Sumitomo Electric starts sample shipments of Thunderbolt cables

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Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd has commenced sample shipments of Thunderbolt electrical cables. These cables are scheduled to be marketed in October of this year.

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Thunderbolt is a new high-speed PC connection technology developed by Intel Corporation that provides for data rates of 10 Gbps and supports both PCI Express and DisplayPort with its dual-protocol solution. This technology is utilized in Thunderbolt cables that contain high-speed signal processing circuits in their connectors.

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Jason Ziller, director of Thunderbolt Planning and Marketing at Intel, said: “Thunderbolt is a revolutionary new high-speed interconnect technology that will enable new usages and change how computers and peripheral devices connect. We are excited to have Sumitomo cables in the market to help expand the availability of this technology.”

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