SlimPort and mobile high-definition link (MHL) camp will plan to support the Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type-C connector. USB Type-C connector standard will be finalized soon. SlimPort and MHL interface camps are expected to support USB Type-C connector in the new generation of specifications to leverage the USB interface PC standard and the high penetration of mobile devices market, to accelerate the expansion of their market power in the territory.

Matthew Robert Ready, Analogix vice president of worldwide sales, said the USB Type-C connector standard is officially settled, is expected to be in notebooks, tablet and smartphone markets everywhere, which is expected as early as the fourth quarter of 2014, ie can be seen in the first to import USB Type-C connector notebook products; Later, with continued cost reduction, USB Type-C connector in the future will also see full penetration of the mobile device market.

Optimistic about the USB Type-C connector on PC and mobile device market prospects, Alex Chow, Analogix senior product marketing manager revealed that the company has been planning for the latest product line SlimPort Pro to support USB Type-C connector, but the official release is at an undetermined point in time.

In fact, the SlimPort solution using DisplayPort, an open, free standard set by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA), and USB standard, released by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF). As a result, the first generation of SlimPort products can support USB 2.0/3.0, MyDP (Mobility DisplayPort) and DisplayPort 1.2 standard; future SlimPort Pro also supports USB Type-C connector.

Unlike the previous generation of standard products, SlimPort Pro provides data transfer capabilities, and support for ultra-high resolution (UHD) video transmission, and Qualcomm (Qualcomm) fast charge standard Quick Charge 2.0.

Ready believes that with the USB Type-C connector interface, mobile devices with SlimPort Pro will support Docking, external keyboard, hard drives and other devices, and can be transformed into a small portable notebook computer. You can record and watch UHD videos, transfer large amount of data files, and can even achieve great power charging function.