The Texas Instruments BQ25017RHLR is a single-cell linear charger IC for Li-Ion and Li-Polymer packs, drawing power from a USB port or 5V adapter. The charge current is constant and programmable up to 500 mA maximum — that ceiling sets the charge time for a given cell capacity, and the programmable nature lets the BOM engineer match the rate to the thermal budget of the VQFN exposed-pad package.
Supply headroom and package thermal path
Maximum supply voltage is 6.5 V.
It is current-production from TI and available through independent distribution.
