced the USB 3.2 specification. USB 3.2 enables the design of hosts and devices with multi-lane solutions, with up to two lanes of 5Gbps or 10Gbps operation, "effectively doubling the performance across existing cables", the group said.
It added that "a USB 3.2 host connected to a USB 3.2 storage device will now be capable of realizing over 2 GB/sec data transfer performance over an existing USB Type-C cable that is certified for SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps."
