Jul 09, 2020 09:53:00

Apple reveals Mac with Apple Silicon support Thunderbolt

Apple announced plans to develop its own processor '

Apple Silicon ' for Mac in WWDC 2020 . It has become clear that the Mac that uses this Apple Silicon will support ' Thunderbolt, ' a high-speed general-purpose data transfer technology jointly developed by Intel and Apple.

Apple promises to support Thunderbolt on its new ARM Macs-The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2020/7/8/21317980/apple-silicon-intel-thunderbolt-arm-macs-support-usb-c

Apple, which has been using Intel-made processors for Macs, has announced that it plans to introduce its own processors to the Macs like the iPhone and iPad. The original processor installed in the Mac is called 'Apple Silicon' by Apple, and it seems that it will adopt the ARM architecture .

Apple announces ``Apple Silicon'' migrating to proprietary processor on Mac, iPhone & iPad application is also available on Mac-GIGAZINE

Although Apple is weakening its cooperation with Intel by adopting a proprietary processor, it is committed to continue adopting the Intel-led Thunderbolt standard for Macs that use Apple Silicon.

When the overseas media company The Verge asked Apple about the Thunderbolt standard, a spokesperson said, ``Apple has designed and developed the Thunderbolt standard in partnership with Intel more than 10 years ago, and now (the Thunderbolt standard) is almost It brings flexibility and high-speed data transfer to all our customers' Macs. We will continue to work on the future of Thunderbolt and we will support Macs with Apple Silicon as well.' is.

Until now, it has been argued that the Thunderbolt port may disappear in the next Mac that adopted Apple Silicon. The Verge said, 'Given that Apple worked with Intel to develop the original Thunderbolt standard, the decision that Apple will continue to support Thunderbolt makes a lot of sense.'

However, Apple does not support the Thunderbolt standard on non-Mac products with Intel processors. In particular, Apple has a standard USB-C port instead of a Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) port on the iPad Pro with its own processor. Also, the Mac mini, which was offered to developers as the first Mac using Apple Silicon, has only a standard USB-C port.

In addition, Intel announced the next generation standard ' Thunderbolt 4 ' on July 8, 2020. It also fully meets the specifications of the next-generation version of USB, ' USB4 ', which functions as a USB-C port like Thunderbolt 3 while providing power to external monitors and terminals as a unique Thunderbolt 4 feature. You can also do it. The connector part will also be the same as USB-C.