In-flight incidents involving smoke or fire caused by overheated portable chargers have exploded over the last decade.

American Airlines has new rules for portable chargers starting May 1. Here's what you can and cannot bring on flights.

Ever want a seriously powerful PCB for charging a Li-Ion pack? Whatever you want it for, [Redherring32] has got it — it’s a board bearing the TPS25750D and BQ25713 chips, that lets you push up to 100 ...

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 ...

Summit Microelectronics has further expanded its family of Programmable Battery Charger integrated circuits (ICs) with the introduction of the SMB139 single-cell, Li-Ion and Li-Polymer linear battery ...

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A 1-A USB/ac Li-ion battery charger IC, the SMB135 from Summit Microelectronics offers a combination of features that optimize operation in single-cell applications powered by the USB or other current ...

Single-cell lithium-ion (Li-ion) chargers are widely used, yet many practical designs rely on highly integrated ICs that conceal their internal operation. The type of Li-ion charger outlined in this ...

Boasting of 94% less heat generation than comparable devices, the LTC4052 standalone, pulse charger for single-cell Li-Ion/Li-Pol batteries dissipates approximately 280 mW while fast charging at 0.8A ...

Lithium batteries now form an integral part of modern-day living and can be seen in multiple applications such as power tools, vacuum cleaners, mobile devices, and electric bicycles. Holtek, with its ...