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Cypress Streamlines the Design of Next-
Generation USB-C Power Adapters and
Chargers with New, Highly-Integrated
Controller
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY), the
market leader in USB-C, today announced availability
of a new USB-C controller with Power Delivery (PD)
that streamlines the design of power adapters, mobile
chargers, car chargers and power banks. The EZ-PD™
CCG3PA controller supports the PD 3.0 standard with
programmable power supply (PPS) and Qualcomm’s
Quick Charge (QC) 4.0 protocol, which enable new
power source product designs to provide an improved
fast charging user experience. As these standards and
theUSBType-C standard continue to evolve, compliance
and interoperability pose an ongoing challenge, but the
programmable CCG3PA controller enables firmware
upgradeability to keep up with changes and overcome
interoperability issues. The controller offers a high
level of integration that minimizes bill-of-material costs
and simplifies designs, replacing multiple discrete
components with a single-chip solution. More information
on the EZ-PD CCG3PA controller is available at http://
“As USB-C proliferates this year, the demand for USB-C
power sources will increase, putting more pressure on
our customers to bring their power adapters, mobile
chargers, car chargers and power banks to market
quickly, while keeping up with rapidly evolving USB
standards,” said Ajay Srikrishna, vice president of
Cypress’ Wired Connectivity Business Unit. “Our highly-
integrated EZ-PD CCG3PA controller is optimized to
simplify the design of USB-C power source products,
with support for the required charging standards, and the
ability to upgrade firmware to keep pace with changes
in standards.”
The EZ-PDCCG3PAcontroller is a one-chip solution that
minimizes bill-of-material costs for USB-C power source
products by integrating error amplifiers for constant
voltage, constant current and PPS applications, a 30
V regulator that allows direct operation from VBUS,
VBUS short protection on configuration channel (CC)
pins, gate drivers for high-voltage power FETs, a low
side current sense amplifier, and dedicated hardware
for legacy charger detection protocols plus system level
electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection. Programmable
overvoltage and overcurrent circuitry protects systems
against power overloads and other faulty operating
conditions. The controller also integrates an ARM®
Cortex®-M0 and 64KB Flash with read-while-write
function for firmware upgradeability. The product
enables design of efficient USB-C power adapters for
a wide range of applications including mobile phones
and PCs.
Product Availability
The EZ-PD CCG3PA controller is now sampling in
24-pin QFN (16 mm2) and 16-pin SOIC (60 mm2)
packages. The controller will be in production in the
third quarter of 2017. Designers can get started with the
CY4532 CCG3PA evaluation kit, which is now available
for $149. Cypress provides CCG3PA solution reference
designs for a 45-Watt notebook PC power adapter, a 27-
Watt mobile phone charger, a 60-Watt car charger and
a power bank. More info on Cypress’ USB Type-C and
PD solutions is available at
NXP Turns up the Volume with Industry’s
First 12-Volt Smart Amplifier to Deliver Rich,
Elevated Sound in Mobile and Portable Devices
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) today
introduced the industry’s first 12-volt smart audio amplifier,
TFA9892. This powerful, but tiny, audio amplifier makes
it possible to enjoy higher sound quality in a variety of
electronic devices such as smartphones, netbooks and
sound bars by combining higher output power, higher
efficiency and better drum restitution for deeper and richer
bass.
The TFA9892 is the industry’s first power amplifier capable
of delivering a 12-volt boosted output, reaching above
seven watts of output power from a single cell battery, or
up to 15 watts from a 12-volt supply. With best-in-class
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