This application note describes the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 3.0 or the SuperSpeed USB ports and discusses Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection on USB 3.0. This document highlights TE Circuit ...

One amazing thing about USB-C is its high-speed capabilities. The pinout gives you four high-speed differential pairs and a few more lower-speed pairs, which let you pump giant amounts of data through ...

The Universal Serial Bus, or USB for short, was introduced in 1996 as a solution by technology giants like Microsoft and IBM. The idea was to make connecting hardware to computers less of a hassle and ...

USB has been around for decades, and the sheer number of USB and Thunderbolt versions in 2025 can be bewildering. Here's what you need to know about USB 3, USB 4, Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4, and ...

If you have ever noticed that a USB port is orange, you may be wondering why exactly. The answer is a bit complicated, but we'll break it down for you.

The USB Implementers Forum, the organization responsible for certifying USB technology, has never assigned an official meaning to purple USB ports. Yet millions of laptops and desktops ship with ...

A cable with a USB-C plug at one or both ends often reveals little about what it’s capable of doing. Despite guidelines for labeling set by the USB-IF (the USB trade group) and Intel’s Thunderbolt ...

If your company is at the forefront of the PC industry, by now you are probably aware that USB 3.0 is here. Controller chips are starting to ship, and you are already dealing with design issues around ...

I'm not sure if USB C to LIghtning cables have the extra wiring to enable the 3.0 speeds. Certainly seems as thick as a USB A to Lightning cable. I don't have a previous gen iPad Pro to test with, but ...