Automotive USB port protector with AEC-Q100 Grade 1 thermal range
The Texas Instruments TPS25842QCWRHBRQ1 is an automotive-grade USB protection IC qualified to AEC-Q100, designed to sit between the battery rail and a USB Type-A or Type-C port in vehicle infotainment and charging systems. It operates from a 4.5V to 36V supply, covering nominal 12V and 24V automotive buses with headroom for load-dump transients, and draws 700 µA typical supply current — low enough for always-on key-off USB ports.
Wettable flank QFN for AOI-visible solder joints
Housed in a 32-VFQFN Exposed Pad package (5x5 mm body, supplier package 32-VQFN), the TPS25842QCWRHBRQ1 uses a wettable flank design on the perimeter terminals. The wettable flank allows automated optical inspection (AOI) of the solder fillet after reflow — a production requirement in automotive electronics assembly that standard QFN packages cannot meet.
For automotive production programs running multi-year lifecycles, this part is qualified for new design-ins and ongoing volume builds. No last-time-buy window to track.
