NRND — plan your BOM transition
The BQ24151AYFFT carries a Not Recommended for New Designs (NRND) status. That means TI has flagged it for eventual end-of-life — new production builds should qualify a replacement before the last-time-buy window closes.
1.25 A charge current, 4.44 V battery ceiling
This is a single-cell Li-Ion/Polymer linear charger with a programmable constant-current charge up to 1.25 A and a maximum battery regulation voltage of 4.44 V. The charge current, termination timer, and voltage are all set over the I²C bus — no external resistors for current programming. The I²C interface lets the host controller adjust the charge profile on the fly — useful for charging different battery chemistries or implementing JEITA temperature-compensated charging without hardware changes.
20-DSBGA — small footprint, fine-pitch rework
Not a hand-solderable part — plan for a stencil and a hot-air or reflow oven if you are prototyping.
Fault protection and supply headroom
Built-in over-temperature and over-voltage fault protection reduce external component count. Maximum supply voltage is 6 V — a 5 V USB rail or a regulated 5 V wall adapter is the typical input.
