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Qi/WPC v1.3 Compliant Wireless Charging System Optimized for Low Power Devices with Battery Capacities Ranging from 30mAh to 1200mAh.

Las Vegas, NV – January 5, 2023 – Power management and video/audio interface IC leader Kinetic Technologies announced today the latest product in their market leading wireless power portfolio, the KTE7800. This device targets low power devices such as earbud charging cases, computer mice, personal care products and IoT devices that use low- to medium capacity lithium-ion batteries. The KTE7800 features a fully integrated wireless power receiver and battery charger, has been optimized for small coil designs. It is one of the most robust, flexible, and highly integrated wireless power products in the market today.

The KTE7800 is architected to support an exceptionally wide range of applications. A powerful microcontroller is coupled with an extensive analog and digital framework, supporting DC output, including 5V, and multiple options for alternative battery chemistries. Further, a 12-bit analog-to-digital converter enables precise measurements of operational parameters in addition to supporting five multi-functional general-purpose input/output (GPIO) pins. Programmability is designed into the device with ROM/RAM/OTP internal memory as well as optional access via the I²C interface.

“The KTE7800 expands our market leading wireless power portfolio and offers optimized solutions for customers designing small, low power devices, such as wireless earbud charging cases,” said Erik Ogren, Kinetic Technologies Senior Director of Marketing. “The extremely high level of integration, coupled with flexible programming options, can provide customers with the opportunity to tailor system performance to the individual requirements of their products, while minimizing board space and providing robust protection.”

The KTE7800 is supplied with firmware that is compliant with the WPC/Qi v1.3 Baseline Power Profile (BPP) standard and JEITA compliant battery charging. It is packaged in a 5mm x 5mm 24-pin QFN package.

KTE7800 is previewing now, with production planned for Q2, 2023.

KTE7800 – Optimized Wireless Power Receiver, LDO, and Linear Charger

Key Product Highlights:

• Compliant with the WPC/Qi v1.3 Baseline Power Profile (BPP) standard
• Optimized for small coil designs with low voltage starting and up to 5W output power
  • Programmable 3.2V to 5.2V LDO mode DC output
  • Programmable current limit
  • Robust fully internal overvoltage protection with precision clamping to 25V VRECT
  • Five multi-functional GPIO pins, each with a high precision 20µA current source
  • Many optional features selectable by resistor programming of GPIO pins
  • Constant current programmable LED drivers
• JEITA compliant battery charging system that is designed to be complete and safe
  • CC (±5%), CV (±0.5%), CTJ (±10°C) CC 30mA to 600mA, CV 3mA through 120mA
  • Fully internal precision current sensing
  • Standard support for 4.35V and 4.20V battery chemistry
  • Dead battery, Prequal, Fast CC, Fast CV, Term, Top-Off, Done, Restart, Disconnect on charged, charge status indicators
  • Fault Detection, Charge Timer, JEITA thermistor (NTC) thermal protection
  • Additional protection features: UVLO, OVP, OCP, SCP, and RCP
• Internal power control switch between battery and system voltage output
  • Supported by an additional pin dedicated to optional power on/off control
• 12-bit analog-to-digital converter supporting all analog functionality including GPIO pins
• I²C Serial Interface, high voltage tolerance Enable input, Interrupt output
• Microcontroller based design supported by 8k ROM and 8k OTP memory
• QFN55-24 package

About Kinetic Technologies

Kinetic Technologies is a global designer, developer, and provider of proprietary and innovative high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products for a wide variety of markets. Kinetic’s products help its customers efficiently regulate power, intelligently protect their devices from harmful voltage and current spikes, and deliver high-bandwidth, low-latency, and secured connectivity for video, display, and general-purpose applications.

For more information, please visit http://www.kinet-ic.com/.

*Kinetic Technologies’ logo is a trademark of Kinetic Technologies. All other brand and product names appearing in this document are the property of their respective holders.

Nine Independently Controlled Current Sinks, Powered by Adaptive V_OUT Buck Converter, Minimizing Power Dissipation to Extend Battery Life

Las Vegas, NV – January 5, 2023 – Power management and video/audio interface IC leader, Kinetic Technologies, announced today its first dedicated IR LED driver focused on the growing market for video doorbells and security cameras, where night-time clarity is mandatory. The KTD2041 is the first IR LED driver to use an adaptive buck converter to control the current sink voltage headroom, thereby minimizing the power dissipation and optimizing the system efficiency to extend battery life.

Featuring nine independently controlled, high-precision, low-dropout current sinks, the KTD2041 uses a 1MHz I²C control interface to provide 6-bit linear dimming control with increments of 0.5mA up to the maximum current of 32mA/LED. Packaged in a tiny 3mm x 3mm UQFN-20 package, the KTD2041 uses adaptive output voltage control based on the headroom voltages required by the LED current sinks to minimize power consumption. The 1MHz (default) high-efficiency buck regulator implements adaptive on-time control, minimizing the component count and allowing the use of one very small inductor and capacitor.

“The KTD2041 further demonstrates Kinetic’s commitment to providing application-specific LED drivers, which are tailored and optimized for a specific customer need,” says Erik Ogren, Kinetic Technologies’ Senior Director of Marketing. “This device is ideal for use in battery-powered video cameras, such as those used in video doorbells or security cameras that utilize advanced video processing techniques. Each IR LED channel on the KTD2041 can be turned on or off dynamically in order to focus the infrared light in a particular direction, thereby optimizing efficiency.”

The KTD2041 has extensive integrated protection features including cycle-by-cycle current limit, input undervoltage lockout (UVLO), output over-voltage protection, LED fault (open or short) protection, and thermal shutdown protection.

While the KTD2041 is dedicated to drive IR LEDs, its low 100mV current sink dropout, it is also suitable to drive higher V_F RGB LEDs. The KTD2042 derivative is pin-to-pin and functionally compatible but modified to drive three RGB LEDs at 32mA/Ch or for higher current applications. Multiple LED channels can be paralleled to provide a higher maximum output per LED.

KTD2041 and KTD2042 are available now. Visit Kinetic Technologies for further information.

Key Product Highlights:

• 2.7V to 5.5V Input Voltage Operating Range
• Nine High-Precision Current Sinks
  • LED Current Up to 32mA per Channel
    • ±1% Typical Current Matching
    • ±2% Typical Current Accuracy at 32mA
  • 6-bit Current Dimming Control with I²C
  • Independent On/Off Control
  • Supports both Independent and Global Dimming
• High Efficiency Buck Regulator
  • Integrated 200mΩ / 100mΩ High / Low-Side FET
  • Adaptive On-Time Control with default 1MHz Switching Frequency, with factory programmable 1.5MHz, 2MHz, and 2.5MHz options.
  • Adaptive V_OUT Control
  • Selectable Auto-Skip Mode or Forced-PWM mode at Light Loads
• 140μA Typical No-Load Supply Current
• Open-Drain FAULT Signal Output and Fault Reset
• Small UQFN-20 (3mm x 3mm) Package

About Kinetic Technologies

Kinetic Technologies is a global designer, developer, and provider of proprietary and innovative high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products for a wide variety of markets. Kinetic’s products help its customers efficiently regulate power, intelligently protect their devices from harmful voltage and current spikes, and deliver high-bandwidth, low-latency, and secured connectivity for video, display, and general-purpose applications.

For more information, please visit http://www.kinet-ic.com/.

*Kinetic Technologies’ logo is a trademark of Kinetic Technologies. All other brand and product names appearing in this document are the property of their respective holders.

Thunderbolt™ Compatible CC and SBU protection IC paired with ultra-low resistance protected load switch operates up to 28V VBUS, while adding robust surge, ESD and overvoltage protection

Munich, Germany – November 15, 2022 – Power management and video/audio interface IC leader Kinetic Technologies announced two new milestone products that can increase the Power Delivery capability of USB Type-C ports to 140W, removing the barrier to expanding the range of electronic products charged via USB. The KTS1898 is dedicated to switching and protecting VBUS power, while the KTU1128 is dedicated to switching and protecting the CC1/2 and SBU1/2 lines.

The KTS1898 is a low-resistance, 5A load switch with soft-start, overvoltage, “ideal diode” reverse-current, short-circuit, over-current, over-temperature and ESD protection plus integrated surge protection of ±100V, designed to isolate and protect downstream components from abnormal VBUS voltage and current conditions. The fast reverse current protection (ideal diode) allows multiple power paths to be connected to VBUS OUT without interference.

The KTU1128 companion IC is a Thunderbolt compatible, Type-C USB data line protection and switch IC, providing low-resistance, ultra-fast OVP, and surge protection for the CC and SBU lines. Maintaining pin-to-pin compatibility with existing products, the KTU1128 increases the operating tolerance on CC and SBU lines to 32V for short-to-VBUS protection and reduces the quiescent current.

“The KTS1898 and KTU1128 are industry leading devices that allow designers to implement USB Type-C PD3.1 Extended Power Range (EPR) up to 140W and effectively address safety at the same time,” says Erik Ogren, Kinetic Technologies Senior Director of Marketing. “With the ability to withstand up to +35V on VBUS, the KTS1898 delivers the margin our customers require to build 28V systems that are designed to be safe and reliable, while the super low-resistance 25mΩ MOSFET keeps heat to a minimum, which is essential when operating at such high-power levels. The KTU1128 features the same built-in robust protection and together extends Kinetic’s lead in this application.”

KTS1898 and KTU1128 samples are available now with production starting in first quarter 2023. Visit Kinetic Technologies for further information.

Key Product Highlights:

KTS1898 – 28V VBUS Protection

• 3V to 32V Operating Voltage Range
  • 35V Abs Max. Rating at IN & OUT
• 5A Continuous Current Rating
  • 10A peak
• Supports 140W USB Power Delivery 3.1 (EPR)
• “Ideal Diode” Reverse-current protection with 15µs fast recovery
• Full Protection: OVP, SCP, OCP, OTP & RCP
• IEC61000-4-5 Surge Protection ±100V
• IEC61000-4-2 ESD Protection ±15kV Air, ±8kV Contact

KTU1128 – 28V CC/SBU Protection

• 2.5V to 5.5V Operating Voltage Range
  • 32V DC Tolerance on CC1/2, SBU1/2
• Thunderbolt Compatible
• Fast 70ns OVP response time
• IEC61000-4-5 Surge Protection ±40V/±30V CC/SBU
• IEC61000-4-2 ESD Protection ±15kV Air, ±8kV Contact

About Kinetic Technologies

Kinetic Technologies is a global designer, developer, and provider of proprietary and innovative high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products for a wide variety of markets. Kinetic’s products help its customers efficiently regulate power, intelligently protect their devices from harmful voltage and current spikes, and deliver high-bandwidth, low-latency, and secured connectivity for video, display, and general-purpose applications.

For more information, please visit http://www.kinet-ic.com/.

*Kinetic Technologies’ logo is a trademark of Kinetic Technologies. All other brand and product names appearing in this document are the property of their respective holders.

Technical experts will demonstrate how its advanced, innovative semiconductor solutions can revolutionize next-generation consumer, communications, industrial, automotive and enterprise electronic designs

San Jose, Calif. – October 25, 2022 – Power management and video/audio interface IC leader Kinetic Technologies announces its attendance at electronica 2022, showcasing its industry leading Power Management, Motor Control and Smart Connectivity solutions serving the consumer, communications, industrial, automotive and enterprise markets.

Taking place between November 15 – 18, 2022 in München, Germany, Kinetic Technologies is pleased to invite attendees to visit Booth 160 in Hall C2 where its technical staff will be on hand to conduct live product demonstrations while also providing technical recommendations on how Kinetic’s unique IC product advantages can be implemented in electronic product designs.

Key demonstrations will include:

USB-C/DP (MST) Reference Designs – incorporate Kinetic Technologies’ full range of high-performance analog power and high-speed audio-video processing IC’s including USB Type-C/DisplayPort1.4 MST Hub with DSC1.2 support, Retimer, DC-DC Converters, USB power and data switching/protection ICs plus PD Controller.

BLDC Motor Control – Kinetic’s latest family of PureSine^TM controllers, with integrated gate drivers offering best-in-class electrical efficiency, 1.7x RPM increase and 15% increase in torque for the same output power.

Power over Ethernet (PoE) Solutions –from one of the industry’s smallest 13W PoE solutions to new products compliant with the higher power IEEE802.3 bt standard.

Qi/WPC Qualified 5W Wireless Power Receiver Reference Design – compliant and certified to WPC/Qi v1.3 which can significantly reduce customer time-to-market.

RGB LED Color Wheel – unique programable, multi-channel and multiplexed RGB LED drivers up to 3x smaller than competing solutions.

To schedule a meeting during the show with a Kinetic Technologies representative, please click the link below:

https://www.kinet-ic.com/request-a-meeting-with-kinetic-technologies-at-electronica-2022/

Event Summary:

When: Tuesday 15^th November through to Friday 18^th November.
Where: Trade Fair Center Messe München, Germany. Hall C2, Booth 160

About Kinetic Technologies

Kinetic Technologies is a global designer, developer, and provider of proprietary and innovative high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products for a wide variety of markets. Kinetic Technologies’ products help its customers efficiently regulate power, intelligently protect their devices from harmful voltage and current spikes, and deliver high-bandwidth, low-latency, and secured connectivity for video, display, and general-purpose applications.

For more information, please visit http://www.kinet-ic.com/.

*Kinetic Technologies’ logo is a trademark of Kinetic Technologies. All other brand and product names appearing in this document are the property of their respective holders.

KTE7000 5W Wireless Power Receiver Achieves v1.3 Certification from Wireless Power Consortium

San Jose, Calif. – March 24, 2022 – High-performance analog and mixed-signal power and protection semiconductor manufacturer, Kinetic Technologies, announces today that the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) has certified their KTE7000 product as the first wireless power receiver to achieve Qi version 1.3 status. By doing this, Kinetic Technologies has further proven leadership in the wireless power market.

The Qi v1.3 specifications provide improved foreign object detection and enable optional new functionality such as device authentication.  Also implemented is more comprehensive Qi compliance testing, as well as increased automation of compliance testing, which reduce testing time and decrease potential interoperability problems. For more detailed information on this latest version of its Qi specification please view the WPC website.

Vice President of Marketing at Kinetic Technologies, Gianfranco Scherini, says, “We continue to lead the Wireless Power ecosystem with the first wireless receiver to attain Qi v1.3 certification. This is another milestone in Kinetic Technologies’ track record of delivering innovative wireless power solutions when customers need them most.” 

The KTE7000 is a single chip 5W wireless power receiver that conforms to WPC/Qi v1.3 Baseline Power Profile (BPP) standards.  Fully compatible with all WPC/Qi certified transmitters, the KTE7000 will operate in BPP mode (Baseline Power Profile) when interoperating with either BPP transmitters or EPP (Extended Power Profile) transmitters. The KTE7000 integrates a full-synchronous rectifier with robust voltage surge protection and an LDO to efficiently convert the wireless AC power into 5V DC power at up to 1.5A. Higher power outputs are possible in proprietary modes.  An embedded microcontroller with ROM and programmable memory provides power management, protection, and communications with the power transmitter. The KTE7000 is available in a green compliant, 52-bump, 2.66mm x 3.90mm, WLCSP package.

KTE7000 is available and shipping now. Visit Kinetic Technologies for more information. 

About Kinetic Technologies

Kinetic Technologies designs, develops, and markets proprietary high-performance analog and mixed-signal power and protection semiconductors across consumer, communications, industrial, automotive, and enterprise markets, to deliver protected solutions tolerant of real-world fault conditions. The company’s products sit “Behind Every Port™”, delivering solutions to not only provide, protect, regulate, and monitor the power consumed by analog and digital semiconductors and other electronic loads, but to also switch, transform and protect high-resolution video, audio, and data signals.  Kinetic Technologies develops application-specific products that solve audio-video interface, protection, and power management needs across smartphones, tablets, and wearables, as well as serving a wide range of industrial, automotive, and enterprise solutions. Kinetic Technologies, has R&D centers in Silicon Valley and Asia, with operations and logistics based in Asia. 

For more information, please visit http://www.kinet-ic.com/. 

About Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) 

The WPC is the standards organization responsible for developing and managing the Qi standard. Qi certification ensures that power receivers and chargers always work together for simple and easy charging. Products marked as Qi Certified have passed rigorous, independent laboratory tests for safety, interoperability, and energy efficiency. 

*The Kinetic Technologies logo is a trademark of Kinetic Technologies. All other brand and product names appearing in this document are the property of their respective holders.