Battery powered wearables and fitness devices are typically very compact in size and have limited battery capacities. These devices must use high efficiency power conversion to maximize user time between charging cycles. Internal load circuit switching and input power port protection are required to connect to battery charging devices.
Buck and Boost Converters
Wearable and fitness devices operate from small, limited capacity, battery cells with a voltage level that varies based on their state of charge.
- Most application circuits within a wearable device operate at a voltage level lower than that of the battery
- To conserve power and maximize battery operation between charges, small, high efficiency DC-DC voltage step-down converters are recommended to supply the required regulated voltage rails
- High efficiency DC-DC switching step-down regulators can provide the solution
| Part Number | Description |
| KTB851 | 600mA Step-down Converter with Output Load Discharge |
| KTC2110 | 3.0Mhz High Efficiency, Low IQ Synchronous Boost Converter |
| KTC2110A | 3.0MHz High Efficiency Low IQ Synchronous Boost |
| KTC2115 | 2.5MHz 1.5A High Efficiency Low IQ Synchronous Boost |
| KTZ8701 | 6-Channel PMIC with 2 Buck Converters and 4 LDOs |
GPIO
Kinetic Technologies’ general-purpose input/output (GPIO) technology is low voltage and offers general purpose expanders designed for microcontrollers when additional I/Os are needed, ensuring additional interconnections are kept to a minimum.
As an input, the expander programs the polarity, latch, pull-up, pull-down and interrupt functions. For a system with noisy input, our GPIO technology also provides a seamless debounce function with programmable debounce time. Working as an output, this technology can program output stage with bank/pin selectable push-pull or open-drain options, and can also program four drive strengths of the output stage to optimize rise/fall times.
GPIO technology is the perfect fit for wearables and fitness technology.
| Part Number | Description |
| KTS1620 | Low Voltage 24-Bit I2C-bus I/O Expander |
| KTS1622 | Low Voltage 16-Bit I2C-bus I/O Expander |
Overvoltage and Surge Protection ICs
Battery powered portable platforms require switches to protect external input power ports used for operation and battery charging and to control internal load circuits.
Input power port protection is a paramount concern in wearables and fitness design, as reliable power sources may not always be used.
- Over-voltage, and surge protected load switches protect battery charge management and operating handset circuits, by breaking the connection between the power source and the internal circuitry, in the event the device is connected to a faulty power source or subjected to an abnormal stress condition.
Product Highlights:
- Programmable and fixed over-voltage protection (OVP) shutdown thresholds.
- Input protection
- Wrong adapter up to +40V
- Reverse voltage down to -6V
- Transient voltage protection up to 200V, compliant to IEC61000-4-2 (Level 4)
- ESD protection compliant to ±8kV contact, ±15kV air gap and ±2kV human body model.
- Single or dual devices with Uni or Bi-directional blocking
The compact nature of wearables and fitness devices leave very little room for discrete and associated passive components. Integrated load switches provide internal power switching and are controlled by simple GPIO logic.
- Eliminate the need for bias and level shift circuits associated with discrete MOSFET switches
- Provides slew-rate limited turn-on with reverse current blocking and output discharge mode to de-select functions when not required to extend battery life.
Product Highlights:
- Extremely low IN to OUT resistance
- Tiny footprint
- Operation down to 1.8V
| Part Number | Description |
| KTS1601 | SRC P-Ch Load Switch with Reverse Blocking |
| KTS1605 | SRC P-Ch Load Switch with Reverse Blocking |
| KTS1605-1 | SRC P-Ch Load Switch with Reverse Blocking and Output Discharge |
| KTS1612 | Dual-Input Push Button Reset IC with Two Discharge Paths |
| KTS1613 | Dual-Input Push Button Reset IC |
| KTS1650B | 4.5 Amp Overvoltage Protection IC with Surge Protection |
| KTS1662 | Adjustable Overvoltage Protection Switch |
| KTS1663 | Load Switch with fixed and adjustable OVP |
| KTS1670 | Adjustable Over-Voltage Protection Switch |
| KTS1671 | Load Switch with fixed and adjustable OVP |
| KTS1675 | Overvoltage Protector with Bidirectional Blocking and Surge Protection |
| KTS1678C | Surge Protected, Single Input, Dual Output Load Switch with OVP |
| KTS1680A | 100V Surge Protected OVP Switch |
| KTS1681 | Ultra-Fast 100V Surge Protected OVP Switch, with VDET output and MIC function |
| KTS1681A | 4 Amp Overvoltage Protection IC with Sense Output |
| KTS1682 | Ultra-Fast 100V Surge Protected OVP Switch, with VDET output and MIC function |
| KTS1686 | Ultra-Fast 100V Surge Protected OVP Switch, with Bidirectional Blocking |
| KTS1688 | OVP Switch with Reverse Blocking and Current Limiting |
| KTS1693 | 110V Surge Protected OVP Load Switch with OCP |
| KTS1696A | 7ARMS VBUS Current-Sink Protection Load Switch |
RGB LED Drivers
Multicolor RGB LEDs are often incorporated into wearables and fitness devices as function indicator lamps or for fashion lighting.
- RGB LED drivers allow simplified programmable control of LED color and brightness
Product Highlights:
- 3-channel RGB LED drivers permit custom color control
- 4-channel RGBW devices allow for driving a white LED in addition to the RGB LED
- I2C to ease integration with a wide variety of processors and operating systems
- Wide range of ramp up/down timing for slow fade in/out effects and complex repeating patterns
- Ultra-small package footprint
| Part Number | Description |
| KTD2026 | 3-Channel RGB LED Driver with I2C Control |
| KTD2027 | 4-Channel RGBW LED Driver with I2C Control |
| KTD2037 | 3-Channel RGB LED Driver with I2C Control, AutoBlinQ™ |
| KTD2041 | 9-Channel IR LED Driver with Buck Regulator and I2C Interface |
| KTD2052 | 12-Channel RGB LED Drivers with I2C Control |
| KTZ8807 | 3-Channel RGB LED Driver + 1-Channels Selfie Flash with I2C Control, AutoBlinQTM |
USB Data Line Protection ICs
| Part Number | Description |
| KTU1000 | USB Hi-Speed Switch with Fault Protection |
| KTU1001 | USB D+/D- Hi-Speed or SBU1/2 Switch with Fault Protection |
| KTU1001A | USB D+/D- Hi-Speed or SBU1/2 Switch with Fault Protection |
| KTU1101 | USB Type-C Port Protector for CC and SBU Pins |
| KTU1108 | USB Type-C Protector for CC Pins |
| KTU1120 | USB Type-C Port Protector for CC and SBU Pins |
| KTU1121A | USB Type-C Port Protector for CC and SBU Pins |
| KTU1121 | USB Type-C Port Protector for CC and SBU Pins |
