USB-C

1. USB-C: hardware (router, smartphone) - Heise, Geizhals, Wikimedia
2. USB4: Notebook USB4 Heise USB-4
3. Thunderbolt 4: Notebook Thunderbolt 4

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Cycles

"usb-c" 10000 cycles https://www.google.com/search?q=%22usb-c%22+%2210000%22+insertion+extraction+durability

Connectors to be replaced

• 9x USB: A, A SuperSpeed, B, B SuperSpeed, Mini-A, Mini-B, Micro-A, Micro-B, Micro-B SuperSpeed
• Thunderbolt
• DisplayPort
• HDMI
• Audio: USB Audio Device Class 3.0 (ADC 3.0)
• Quick Charge (QC 4 will use USB-C)

Alternate Mode

Name	Date	Supporting
DisplayPort Alternate Mode	published 2014-09	DisplayPort 1.3
MHL Alternate Mode	announced 2014-11	MHL 3.0
Thunderbolt Alternate Mode		Thunderbolt 3
HDMI Alternate Mode		HDMI 1.4b
Ethernet Alternate Mode	(proposed 2015-03 [1])

Engineering Change Notice

Several ECNs (ECN = Engineering Change Notice) exist.

• USB Type-C ECN for USB 2_0 Type-C receptacle.pdf

Articles

• replace audio jack
  • http://www.notebookcheck.com/Tschuess-Kopfhoereranschluss-USB-C-soll-zum-universellen-Audio-Anschluss-werden.171700.0.html
  • http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/gadgets/intel-usb-type-c-headphone-jack-replacement-2987371/
  • http://www.golem.de/news/usb-type-c-digital-audio-usb-soll-die-audio-klinkenbuchse-bald-ueberfluessig-machen-1608-122794.html