This application brief presents a concept for an intelligent Li-Ion battery charger using the Zilog Z8 Encore! XP® F082A with 8 kB Flash memory. The target battery for our application is a typical ...

Intersil Corporation introduced the ISL78692, a Lithium-Ion/Lithium-Polymer battery charger with 4.1 V output. This single-cell battery charger was developed to ...

Lithium-ion batteries’ ability to deliver a lot of power from a small package have made them the go-to for makers and manufacturers alike. It’s not unusual now to find, say, microcontroller boards ...

The LTC4076 and LTC4077 from Linear Technology Corp. are standalone dual-input linear battery chargers. These devices charge single-cell Li-Ion batteries from wall adapter or USB power sources. The ...

As the number of portable devices powered by a single Li-ion or Li-polymer cell continues to grow, semiconductor vendors maintain their quest to develop ever-more compact and robust battery-charger ...

The LTC3550-1 is a dual-input Li-Ion battery charger and a high-efficiency synchronous buck regulator, all housed in a low-profile 16-lead 3 X 5-mm DFN package. The linear charger automatically ...

Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries remain a fire-causing nuisance, leading to the recall of a popular ebike and mobile power bank. Additionally, there were nearly 100 airline incidences caused by ...