TechWatch

Changes in interfaces, changes in attitudes…

Will USB throughput changes help drive 8K?

Bob Raikes

There have been a number of significant developments in recent weeks in the world of display and, especially, monitor interfacing over recent weeks. It’s time for me to catch up. First, in September, the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) said it was going to double the throughput of USB4, while using the same copper cables—no mean feat—but didn’t say how it was going to do it. Now it has revealed the key change that it is making and more about this important change. VESA, at around the same time, announced DisplayPort 2.1, which helps with the integration with USB4. Not to
...

Enjoy full access with a TechWatch subscription!

TechWatch is the front line of JPR information gathering service, comprising current stories of interest to the graphics industry spanning the core areas of graphics hardware and software, workstations, gaming, and design.

A subscription to TechWatch includes 4 hours of consulting time to be used over the course of the subscription.

Already a subscriber? Login below

This content is restricted

Subscribe to TechWatch