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2. Belkin - Wikipedia

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   At its 1983 founding, Belkin focused on cables and connectors for printers and modems. [6] In 1984 its Hamlet cable was the first to connect the Apple IIc computer's serial port to Centronics port printers. [23] In the 1990s it prioritized surge protectors and USB-based products. [6] In 2008, Belkin pivoted toward smartphone usage and designed ...

3. Active cable - Wikipedia

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   Active cables are typically priced 5 to 10 times higher than passive cables. [12] Some active cables are only produced by a single manufacturer and sold through a single distributor. Some critics argue that active cables do not provide power savings for signal processing reasons; in an active cable design, there is at least one extra integrated ...

4. USB hardware - Wikipedia

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   The 24-pin double-sided connector provides four power–ground pairs, two differential pairs for USB 2.0 data (though only one pair is implemented in a USB-C cable), four pairs for SuperSpeed data bus (only two pairs are used in USB 3.1 mode), two "sideband use" pins, V CONN +5 V power for active cables, and a configuration pin for cable ...

5. Thunderbolt (interface) - Wikipedia

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   Copper Thunderbolt 4 cables up to 1.0 m (3.3 ft) are passive cables, while longer cables must integrate active signal conditioning circuitry. 2 m (6.6 ft) maximum is the length of active cables available from most brands, including CalDigit, [41] Cable Matters, [42] et al., while Apple are currently the only company that offers a 3 m (9.8 ft ...

6. USB-C - Wikipedia

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   USB-C plug USB-C (SuperSpeed USB 5Gbps) receptacle on a laptop. USB-C, or USB Type-C, is a 24-pin, reversible connector (not a protocol) that supersedes previous USB connectors and can carry audio, video, and other data, to connect to monitors, external drives, hubs/docking stations, mobile phones, and many more peripheral devices.

7. USB On-The-Go - Wikipedia

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   USB On-The-Go (USB OTG or just OTG) is a specification first used in late 2001 that allows USB devices, such as tablets or smartphones, to also act as a host, allowing other USB devices, such as USB flash drives, digital cameras, mice or keyboards, to be attached to them. Use of USB OTG allows devices to switch back and forth between the roles ...