The tech industry has a chronic problem when it comes to naming things – it starts confusing and keeps getting worse. This brings us to USB 3.2 Gen 2×2. The standard was announced in 2017 but this change in branding is a new plot twist.
USB 3.1 is no more, just like USB 3.0 doesn’t exist. Instead there’s USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps, formerly USB 3.0), USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps, USB 3.1 originally) and USB 3.2 Gen 2×2. So not only is the USB-IF erasing the names of the old standards from existence, it can’t even count up to 3 without getting weird.
Okay, in some ways it makes sense. USB 3.2 Gen 2×2…
