3-in-1 Boost Converter Battery Charger Increases Battery Capacity and Life

Texas Instruments (TI) today introduced a new switching battery charger IC that supports a termination current of 20mA. Compared to competing devices, which typically support a termination current higher than 60mA, TI's BQ25619 enables 7% higher battery capacity and longer run time.

The BQ25619 charger also delivers three-in-one boost converter integration and ultra-fast charging, offering 95% efficiency at a 4.6-V and 0.5-A output. Additionally, with the industry's lowest quiescent current, the new charger can double the shelf life of ready-to-use electronics.

The BQ25619 charger helps engineers design more efficiently for small medical and personal electronics applications such as hearing aids, earbuds and wireless charging cases, IP network cameras, patient monitoring devices and personal care applications.

Key features and benefits of the BQ25619

• The industry's lowest termination current for switching chargers: An ultra-low termination current of 20mA increases battery capacity and run time by up to 7%. The BQ25619's settable top-off timer further increases run time, enabling users to charge their devices less frequently.
• Best-in-class low quiescent current: The BQ25619 reduces battery leakage down to 6uA in ship mode, which conserves battery energy to double the shelf life for the device. While in battery-only operation, the device consumes only 10uA, to support standby systems.
• Three-in-one boost converter integration: The BQ25619 includes integrated charge, boost converter and voltage protection to support efficient design for space-constrained applications and eliminate the external inductor required by previous-generation charger ICs. Due to its integrated bidirectional buck or boost topology, the BQ25619's charging and discharging capabilities require just a single power device.

The BQ25619 expands TI's portfolio of industry-leading battery-charger solutions, offering single- and multicell switch-mode chargers for high-capacity batteries, as well as linear chargers with high integration to extend battery run time and reduce total solution size. Learn more about TI's battery charging solutions for accurate, dependable and faster, cooler charging.

Tools and support

Designers can use the BQ25619 evaluation module (EVM) to easily evaluate the device's features and performance and speed time to market. The BQ25619EVM is available for US$99.

Package, availability and pricing

The BQ25619 is available now through the TI store and authorized distributors. Offered in a 24-pin wafer quad flatpack no-lead (WQFN) package, the charger is priced at US$1.45 in 1,000-unit quantities. The 30-pin BQ25618, with similar features, will be offered in a smaller wafer chip-scale package (WCSP) in the third quarter of 2019.