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Friday, May 14, 2021
TRACKING WITH CLOSEUPS: Inside a 10 Gigabit per Second USB-C Cable
Cross section of a 10 Gbps USB-C USB 3.x cable, potted in resin for photography.
— Evil Mad Scientist (@EMSL) May 14, 2021
This cable has 8 shielded "micro coax" cables for its high speed signals, each of which is only 1 mm across.
Outtake from a photo shoot with @TubeTimeUS pic.twitter.com/bseGkiBn5S
The tip of a ball-point pen is shown for scale. Not all such cables use these micro-coaxial conductors: some use shielded twisted pairs. The conductors in the centre are for compatibility with USB 2.0.
Posted at May 14, 2021 12:04