SuperSpeed USB 3.0
Mouser Electronics has announced the availability of the USB 3.0 SuperSpeed connectors from Amphenol. The connectors are compliant with the USB 2.0 and 3.0 specification and offer a 'significant leap forward' in transfer speeds (5Gb/s signaling rate) and a 10 x performance increase over Hi-Speed USB capabilities, while maintaining backwards compatibility with USB 2.0 devices.
The improvements to the connectors provide a solution for increasingly sophisticated peripherals that require more power and improved interaction between devices and the host computer by providing more power when needed and less power when not needed.
Mouser's stock of Amphenol's USB 3.0 includes Type A, Type B, and Micro-B connectors that provide full metal shielding for EMI, RFI, and ESD protection. Amphenol's USB 3.0 connectors are suitable for external hard drives, high res webcams, video surveillance, and Blu-ray drives.
