Sumitomo Electric Industries has commenced sample shipments of Thunderbolt electrical cables. These cables are scheduled to be marketed in October of this year. Thunderbolt is a new high-speed PC connection technology developed by Intel that provides for data rates of 10 Gbps and supports both PCI Express and DisplayPort with its dual-protocol solution. This technology is utilized in Thunderbolt cables that contain high-speed signal processing circuits in their connectors.
Thunderbolt is a revolutionary new high-speed interconnect technology that will enable new usages and change how computers and peripheral devices connect.