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I hadn't been aware that Thunderbolt wouldn't be available on AMD systems... indeed my understanding was that Intel's release of Thunderbolt royalty-free open s

by qubex 9y ago

I hadn't been aware that Thunderbolt wouldn't be available on AMD systems... indeed my understanding was that Intel's release of Thunderbolt royalty-free open specs opened the path for inclusion by anybody. Was I wrong?

theandrewbailey 9y ago
That spec opening was only announced a month ago. It's not going to be open until next year[0], far too late for inclusion into silicon that's probably being manufactured right now. [0] "In addition to Intel’s Thunderbolt silicon, next year Intel plans to make the Thunderbolt protocol specification available to the industry under a nonexclusive, royalty-free license." https://newsroom.intel.com/editorials/envision-world-thunderbolt-3-everywhere/ https://newsroom.intel.com/editorials/envision-world-thunder...