USB

First published1996
Issuing bodyConsortium
DomainElectronics and Connectors
StatusCurrent, USB4 version 2 era

About USB

Universal Serial Bus was developed by a group of seven companies including Intel, Compaq, IBM and Microsoft, with version 1.0 released in January 1996 at 12 megabits per second. USB 2.0 reached 480 megabits in 2000, and USB4 version 2 reaches 80 gigabits. Billions of USB devices ship every year.

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