Chinese handset maker OnePlus is employing a gallium nitride (GaN) chip in its phone’s battery protection board instead of two silicon MOSFETs conventionally required by a phone’s protection circuitry ...

ICs with a temperature protection function, the smallest number of external components in the industry and the industry’s smallest class of packages improve safety and reduce circuit board size TOKYO- ...

Salvaging parts from discarded electronic devices has many benefits. Most notably, scavenging electronics can give you access to components that you otherwise would not have easy access to. In this ...

Charging your phone to 100% every night isn’t the healthiest practice for your phone’s battery. That isn’t to say it’s wrong to do. In fact, it often can’t be avoided, as some phones don’t incorporate ...

It should be a feature of every device powered by a lithium-ion battery, that it has a protection chip on board that automatically disconnects it should it go out of its safe voltage range. A chip ...

As our smartphones are tasked with longer lifetimes, battery health is one of the things at the front of mind for many. Knowing that, Samsung is adding a new “Battery Protection” feature to its next ...

The new Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 series introduces a “Battery Protection” feature. This smart charging mode stops at 90% and resumes at 85%, preventing constant full charges. It aims to reduce battery ...