Apple is looking for better options for transmitting data than wires or wireless connections. One possibility mixes the two: sending high-speed data down waveguides.
The result would something capable of transferring data much more quickly than a wire and without requiring a port on the iPhone.
Apple today received a patent for Conductive Cladding for Waveguides (20190195654). The included documentation reveals some of the company’s thoughts on using this technology to replace data cables.
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