Historical definition of the USB connector

The USB connector is an electronic component developed by Intel, Compaq, Microsoft, Digital Equipment Corporation, IBM and Northern Telecom in the mid-nineties. The USB is called Universal Serial Bus. Its main function is the power and signal transmission between electronic devices. This article focuses on the history of the USB port.

The USB port is mainly used to standardize the connection between computer peripherals and computer systems through communication and power. It replaces the interface types that were previously developed, eg. Such as parallel interfaces, serial ports, and portable device docking interfaces.

There are currently three common versions of USB interface ports: USB 1.0 / 1.1 interface port, USB 2.0 interface port, and USB 3.0 / 3.1 interface port. Their data transfer rates are different. The maximum speed of the USB 1.0 / 1.1 interface connector is 12 Mbps, the maximum speed of the USB 2.0 interface connector is 480 Mbps, and the maximum speed of the USB 3.1 interface connector is 10 Gbps.

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