[Cable Report] Lintes Technology Co., Ltd., USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)

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Cable fingerprint

### Cable e-marker fingerprint

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Vendor ID | `0x2B1D` (Lintes Technology Co., Ltd.) |
| Product ID | `0x1201` |
| Cable speed | USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) |
| Current rating | 5 A at up to 20V (~100W) |
| Type | passive |
| Has e-marker | Yes |
| USB-IF certification ID | none (XID = 0) |

### Raw VDOs

| Index | Role | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | ID Header | `0x1C002B1D` |
| 1 | Cert Stat | `0x00000000` |
| 2 | Product | `0x12010310` |
| 3 | Cable | `0x11082052` |

### Thunderbolt link context

These values come from the Thunderbolt controller (`IOPortTransportStateCIO`), not the cable's e-marker.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| CableGeneration | `1` |
| CableSpeed | `3` |
| Generation | `2` |
| AsymmetricModeSupported | Yes |
| LegacyAdapter | No |
| LinkTrainingMode | `1` |

### Environment

- WhatCable: `1.4.0`
- Mac: `Mac14,9`
- macOS: `26.6.1`

What's the story with this cable?

• Cable Matters 20Gbps Thunderbolt 3 Cable, 100W, 1.6ft
• Amazon purchased in 2020 (listing is a little different now https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M69KVP2)
• Seems to work as advertised. Crucial 2TB M.2 SSD is transfering ~1800MB/s write ~1900MB/s read (Intel Ash Creek enclosure from 2020). Plugable USB-C Power Meter (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5W5NKKN) showing 87W for charging M4 Macbook for Anker Laptop Charger (100W https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D91GKXLP).

If it helps, here's Apple System Information panel for the SSD enclosure.

Ash Creek:

Vendor Name: Intel
Device Name: Ash Creek
Mode: Thunderbolt 3
Device ID: 0x2
Vendor ID: 0x8086
Device Revision: 0x1
UID: 0x80864BE1A088E100
Route String: 1
Firmware Version: 41.1
Port (Upstream):
Status: Device connected
Link Status: 0x2
Speed: 40 Gb/s
Link Controller Firmware Version: 0.39.0

Anything else

No response