Single-cell Li-Ion charging from USB
The Texas Instruments BQ25015RHLT is a single-cell Li-Ion/Polymer linear charger IC designed for USB-powered portable devices. It integrates the pass transistor and current-sense circuitry, requiring only a few external components — a pair of capacitors and a programming resistor set the charge current up to 500 mA.
500 mA charge current — thermal budget matters
The 500 mA maximum charge current is programmable via an external resistor, so the same BOM can serve a 250 mA or 500 mA design by swapping one passive.
