EPC has created a GaN-based USB PD 3.1 dc-dc evaluation module around one of its integrated power stages and a low-profile (3mm) inductor. Called EPC9177, the converter is intended to meet the demands ...

USB Power Delivery (USB-PD) now offers faster, more efficient, and more versatile power handling solutions. As we can all see, it’s an exciting advancement that significantly enhances the capabilities ...

Renesas has turned to a three-level buck topology for an IC aimed at USB-C battery charging and voltage regulation. “The three-level converter delivers exceptional efficiency and significantly reduces ...

There is a tendency as we get older, to retreat into an instinctive suspicion of anything new or associated with young people. All of us will know older people who have fallen down this rabbit hole, ...

The Universal Serial Bus (USB) started out as a data interface, but it didn’t take long before progressing to powering devices. Initially, its maximum output was only 2.5 W; now, it can deliver up to ...

With USB-PD slowly making wall wart power supplies obsolete and becoming the do-it-all standard for DC power, it’s a popular conversion to slap an off-the-shelf USB-PD module in place of the barrel ...