The USB C cable chip nobody talks about: fast-charging USB C cables hide a tiny e-marker chip inside the plug, smaller than a grain of rice. It’s why USB C cable types differ.
It tells the USB C charger how much power the cable can safely carry: about 60 W without it, 100 W or even 240 W with it.
Sources
– Wikipedia, USB-C (electronically marked cables):
– Wikipedia, USB hardware: Power Delivery:
– ChargerLAB, e-marker chip teardowns:
Credits
3D animation: The Signal Trail (Blender). Sounds: freesound.org (CC0).
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