USB4 2.0 Cables Capable of 80 Gbps Data and Power Delivery of 60 W e 240 W, Get Certified

With PC motherboard manufacturers implementing 40 Gbps USB4, one wonders what’s next for the [mostly] universal connectivity standard. Risulta, it is USB4 2.0, which yields the connector 80 Gbps of data bandwidth per direction, e 60 W of power-delivery (PD). Power delivery for USB4 2.0 can be as high as 240 W (48 V, 5 A). Japanese PC peripherals maker Elecom is the first with certified cables for both 80 Gbps + 60 W PD and 80 Gbps + 240 W PD. Besides power and data, both cables support DisplayPort passthrough for up to 8K @ 60 Hz (7680 X 4320 pixel). USB-IF, the governing body of the USB standard, is expected to formally launch USB4 2.0 in December 2024. A typical USB4 2.0 host controller will require at least a PCI-Express 5.0 x4 system bus connection to reach the standard’s maximum bandwidth.