USB-C Charging Port Controllers

Infineon´s USB-C charging port controllers’ portfolio for power consumer applications up to 100 W is the solution for all designers interested in exploring USB-C and USB Power Delivery for their products. The EZ-PD™ BCR family easily adds USB-C power consumer capability to a device, allowing it to be powered by any USB-C power source including USB-C chargers, power adapters, power banks, and in-wall or in-car charging ports.

But why shift to USB-C? Because USB-C is the “Holy Grail” of wired connectivity: it offers bidirectional data and power, a tiny orientation-agnostic connector that is the same on both ends of the cord, and can also carry up to 240 W of power. USB-C can truly become “the one connector” for powering all electronic devices.

Standardization on a single connector provides great benefits to consumers, manufacturers, and the environment. Consumers will be able to share and re-use the same power adapter for all their electronic devices: no more confusion when pairing a charger with a device or having to carry a dedicated charger for every device while on travel. Meanwhile, manufacturers will be able to consolidate dozens of incompatible barrel power connectors into a single USB-C connector; this will help streamline their power adapter supply chain and reduce inventory risk. Over the long-term, the wide-spread standardization will allow manufacturers to stop shipping a power adapter with their products altogether. The reduction of new power adapter shipment will eventually reduce the one million tons of thrown-away power adapters ending up in landfill each year – a significant portion of the total e-waste produced annually. This is truly a “win-win-win” scenario.

Infineon is the market leader in USB-C and has been helping early adopters bring their USB-C connected products to market since 2015. Today, more than two billion devices are shipped annually with USB-C and USB Power Delivery on board. Going forward, USB-C will become the most common DC power source for consumer electronics, replacing all incompatible barrels or custom connectors with one common connector that is truly universal and accepted worldwide.