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USB Becomes More "Power-ful"The Eyes Have it : A Mixed-signal IP Blog - Navraj Nandra, SynopsysAug. 06, 2012 |
Imagine recharging most, if not all, your battery powered products and many wall powered products with just a single USB cable. With the release of the new USB Power Delivery (PD) specification, future PD capable USB products could just do this. In the past, USB 2.0 provided up to 2.5W. SuperSpeed USB 3.0 provided up to 4.5W. Then the latest USB 2.0 Battery Charger v1.2 specification increased it to 7.5W. With introduction of the Power Delivery specification, future USB PD capable products could provide and receive up to 100W.
