USB4
E8192
USB4 is a high-speed, next-generation USB standard that unifies data, video, and power delivery over a single USB-C connector, based on Thunderbolt 3 technology.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USB4 canonical | 6 |
| USB 4 | 3 |
| Thunderbolt protocol | 1 |
| USB4 Version 1.0 | 1 |
| USB4 Version 2.0 | 1 |
| USB4 specification | 1 |
| Universal Serial Bus 4 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T72730 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USB4 Context triple: [USB, hasVersion, USB4]
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A.
USB
USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a widely adopted industry standard for cables, connectors, and communication protocols used to connect, power, and transfer data between computers and electronic devices.
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B.
IEEE 1394
IEEE 1394 is a high-speed serial bus interface standard, commonly known as FireWire, used for real-time data transfer between digital devices such as computers, cameras, and audio/video equipment.
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C.
USB Power Delivery
USB Power Delivery is a fast-charging specification that enables higher power levels and flexible voltage profiles over USB connections to efficiently charge and power a wide range of devices.
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D.
USB Type-B
USB Type-B is a square-shaped USB connector type commonly used on printers and other peripheral devices to connect them to a host computer.
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E.
USB Implementers Forum
The USB Implementers Forum is a non-profit industry consortium that develops, maintains, and promotes USB specifications and compliance programs for hardware and software manufacturers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USB4 Target entity description: USB4 is a high-speed, next-generation USB standard that unifies data, video, and power delivery over a single USB-C connector, based on Thunderbolt 3 technology.
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A.
USB
USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a widely adopted industry standard for cables, connectors, and communication protocols used to connect, power, and transfer data between computers and electronic devices.
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B.
IEEE 1394
IEEE 1394 is a high-speed serial bus interface standard, commonly known as FireWire, used for real-time data transfer between digital devices such as computers, cameras, and audio/video equipment.
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C.
USB Power Delivery
USB Power Delivery is a fast-charging specification that enables higher power levels and flexible voltage profiles over USB connections to efficiently charge and power a wide range of devices.
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D.
USB Type-B
USB Type-B is a square-shaped USB connector type commonly used on printers and other peripheral devices to connect them to a host computer.
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E.
USB Implementers Forum
The USB Implementers Forum is a non-profit industry consortium that develops, maintains, and promotes USB specifications and compliance programs for hardware and software manufacturers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
USB standard
ⓘ
computer hardware interface ⓘ data transfer standard ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor |
USB4
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Universal Serial Bus 4
|
| announcedIn | 2019 ⓘ |
| backwardCompatibleWith |
USB 2.0
ⓘ
USB 3.2 ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Thunderbolt
ⓘ
surface form:
Thunderbolt 3
|
| connectorShape | reversible ⓘ |
| defines | tunneling architecture for multiple protocols ⓘ |
| governs | host-to-device communication over USB-C ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
USB4
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
USB4 Version 1.0
USB4 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
USB4 Version 2.0
|
| improvesOver | USB 3.2 ⓘ |
| logoProgram | USB-IF certified logos indicating performance levels ⓘ |
| maxDataRate | 40 Gbit/s ⓘ |
| region | worldwide standard ⓘ |
| requires | USB-C cables certified for USB4 for full performance ⓘ |
| requiresComplianceTestingBy |
USB Implementers Forum
ⓘ
surface form:
USB-IF
|
| requiresConnector | USB-C port ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | USB Implementers Forum ⓘ |
| supersedes | USB 3.x branding in many consumer contexts ⓘ |
| supports |
data transfer
ⓘ
dual-lane operation over USB-C ⓘ dynamic bandwidth allocation between data and video ⓘ power delivery ⓘ video output ⓘ |
| supportsCableType |
active USB-C cables
ⓘ
passive USB-C cables ⓘ |
| supportsDataRate |
20 Gbit/s
ⓘ
40 Gbit/s ⓘ |
| supportsDisplayPortAltMode | yes ⓘ |
| supportsMaxPowerDelivery | up to 100 W (with USB PD) ⓘ |
| supportsMultipleDataAndDisplayProtocols | simultaneously ⓘ |
| supportsPowerDeliveryStandard | USB Power Delivery ⓘ |
| supportsProtocolTunneling |
DisplayPort
ⓘ
PCI Express ⓘ USB 3.2 ⓘ |
| supportsUseCase |
docking stations
ⓘ
external GPUs (via tunneled PCIe) ⓘ high-resolution external displays ⓘ high-speed external storage ⓘ |
| typicalConnector | USB-C male plug ⓘ |
| typicalPort | USB-C female receptacle ⓘ |
| USB4Version2.0MaxDataRate |
80 Gbit/s (bidirectional)
ⓘ
up to 120 Gbit/s (asymmetric mode) ⓘ |
| uses | packet-based protocol ⓘ |
| usesConnectorType | USB Type-C ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: USB4 Description of subject: USB4 is a high-speed, next-generation USB standard that unifies data, video, and power delivery over a single USB-C connector, based on Thunderbolt 3 technology.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
USB4 specification
this entity surface form:
Universal Serial Bus 4
this entity surface form:
USB4 Version 1.0
this entity surface form:
USB4 Version 2.0
this entity surface form:
USB 4
this entity surface form:
USB 4
this entity surface form:
USB 4
this entity surface form:
Thunderbolt protocol