Type-C Market and Certificate Status
European
Union gives final approval to law that will force technology companies to
switch to USB Type-C (or called USB-C) across a wide range of devices in year
2024, and Type-C will become common port for consumer applications.
Regardless the
brands or manufacturers, all new mobile phones,
tablets, digital cameras, headphones and headsets, handheld videogame consoles
and portable speakers, e-readers, keyboards, mice, portable navigation systems,
earbuds and laptops that are rechargeable via a wired cable, with a power
delivery of up to 100 Watts, will have to feature a Type-C port.
Argosy
provides more than 20 different specification of Type-C connectors, including top
performance, super speed, waterproof, and various spec mix for different mechanical
designs and function requirements. High speed categories: there are
Intel Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps), USB4 Gen 3 (40Gbps) with TID#, Thunderbolt 3
(20Gbps) and USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps)
TID#: USB-IF ensures TID certified
parts complying with electrical, mechanical and environmental reliability
criteria
High Speed Category
Part No. (Certificate No.)
Thunderbolt
4 40Gbps (TBT4 P/N)
FM6
(UCF3M-62N) - Mid-mount
FT4
(UCF3T-4TN) - Top-mount
FTC
(UCF3T-C) - Top-mount
USB4
Gen 3 40Gbps (TID#)
FM5
(8182) - Mid-mount
FM6
(4765) - Mid-mount
FMD
(8303) - Mid-mount
FT4
(4741) - Top-mount
FT8
(8100) - Top-mount
FTC
(7281 & 8132) - Top-mount
Thunderbolt
3 20Gbps (TID#)
MC2
(4800) – Plug
FM0
(5,200,000,210) - Mid-mount
FM1
(5,200,000,480) - Mid-mount
FM2
- Mid-mount
FM5
(2335 & 8182) - Mid-mount
FM6
(654) - Mid-mount
FT4
(251) - Top-mount
MC2
(4800) – Plug
USB
3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (TID#)
FV3
(8133) - Vertical mount
FV4
(7105) - Vertical mount
FM2,
FM4, FMA, FMB - Mid-mount
FM3
(5,200,000,807) - Mid-mount
FT2
(5,200,000,235) - Top-mount
FT7
(5,200,000,726) - Top-mount
Waterproof IP68: FP4 (top-mount) Vertical Mount: FV1, FV3, FV4 Ultra-thin (Mid-mount CH <1.3mm): FM0 (CH -0.5), FM1 (CH 0.7), FM2 (CH
-0.6), FM3 (CH 1.1), FM4 (CH 0.6), FM5 (-0.64), FM6 (CH 0.47), FMA (CH -1.22), FMB
(CH -1.1), FMD (CH -1.4), FME (CH 0.5)
Special Functions: FM5 with screw locking
shell, FT4 with lead-in flange, and all available for shell plated with Nickel Copywriter's introduction