How do you talk USB Power Delivery (PD)? Grab a PHY? Use a MCU with one built-in? Well, if you’re hardcore enough, you can do it with just a few resistors and GPIOs. [eeucalyptus] shows you their ...

With the growing number of devices that most people use today, be it smartphones, smartwatches, laptops, wireless earbuds, and other gadgets, charging them quickly and efficiently becomes important.

If you've bought a new USB-C cable or charger and seen "USB-PD" on the charger's or cable's box, you may have wondered what exactly these letters stood for. The answer is USB Power Delivery, a ...

USB-C has become a prevalent part of most household tech since it was first released back in 2014. You can find it on all kinds of devices, from smartphones and laptops to gaming consoles like the ...

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 ...

The USB Type-C connector and power delivery (PD) specification has brought radical changes to the mobile device industry, and USB Type-C PD 3.0 could optimize battery charging for portable devices.

USB Type-C is the newly introduced and powerful interconnect standard for USB. When paired with the new Power Delivery (PD) specification, Type-C offers enhancements to the existing USB 3.1 ...

How many watts can a USB port actually output? The answer depends on your cable and protocol. Here is the ultimate guide to ...

“The best charger is the one that shipped with your laptop” is old advice that needs updating because there are often superior options available either as your principal laptop charger, as a spare, or ...