Thunderbolt
The USB-IF and VESA released the specifications of USB4 v2 and DisplayPort 2.1 in Q4 2022. At that time, Intel also announced that their next-gen Thunderbolt specifications would build upon these standards. However, concrete details were not divulged. Today, the company is unveiling Thunderbolt 5 officially with discrete controllers in tow for both hosts and peripherals. Thunderbolt 5: Technical Details The USB4 v2 specifications have been public for almost a year now. As a result, the capabilities of Thunderbolt 5 on the technical front are not much of a secret. In fact, Intel had detailed most of them last year. The technical aspects described above include: PCIe Gen4 x4 support (64 Gbps full duplex) DisplayPort 2.1 support (up to 80 Gbps) Asymmetric operation (120 Gbps transmit / 40 Gbps receive)...
Microsoft Launches Thunderbolt 4 Surface Dock - Sans Surface Connect Port
Microsoft has introduced a new docking station for its latest Surface devices equipped with Thunderbolt 4 ports. The Surface Thunderbolt 4 Dock has eight ports and provides a comprehensive...
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ASUS Reveals ThunderboltEX 4 Expansion Card, Dual Type-C & Mini-DP
Back in December, we reported that Intel's Maple Ridge Thunderbolt 4 controller was shipping to customers. We can now report that ASUS has unveiled a Thunderbolt 4 expansion card...
11 by Gavin Bonshor on 3/16/2021
CES 2021: OWC Envoy Pro FX - A Dual Mode (Thunderbolt / USB) IP67 External SSD
As part of its CES 2021 announcements, OWC provided details of the Envoy Pro FX - an IP67-rated dual-mode SSD capable of operating optimally with both Thunderbolt 3 /...
9 by Ganesh T S on 1/13/2021
Intel's Maple Ridge (JHL8540) Thunderbolt 4 Controller Now Shipping
Following the launch of Thunderbolt 4 earlier this year as part of Intel's Tiger Lake CPUs, the next piece of the TB4 hardware stack has dropped this week with...
79 by Ganesh T S on 12/23/2020
Cypress Announces USB 3.2 & USB4-Ready Controllers: EZ-PD CCG6DF & CCG6SF
Cypress has unveiled a pair of upcoming USB Type-C controllers for next-generation desktops and laptops. The new EZ-PD CCG6DF and EZ-PD CCG6SF controllers are single-chip solutions that support USB...
17 by Anton Shilov on 3/3/2020
ASRock’s Internal External GPU: No Box Needed
If you say ‘Thunderbolt GPU’, it makes it sound like a PCIe device with a Thunderbolt output. Rather than go in this direction, ASRock has developed a GPU +...
16 by Ian Cutress on 6/5/2019
Intel Releases "Titan Ridge" Thunderbolt 3 Controllers: Adds DisplayPort 1.4 Support & USB-C Host Compatibility
Intel has introduced a new family of Thunderbolt 3 controllers that bring support of the DisplayPort 1.4 standard to TB3 ports. The new Titan Ridge family of controllers pick...
22 by Anton Shilov on 1/8/2018
Lenovo Announces ThinkVision P32u LCD: 32-inch, 4K, TB3 with Daisy Chaining
Ahead of CES, Lenovo is introducing its new ThinkVision P32u professional-grade display. The latest monitor from the company offers an Ultra HD resolution, a wide color gamut, as well...
29 by Anton Shilov on 1/4/2018
LG Develops ‘Nano IPS’ LCD, Unveils 32UK950 4K Display with DCI-P3, HDR600, TB3
LG has announced a new kind of IPS liquid crystal panel that features an improved color reproduction. The Nano IPS technology will be used for LG’s upcoming high-end displays...
67 by Anton Shilov on 12/22/2017
ZOTAC Unveils AMP Box and AMP Box Mini eGFX TB3 Chassis
ZOTAC has been working on its external chassis for graphics cards with a Thunderbolt 3 interconnection for well over a year now. Apparently, according to ZOTAC, the time it...
13 by Anton Shilov on 12/22/2017
LG Gram 2018 Laptops Unveiled: Quad-Core i5/i7, TB3, ~2.2 Lbs, 22 Hrs
LG on Thursday formally announced its next-generation LG gram ultra-thin notebooks. The new laptops will be as sleek as their predecessors, but will get a more durable chassis, Intel’s...
46 by Anton Shilov on 12/15/2017
Intel to Discontinue First-Generation Thunderbolt 3 Controllers
Intel this week announced plans to discontinue its first generation Thunderbolt 3 controllers it launched in 2015, coming as a consequence of an industry transition from leaded to lead-free...
50 by Anton Shilov on 8/5/2017
G-Technology G-Drive with Thunderbolt 8TB Capsule Review
G-Technology started using HGST's helium-filled hard drives in their direct-attached storage (DAS) products earlier this year. The product lines utilizing these 8TB and 10TB drives include: G-Drive with Thunderbolt (single...
7 by Ganesh T S on 10/7/2016
StarTech.com TBT3TBTADAP Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt Adapter Review
Thunderbolt 3 has got off to a great start as the premium choice for high-speed external I/O - be it external GPU docks or for taking full advantage of...
15 by Ganesh T S on 8/3/2016
AKiTiO Thunder3 PCIe SSD Thunderbolt DAS Review
The benefits of Thunderbolt 3 and its 40 Gbps link are best realized in a daisy-chain configuration involving multiple high-bandwidth I/O peripherals. The Alpine Ridge Thunderbolt 3 controller in...
28 by Ganesh T S on 6/2/2016
QNAP Expands Thunderbolt NAS / DAS Lineup with TVS-x82T Series
QNAP recently held a product launch event in San Jose. The main announcement was the follow-up to their TVS-871T released late last year. The first generation Thunderbolt NAS came...
19 by Ganesh T S on 5/13/2016
Razer Core Thunderbolt 3 eGFX Chassis: $499/$399, AMD & NVIDIA, Shipping In April
Back at CES 2016, Razer announced their Core Thunderbolt 3 external graphics (eGFX) chassis. Built around the new Thunderbolt 3 standard and its long-awaited official support for external video...
80 by Ryan Smith on 3/16/2016
More on AMD’s XConnect Tech: Thunderbolt 3 for External Radeons
Last night AMD issued a driver update that brought support for a new technology, XConnect. In a nutshell, XConnect is AMD’s trade name for running external video cards via...
64 by Ryan Smith on 3/10/2016
The GIGABYTE Z170X-UD5 TH Motherboard Review: An Entry to Thunderbolt 3
At the initial phase of Intel’s Skylake processor launch, a myriad of Z170 equipped motherboards were released to enable the platform. One of the prominent features of Z170 was...
29 by Ian Cutress on 2/19/2016
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