Tuesday 8 January 2013

Enhanced SuperSpeed USB 3.0 specification sees speeds double to 10 Gbps

The development of an updated USB 3.0 specification has been announced by the USB group. A number of enhancements to USB 3.0 are planned, including more efficient data encoding, which will see speeds double to 10 Gbps. The new USB 3.0 (Super Speed) specification should be available around mid 2013 and will be compatible with existing USB 3.0 software stacks, connectors and cables. The new specification is designed to compete with Thunderbolt.