The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) recently published all the specifications for the upcoming USB-C 2.1. This new generation will support a new norm called USB Power Delivery Extended Power Range (EPR) that can charge your devices up to 240W, which is more than double the current 100W limitation. Also, this new standard further paves the road for USB4 and DisplayPort 2.0 “alt modes” that supports up to three 8K displays at 10bits/120Hz or one 16K 10bits/60Hz display. Let’s take a closer look at it! Back in 2019, we already talked about USB4 that supports Thunderbolt 3 and speeds up to 40Gbps. Technology moves fast, and so do standards. Apple’s MacBooks were some of the first laptops on the market to support charging via a USB-C/Thunderbolt port, and the latest 16-inch Macbook Pro requires a tremendous 100W power supply to be charged. However, 100W is the maximum amount of power you can currently feed through a USB-C cable. To solve that problem, the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) published a 410 pages document that build the future of USB-C 2.1. Image credit: Mika Baumeister / Unsplash USB-C 2.1 – What’s new? So what’s new with USB-C 2.1 compared to the current version? Well, in terms of transfer speeds, you won’t get any major improvement. The main changes are around charging capabilities. With USB-C, you have several charging modes available, including 5V/1.5A that is used to charge a smartphone at 7.5W, as well as a 5V/3A mode to charge it at 15W.In short,...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 2 June, 2021