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Thunderbolt
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Within Vinony's link graph, Thunderbolt is referenced by 502 other articles, and connects out to PCI Express, Serial ATA and CNET.
It sits within the topics Computer buses, Computer-related introductions in 2009 and Fiber-optic communications.
Its subject is documented across 38 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Designer
- Apple Intel
- Manufacturer
- Various
- Produced
- Since 24 February 2011 ; 15 years ago ( 2011-02-24 )
- Superseded
- IEEE 1394 (FireWire) ExpressCard
- Length
- Up to 3 meters (10 ft) ( copper ) Up to 60 meters (200 ft) ( optical )
- Width
- 7.4 mm plug (8.3 mm receptacle)
- Height
- 4.5 mm plug (5.4 mm receptacle)
- Hot pluggable
- Yes
- Daisy chain
- Up to 6 devices Thunderbolt 4: Hub support
- External
- Yes
- Audio signal
- Via DisplayPort protocol or USB-based external audio cards. Supports audio through HDMI converters.
- Video signal
- Via DisplayPort protocol
- Pins
- Thunderbolt 1 and 2: 20 Thunderbolt 3, 4 and 5: 24
- Connector
- Thunderbolt 1 and 2: Mini DisplayPort Thunderbolt 3, 4, and 5: USB-C
- Max voltage
- Thunderbolt 1 and 2: 18 V (bus power) Thunderbolt 3, 4, and 5: 5 V
- Max current
- Thunderbolt 1 and 2: 550 mA (9.9 W max.) Thunderbolt 3, 4, and 5: 3000 mA (15 W)
- Data signal
- Yes
- Bitrate
- Thunderbolt 1: d2 channels, 10 Gbit /s each (20 Gbit/s in total) Thunderbolt 2: 20 Gbit/s in total Thunderbolt 3 and 4: 40 Gbit/s bidirectional Thunderbolt 5: 80 Gbit/s bidirectional
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Wikidata facts
- Designed by
- Apple Inc.
- Official website
- thunderbolttechnology.net
- Image
- Thunderbolt 3 interface USB-C ports.jpg
- Height
- 4.5
- Width
- 7.4
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- Commons category
- Thunderbolt (interface)
- derivative work
- USB4 1.0
- replaces
- IEEE 1394
- different from
- Mini DisplayPort
- described by source
- Intel
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
Thunderbolt is the brand name of a hardware interface for the connection of external peripherals to a computer. It was developed by Intel in collaboration with Apple. It was initially marketed under the name Light Peak, and first sold as part of an end-user product on 24 February 2011.
Thunderbolt combines PCI Express (PCIe) and DisplayPort (DP) into two serial signals and provides DC power via a single cable. Up to six peripherals may be supported by a single connector through various topologies. Thunderbolt 1 and 2 use the same connector as Mini DisplayPort (MDP), whereas Thunderbolt 3, 4, and 5 use the USB-C connector and support USB devices.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Thunderbolt” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.