Interface developed by Intel Thunderbolt, which is in preparation for the announcement has been known by the code name Light Peak, was adopted for use by Apple, which equips them in their laptops and all in one pc. Outside the alliance Apple-Intel interface spreads slowly, since Intel is the only manufacturer of expensive controllers, and there is no urgent need for this interface .
Thus, the company Sumitomo Electric Industries in December last year announced that it has received all the necessary Intel certificates, and started mass production of optical cable interface Thunderbolt. Recall that the original Light Peak is designed with an eye to the use of fiber-optic communication channels, but before the announcement, it was decided to temporarily restrict the use of copper conductors. They, by the way, have limited maximum cable length to three meters, but provided the connection of consumers up to 10 W without additional power supply.
Sumitomo company produced prototypes of optical cables with Thunderbolt in April 2012, and only recently received approval for production of serial products of this type. Although the maximum speed of information has remained the same (10 Gbit / s), the maximum cable length is increased from 3 to 30 m . Cable diameter for the outer shell remained the same (4.2 mm), optical cable can be bent at an angle of 180 degrees, the connector case increased in length from 28 to 38 mm. Obviously, soon optic Thunderbolt will be available.
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