Intel will have fiber optic communication Thunderbolt year

Intel will have fiber optic communication Thunderbolt year

Thunderbolt Apple's current cable

When the connection is Intel launches Thunderbolt, it is expected that will take advantage of fiber optic cable for data transfer speeds are faster and the distance between the ends of the cable is longer, but then, Thunderbolt cables made ​​of copper was about us to reduce production costs. Now, Intel has told Macworld that their site will publish the fiber optic cable later this year. No price or release date was announced, but the new cable will be compatible with the current Thunderbolt port.

Intel Thunderbolt to develop backward compatibility as well as compatible with the new cable in the future, and because department will receive the optical signal inside the cable is attached to the current port can take advantage of new fiber. Thunderbolt optical cable can operate with a maximum length of 10 meters, while the existing copper cable can only transmit signals up to 6 meters away. However, it also has limitations, it is not used for optical power, so peripherals will have its own power or have somewhere to attach to port if they want to operate. According to Intel spokesperson said Dave Salvator, power transmission in optical fiber over long distances is impractical because the current density will decrease due to conductor resistance. The copper cable can provide up to 10W power for external devices. Intel with Thunderbolt goal is to reduce the number of ports on the computer, aggregate data transfer, networking and communications into a single image single connection. Thunderbolt DisplayPort support communication for images and PCI-Express 2.0 for data. Intel recently said Thunderbolt connectivity standard in the future will be even faster by using PCI Express 3.0 protocol for fast transmission speeds over existing PCI Express 2.0. According to MacWorld, this technology will be introduced into the market in 2015. Of the machines were sold, with computer models from Apple is a Thunderbolt port. Sony for VAIO Z also uses a similar technology. In the future, more manufacturers will start to apply their computer Thunderbolt.