Renesas Electronics Simplifies Development of USB PD and USB-C Battery Charging Applications with New Reference Designs

Renesas Electronics Corporation announced two new reference designs that simplify and speed the development of USB Power Delivery (PD3.0) and USB-C battery charging applications such as USB-C computing hubs, power banks, car chargers, SSD enclosures, point of sale (POS) printers, and desktop displays. The RTK-251-1PowerBank3 and RTK-251-BuckBoostConverter2 are USB-IF PD3.0 certified design kits, and represent the first in a new series of reference designs for applications implementing the USB Type-C power and data connection standard.

Wireless audio pioneer CSR leveraged its nearly 2 decades worth of expertise in wireless connectivity and audio to launch 3 wireless soundbar platform reference designs with entry-level, mid-range, and high-end features. With these designs, CSR makes it easy and inexpensive for a manufacturer to develop consumer-friendly wireless high fidelity audio products.