USB3 Cables and Connectors Compliance Document

1 Universal Serial Bus Connectors and cable Assemblies Compliance Document Revision Draft October 20, 2010. USB 3 cable & Connector Compliance Document Revision Revision History Rev Date Filename Comments October 20, 2010 CabConn Compliance Final Please send comments via electronic mail Copyright 2010, USB Implementers Forum, Inc. All rights reserved. A LICENSE IS HEREBY GRANTED TO REPRODUCE THIS SPECIFICATION FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY. NO OTHER LICENSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE, IS GRANTED OR INTENDED HEREBY. USB IF AND THE AUTHORS OF THIS SPECIFICATION EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY FOR INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, RELATING TO IMPLEMENTATION OF INFORMATION IN THIS SPECIFICATION.

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3 Ii November 4, 2010. Revision Compliance Document Contributors Name Company E-mail Address James R. Koser Foxconn Electronics CCWG Chair Gary Biddle Foxconn Electronics Kuan-Yu Chen Foxconn Electronics Pei Tsao Foxconn Electronics Tsuneki Watanabe Foxconn Electronics Chong Yi Foxconn Electronics Jim Zhao Foxconn Electronics Hidekazu Manabe Agilent George G. Olear II ContechResearch Co-Editor George Masganas ContechResearch Glen Chandler Acon George Yee Acon Sophia Liu ETC (Electronic Test Center, Taiwan) Roy Ting Elka Bill Northey FCI Jack Huling Ford Motor Company Jonathan Weng Hirose Electric Co.

4 Ltd Hiroshi Nakazawa Hirose Electric Co. Ltd Ryozo Koyama Hirose Electric Co. Ltd Shinya Tono Hirose Electric Co. Ltd Karl Kwiat Hirose Electric Co. Ltd Kazunori Ichikawa Hirose Electric Co. Ltd Hiro Kojima Hirose Electric Co. Ltd Toshi Sasaki Honda Connectors Hayato Kando Hosiden Tsuyoshi Kitagawa Hosiden James Eilers Hosiden Yun Ling Intel Kai Wang Intel Takashi Ehara JAE Michael McGinnis JAE Ron Muir JAE Kazuhiro Saito JAE November 4, 2010 iii USB 3 cable & Connector Compliance Document Revision Masahide Watanabe JAE. Akihiko Onchi Mfg.

5 Co, Ltd Yasuhira Miya Mfg. Co, Ltd Max Bassler Littlefuse, Inc Peter Chang MainSuper Enterprises Co., LTD. Hitoshi Kawamura Mitsumi Atsushi Nishio Mitsumi Yasuhiko Shinohara Mitsumi Scott Sommers Molex Dan Rodgers Motorola Inc. Gregory J. Schneider Motorola Inc. Sam Liu Newnex Jan Fahllund Nokia Corporation Kai Silvennoine Nokia Corporation Richard Petrie Nokia Corporation Jussi Takaneva Nokia Corporation Panu Ylihaavisto Nokia Corporation Dat Nguyen NTS Alvin Cox Seagate Brad Weber Tektronix, Inc. Scott Shuey Tyco Electronics. Masaru Ueno Tyco Electronics Mark Paxson USB-IF Industrial Technology Research Ed Beeman Institute iv November 4, 2010.

6 Revision Compliance Document Table of Contents 1. 1. Purpose .. 1. 1. Related Documents .. 1. Terms and 2. 2 Management 5. 3 USB Electrical, Mechanical and Environmental Compliance 6. 4 Acceptance Criteria, Test Methods and Test 10. Integrators List (IL).. 10. USB Logo Usage .. 10. Compliance Test 10. Connector and cable Assembly Physical Certification .. 10. General Information .. 11. Mated 11. Before Testing .. 11. EIA Test Procedures .. 11. Test 11. Sample 12. USB Compliance Testing 12. Primary Qualification Approval Testing.

7 12. Sustaining Qualification Approval 13. Compliance Test 13. Inspection EIA 364-18 .. 13. Visual Inspection .. 13. Dimensional 14. Test Groups 14. Test Groups 16. 5 Certification Acceptance and Submission .. 22. Compliance Test 22. Listing, Authorization and Notification .. 22. Listing .. 22. Authorization to use Certified USB 22. Notification .. 22. Appendix A Critical Dimensions .. 24. USB Standard A 24. USB Standard A 25. USB Standard B 26. USB Standard B 27. USB Powered-B Plug .. 28. USB Powered-B Receptacle .. 29. USB Micro-series Connector Family.

8 30. Appendix B 4-Axes Continuity 35. November 4, 2010 v USB 3 cable & Connector Compliance Document Revision Appendix C High Speed Tests of Mated Connectors and cable Assemblies .. 37. SS Differential Insertion Loss .. 37. Differential Near-End Crosstalk (DDNEXT) between SS 38. Differential Crosstalk (DDNEXT/DDFEXT) between SS and D+/D- Pairs .. 38. Differential to Common-mode Conversion (SS) Requirement .. 39. Test 39. TDR Measurement 42. Reference Equipment/Materials .. 42. Calibration and Rise time Adjustment.. 42. Mated Connector TDR 43.

9 Reference Equipment/Materials .. 44. VNA Calibration Method .. 44. USB cable Assembly S Parameters Measurement .. 46. List of Tables Table 3-1 USB Electrical, Mechanical and Environmental Compliance Standards ..6. Table 4-1 Standard Test Table 4-2 Performance Levels ..11. Table 4-3 Primary Qualification Approval Table 4-4 Modified Test Group Table 4-5 Test Group B-1: cable Assembly ..16. Table 4-6 Test Group B-2: Connector Electrical ..18. Table 4-7 Test Group B-3: Table 4-8 Test Group B-4: High Speed Testing ..20. Table 4-9 Test Group B-5: Critical Dimensions.

10 21. List of Figures Figure C- 1. USB cable assembly differential insertion loss requirement ..37. Figure C- 2. Illustration of peak-to-peak crosstalk ..38. Figure C- 3. USB cable assembly differential to common model conversion ratio ..39. Figure C- 4. Thru-hole via dimension Figure C- 5. Surface mount pad reference layer void dimensions ..41. Figure C- 6. Reference test fixture Figure C- 7. Mated connector TDR measurement illustration..43. Figure C- 8. TDR calibration and rise time adjustment illustration..43. Figure C- 9. Mated connector TDR waveform vi November 4, 2010.