USB-C controller

25 November 2015 Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

With Microchip’s new UTC2000, designers of a wide range of applications covering the consumer, industrial and automotive markets can simply and quickly implement the radically updated USB-C connector cost effectively. Housed in a 16-pin QFN package, the chip’s small form factor also enables the deployment of USB-C connectors in mobile applications.

The USB-C cable is now poised to become the ‘universal’ cable, as it is capable of supplying data transfer speeds of up to 10 Gbps, 100 W of continuous power flow and ultra-high-bandwidth video capabilities made available through alternate modes – all with a single connection and cable.

For designers wishing to take advantage of the new standard with the same ultra-fast transfer speeds at the lowest cost point, the UTC2000 supports up to 15 W of power – suitable for a wide range of applications in the consumer market such as notebooks, printers and accessories, docking stations, mobile devices and battery chargers; in the industrial market for computers and handheld devices; and in the automotive market for head units, break-out boxes and USB battery chargers; in addition to other applications.

For more information contact Shane Padayachee, Avnet South Africa, +27 (0)11 319 8600, [email protected], www.avnet.co.za

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