A USB 3.0 connection requires five conductors, and the connectors are blue in color. Backward compatibility is typically provided by including four additional conductors, as shown in the image here.

The USB device that uses full speed bandwidth devices must have a twisted pair D+ and D- conductors. The data is transferred through the D+ and D- connectors while Vbus and Gnd connectors provide ...

Figure 3 The block diagram shows the major building blocks of the USB PD controller. Source: Infineon PAG1P + PAG1S is two-chip solution optimized for USB-C PD 3.0 designs in a secondary-controlled AC ...