With a focus on Thunderbolt 3 downstream peripheral solutions, Adaptertek has always been committed to continuously enhancing the user experience, not only in terms of product quality, but also in terms of after-sales service to exceed customer expectations. Over the years, Adaptertek has continued to innovate in product technology, from USB 2.0 to Thunderbolt 3, leading customers to keep pace with cutting-edge technology, enhancing workstation performance and improving process bottlenecks. Over the years, Adaptertek has been a close partner of Apple and Intel, and all of our new products have been verified and certified by both companies. Adaptertek not only pursues innovation, but also represents a wealth of product development and user experience, as well as a commitment to quality assurance for our customers.
The official release of Thunderbolt 3 Module has driven the rapid development of Thunderbolt 3 docking market, saving the time and cost of design, R&D, testing, and certification for the majority of development manufacturers, allowing Thunderbolt 3 docking technology to spread rapidly and up to 40Gbps transfer rate is no longer a dream.
No Thunderbolt port EV testing is required for any I/O board using this module, only Thunderbolt FV, Power Delivery and residual I/O port testing. Estimated savings of ~70% in product development effort, certification test time and cost.
Two Thunderbolt 3 ports, Port A and Port B, are configured on the Module.
Port A connectivity for Thunderbolt 3-enabled Macs allows you to power your Mac with a single cable and bring up to 40 Gbps of high-speed data transfer.
Port B supports 40 Gbps high-speed data transfer and can daisy-chain up to six other Thunderbolt 3 devices to laptops and expand the number of arrays. It can also connect to other iPhone, iPad or USB Type C HUB devices and provide 15W power supply. External graphics cards and matrix hard drives can also be connected.
I/O Board Block Diagram-Reference 1
I/O board IC master chip：
- Intel Titan Ridge JHL7440
- Cypress CCG5
- VIA LAB-VL820(USB3.1-10G HUB)
- Realtek 5411E (USB3.0-5G HUB)
- Realtek 8153B (Giga LAN)
- Realtek 5329 (SD4.0 Card-Reader)
- JM578 (CFast2.0 Card-Reader)
Thunderbolt 3 Dock
Adaptertek's new Thunderbolt 3 Dock has the biggest advantage of enabling Apple's new 13" and 15" MBPs to fully utilize the USB-C Thunderbolt 3 interface with up to 40 Gbps data transfer performance and the flexibility of simultaneous power/display/data output. Its minimalist design and all-aluminum alloy casing anodized to match the design style of Apple products.Thunderbolt 3 technology supports dual 4K displays* for the first time, connecting to both the DisplayPort and Thunderbolt 3 ports on the Dock. (Compatible with other USB-C video converters, such as HDMI and VGA (sold separately).
The Thunderbolt 3 Dock is equipped with a high power adapter of up to 135 watts to provide 60 watts of power to the computer and connect more external devices.
- Thunderbolt 3 40Gbps x 2
- Display Port 1.4 x 1
- USB3.1 Gen 2 10G Type A x 2
- USB3.1 Gen 2 10G Type C x 1
- 10/100/1000M Ethernet x1
- SD4.0(UHS-II) Card-Reader x1
- CFast2.0 Card-Reader x1
Features：
- Daisy chain up to 6 other Thunderbolt 3 devices
- Dual 4K, single 5K, 8K video output, compatible (DisplayPort and Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C))
- 135 W power adapter that provides enough power to support connected external devices while providing up to 60 W of power to your computer via Thunderbolt 3 cable
- Displayport 1.4 8K 60Hz video output
- 2 USB Type A, 1 Type C both with Gen2 10Gbps speed and 7.5W power supply
- SD/Micro SD4.0 300Mbps,CF 2.0 500Mbps,Gigabit Ethernet port
Extensive use of Thunderbolt 3 Dock.