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Seven companies, including Compaq, Intel, and IBM, started development of the USB.
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Intel produced the first USB circuit after developing the USB standard in 1995.
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USB 2.0 was released in 2000 and ratifies in 2001.
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As of 2008, 6 billion USB devices were on the market, and 2 billion were sold each year.
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USB 3.0, also known as SuperSpeed, was released in 2010, following a 2008 announcement.