Editing USB (section)

==== September 2022 naming scheme ====
[[File:USB 2022 September naming scheme.svg|thumb|upright=2.8|An overview of USB naming scheme that was put in place in September 2022
<br />(A mix of USB specifications and their marketing names are being displayed<br />because specifications are sometimes wrongly used as marketing names.){{Disputed inline|File:USB 2022 September naming scheme.svg|for=USB4 20&nbsp;Gbit/s does not exist; USB4 2×2 is not interchangeable with USB 3.2 2×2 as<br />indicated by the logo; logos for USB 3.x and USB4 are different.|date=July 2023}}]]
Because of the previous confusing naming schemes, USB-IF decided to change it once again. As of 2 September 2022, marketing names follow the syntax "USB&nbsp;''x''Gbps", where ''x'' is the speed of transfer in Gbit/s.<ref name="USB data performance language usage 2022-09">{{Cite web|title=USB Data Performance Language Usage Guidelines from USB-IF|url=https://usb.org/sites/default/files/usb_data_performance_language_usage_guidelines_september_2022.pdf|website = USB Implementers Forum | access-date=2 September 2022|archive-date=1 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001115816/https://www.usb.org/sites/default/files/usb_data_performance_language_usage_guidelines_september_2022.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Overview of the updated names and logos can be seen in the adjacent table.

The operation modes USB&nbsp;3.2&nbsp;Gen&nbsp;2×2 and USB4&nbsp;Gen&nbsp;2×2 – or: USB&nbsp;3.2&nbsp;Gen&nbsp;2×1 and USB4&nbsp;Gen&nbsp;2×1 – are not interchangeable or compatible; all participating controllers must operate with the same mode.