New Interconnect Technology5th April 2011

0640959, Woohyung Jeon

Table of contents

• 1. Introduction• 2. Revolutionary I/O technology• 3. More advantages• 4. Architecture• 5. How will it benefit you?

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1. Introduction• Macbook Pro

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What is Thunderbolt technology?

2. Revolutionary I/O technology

• Compared to USB(Universal Serial Bus)• Designed for Personal computers(by Ajay Bhatt).• Become commonplace on other devices.• As of 2008, 2 billion USB devices sold per year.• Instant Access Available.

• Weakness : Each port only allows one device.

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A new breakthrough technology

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2. Revolutionary I/O technology

• Thunderbolt• Work like the USB port.• Daisy chain multiple devices.

(allows you up to 6 devices)• All the same connector.• Interoperable cables.

• Strong Point : You Just need one Thunderbolt port.

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Don’t Worry!

3. More advantages (1)

• Communication Speed between itself and the connected de-vices.

* Can transfer 10 Gbps.

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Performance Comparison

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1) 30 seconds to transfer a full-length HD movies.

2) 10 minutes to transfer a year of con-tinuous MP3 playback.

3. More advantages (2)

• Bi-directional.• Can transfer and receive data

at the same time.• (Both with 10 Gbps bandwidth)

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3. More advantages (3)

• Using Thunderbolt port for your monitor• You still need a dedicated port to connect

your monitor to PC.• No way connecting HD-capable monitor

to the USB port.

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3. More advantages (3)

• Utilize the Display Port protocol• Deliver high display performance on

your PC.• With adapter, it support VGA, DVI, Dis-

playPort and HDMI Interface.

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4. Architecture

• Full-duplex Links• Mapping two fundamental I/O protocols onto

a single highly efficient meta protocol.

• Transmitting them over a single cable, and manag-ing the traffic routing with intelligent H/W controllers.

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Serial

4. Architecture

• Connector and Cable- extremely small, for thin systems.

• Electrical/Optical Layer- both use same connector.- Electrical-only cable : up to 3 meters provides for up to 10 W power.- Optical-only cable : tens of meters

• Transport Layer- DisplayPort and PCI Express protocols are mapped onto the transport layer

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• Protocol Architecture

4. Architecture

• Controller Architecture• one or more DisplayPort at

input interfaces.

• By integrating all the featuresinto a single chip,the system vendors easily incorporateThunderbolt technology intotheir designs.

• Thunderbolt technology leveragesthe native PCI Expressand DisplayPort device driversavailable in many operating systems.-> No extra S/W is required.

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5. How will it benefit you?

• Overall benefits• Backup your TBs data in seconds,

or even do video editing and get it to sync on the fly.• A powerful computer in small-form factor.• No longer need dedicated slots for graphic card, sound card or

even a Gigabit Ethernet card.-> Hook up via the Thunderbolt port.

• Your next netbook, or mobile device could just bethe most powerful computer in the world.

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Thank you!Any Qs?

Summary

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