1.4 USB Short-to-Vbus/Battery competitive analysis

Currently two sources provide the only solutions on the market for USB Short-to-Battery protection in the automotive space. Due to being the only sources, this has enabled their devices to carry many sub-optimal specifications and features which system designers are required to work around. Texas Instruments’ first series of short-to-battery protection solutions provide compelling, differentiated solutions for these issues. This presentation will focus on the five main issues with the current short-to-battery products in the market and demonstrate how TI’s USB Short-to-Battery solves their problems.