Renesas Electronics (TSE: 6723), a global semiconductor solutions provider, announced today the launch of the RAA489300/RAA489301 high-performance buck controller. This new controller adopts a three-level buck topology structure, designed specifically for battery charging and voltage regulation in USB-C systems. It is suitable for multi port USB-PD chargers, portable power supplies, PC docking stations, robots, drones, and other applications that require high-efficiency DC/DC controllers. The three-level buck converter topology used in this new IC has excellent efficiency and can significantly reduce the inductance required by the buck converter. Its innovative design can minimize power loss and reduce system size, making it an ideal choice for compact high-performance applications. Compared with traditional two-level buck converters, the three-level topology structure adds two additional switches and one flying capacitor. Flyover capacitors can reduce voltage stress on switches, allowing designers to use low-voltage FETs with better quality factors, thereby effectively reducing conduction and switching losses. In addition, this topology structure also supports the use of smaller inductors, with peak to peak ripple of about 25% of that of a two-level converter, thereby reducing inductor core and DC resistance losses. The Renesas USB-PD solution has excellent quality and safety, while also combining high efficiency and power density. As a global supplier of USB-PD solutions, Renesas offers a comprehensive product portfolio covering various applications, including turnkey solutions. With a wide range of development environments and pre certified USB-IF reference designs, we help customers shorten product time to market.   Gaurang Shah, Vice President of the Power Division at Renesas, said: "This three-level buck topology solution is a model of Renesas' outstanding position in the field of battery charging. This innovative technology includes multiple pending breakthrough patent achievements, which can bring significant advantages to our customers compared to competitors' USB-C power solutions. ” The three-level DC-DC RAA489300/RAA489301 voltage regulator has excellent thermal performance, which can reduce cooling requirements and save costs and space. This innovative approach meets the growing market demand for compact and efficient power management systems. The key features of the RAA489300/RAA489301 voltage regulator support a wide range of input and output voltages, and are suitable for integrating safety functions into battery packs and various PD adapters with different voltages; The excellent scalability of the built-in overcharge, overheat, and voltage anomaly protection mechanisms allows for easy adaptation to switch architectures optimized for different power levels and application requirements. Voltage is distributed between power switches to improve efficiency and minimize power consumption, helping to achieve greener and more sustainable designs, reduce thermal stress, enhance system reliability, and extend product life Renesas offers two successful product combinations, RTK-251-SinkCharger-240W and 240W dual port card, which can minimize the development workload required for customers to integrate USB-C battery charging function into their products. These 'successful product combinations' are based on compatible and seamlessly collaborative products, with a technically validated system architecture that brings optimized low-risk designs to accelerate product launch speed. Renesas has launched over 400 "successful product combinations" based on its product lineup, enabling customers to accelerate the design process and bring products to market faster. Renesas Power Management Technology Advantage As a globally renowned supplier of power management products, Renesas Electronics has achieved an average annual shipment volume of over 1.5 billion units in recent years. A large number of these products serve the computing industry, while the rest are widely used in industries, the Internet of Things, data centers, and communication infrastructure. Renesas has the widest portfolio of power management devices, offering unparalleled quality and efficiency, as well as exceptional battery life. Meanwhile, as a trusted supplier, Renesas has decades of experience in power management IC design, backed by a dual source production model, advanced process technology in the industry, and a vast system of over 250 ecosystem partners.

Texas Instruments' CFO revealed at an investor conference that the US equivalent tariffs did indeed drive a wave of early customer pickup earlier this year, as orders accelerated growth. However, after the tariff effect receded, the once surging demand cooled down. According to CFO Rafael Lizardi, DeYi's strong performance from January to April this year was partly due to customers placing orders before the tariffs were announced, resulting in a surge in demand. However, after that, demand cooled down. After April, the situation did indeed slow down, at least not growing as usual. Wall Street has been hoping that the analog chip industry can recover, and according to speculation, the industry's revenue has declined by about 25% from its peak. Texas Instruments' profit and revenue performance in the first two quarters of this year were better than expected, but Lizardi's remarks have raised doubts among investors about the prospects for recovery. Mike Beckman, the head of investor relations at Texas Instruments, said, "The impact of tariffs is difficult to separate because there is also a wave of recovery happening at the same time. So, how much each of these factors has played a role?" This is not the first time that Texas Instruments executives have pointed out that demand may have surged significantly. CEO Haviv Ilian said in July that it is reasonable to assume that customers with insufficient inventory may want to increase their stock due to the possibility of tariffs being imposed. (Demand) has normalized in Q2, and our current daily driving factor is mainly cyclical recovery. Texas Instruments' Q2 revenue was $4.45 billion, a year-on-year increase of 16% and a month on month increase of 9%. Q2 operating profit was $1.56 billion, a year-on-year increase of 25%, and analysts expect $1.47 billion. Expected revenue for the third quarter is between 4.45 billion and 4.8 billion US dollars, with analysts expecting 4.57 billion US dollars. Texas Instruments pointed out at the time that some customers had lower than expected demand for analog chips, and four of its five end markets were recovering. Only the automotive market was still hindered by the easing of demand rebound and broader economic uncertainty. According to Barron's Weekly analysis, Texas Instruments' current message to investors is that, apart from the automotive sector, a widespread recovery in overall demand has begun, but it will still take some time to fully grasp the full impact of tariffs. Due to the US's investment in Intel in early August and its consideration of applying this "equity for subsidy" policy to other companies, concerns have arisen about whether it will intervene in the US business world. Chief Financial Officer Rafael Lizardi responded that Texas Instruments has not discussed American investment as a condition for obtaining chip subsidies. :We have not discussed or proposed anything similar. We have also not had any contacts in this regard"