USB 3.1 Superspeed+

By Würth Elektronik 54

USB 3.1 Superspeed+

With 10 Gb/s instead of 5 Gb/s, and up to 20 V power supply, Wurth Electronic's new USB-3.1 standard is an important step forward in development that will open up lots of new applications. Wurth now offers the needed connectors, jacks and cables. All of their products utilize high temperature LCP plastic with UL94-VW1 flammability ratings as well as a higher operation temperature up to +105˚C.

Characteristics Applications
  • Compliant to USB 3.1 standard
  • High quality LCP plastic
  • UL certified
  • TID listed products
  • Backwards compatibility with USB 2.0 and 3.0 standards
  • High number of mating cycles
  • High current capability of 3 A for Type C, 5 A for Type A
  • Power capability of 15 W for Type C and 100 W for Type A power delivery
  • Hand held devices
  • Data storage
  • Imaging and visualization
  • Replacement of other high speed data interfaces (HDMI, Ethernet, display port)

Additionally, Type C connectors are able to handle 15 W (3 A under 5 V), and with a connector size close to a Mini USB. For supporting reversibility, 24 pins are needed, and pin-out will follow:

USB 3.1 Type C Receptacle Pin-out:

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12
GND TX1+ TX1- VBUS CC1 D+ D- SBU1 VBUS RX2- RX2+ GND
GND RX1+ RX1- VBUS SBU2 D- D+ CC2 VBUS TX2- TX2+ GND
B12 B11 B10 B9 B8 B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1

USB 3.1 Type C Full-feature Plug Pin-out:

A12 A11 A10 A9 A8 A7 A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1
GND RX2+ RX2- VBUS SBU1 D- D+ CC VBUS TX1- TX1+ GND
GND TX2+ TX2- VBUS VCONN     SBU2 VBUS RX1- RX1+ GND
B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11 B12

 

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