Thunderbolt as Standard interconnect

Thunderbolt

Intel ambition who wants to make thunderbolt as a standard interconnect will increasingly serious done in 2014. Manufacturer based in Santa Clara, USA has just announced a controller chip that is capable of thrusting the highest potential of Thunderbolt connectivity.

Like the USB controller chip, chip controller as the Thunderbolt will also be embedded in any device that offers a Thunderbolt port as one of connectivity options, such as a notebook computer or other device.

The advantages lie in the speed Thunderbolt data transfer is now claimed to achieve 20 Gbps for version 2 , far overstep the latest version of the latest USB 3.1 is claimed to be able thrusts 10 Gbps data transfer speeds .

Another plus is the power supply that is capable of being supplied to the connected device. A port called Thunderbolt can supply power up to 53 watts, equivalent to a dock that is equipped with 6 pieces of 3.5 inch hard drive.

Meanwhile Thunderbolt controller chip as the driving thunderbolt connectivity it requires only 1 mW of power to 1.5 watts in operation. As for the Thunderbolt connectivity will allegedly begin visited a notebook or other computer devices begin 2nd quarter of 2014.

Quoted from Tech Power Up, Friday ( 29/11/2013 ), the new Thunderbolt controller chip will be officially released to the OEM in the event the Consumer Electronics Show 2014 in Las Vegas USA in early January.

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