Morning Overview on MSN

How much power does a USB port really output? The limits explained

USB ports have quietly turned into the default power outlet for phones, laptops, headphones, and even monitors, but the wattage behind that familiar rectangle is far from uniform. Depending on the ...
Electronic Design

GaN Fulfills Promise of Efficiency and Simplified Power Adapter Design

What’s the optimal power-conversion design? To find out, different topologies for mobile-device adapters and chargers were evaluated, and adapter performance using two power semi types were compared.
Houston Chronicle

(BW) ON Semiconductor Introduces a GreenPoint(TM) Reference Design for Notebook Power Adapters; the New 90-Watt Power Adapter Solution Delivers 90 Percent Efficiency and Design ...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2006--ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), a leading global supplier of power management solutions, today unveiled a GreenPoint(TM) reference design for 90-watt (W) ...
Digi Times

STMicroelectronics simplifies high-efficiency two-port USB-PD adapters with ST-ONEMP digital controller

STMicroelectronics is extending its highly integrated and power-saving ST-ONE family of USB Power Delivery (USB-PD) digital controllers by introducing the ST-ONEMP, which supports two power outputs.