How can plugs (such as USB) become smaller all the time, but also faster?

Question

I would expect more connections for it to become faster, so bigger plugs. But instead USB-C are much smaller than original USB (and SATA is much smaller than PATA, etc).

In: Technology

Answer 1

We’re getting a lot more clever with our machines. Through clever protocols and good feedback reduction, we can clam more data into smaller wires. Remember, this is all relatively new.