USB ports have quietly turned into the default power outlet for phones, laptops, headphones, and even monitors, but the ...

Sometimes, it's a limitation of the physical hardware or USB specification, while in other cases a manufacturer may implement ...

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 answer to the question “what charger should I use for my phone?” used to be simple – the right charger came in the box. That hasn’t been true for a while now, at least not for most phones in most ...

Universal Serial Bus, or USB, is a common connection used in many devices, from smartphones, laptops to everyday gadgets. It ...

Over the last few years, the USB Type-C® with Power Delivery (PD) standard has been adopted in a wide variety of electronics. This adoption has been driven by benefits such as a unified port (reducing ...

Short version: I’ve got two USB-C hubs that claim to deliver 100 watts of PD power, but they both seem to only deliver 65 watts. Is this the hub manufacturers lying or is this my laptop reducing its ...

For one-off projects, adding a few integrated circuits to a PCB is not too big of a deal. The price of transistors is extremely low thanks to Moore and his laws, so we’re fairly free to throw chips ...