SLVSDJ5D August 2016 – January 2018 TPS25741 , TPS25741A
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, this document contains PRODUCTION DATA.
The USB Type-C specification requires that the capacitance on the VBUS pin of an empty receptacle be below 10 µF. This is to protect legacy USB sources that are not designed to handle the larger inrush capacitance and which may be connected via an A-to-C cable. For applications with USB Type-C receptacles and large bulk capacitance, this means back-to-back blocking FETs are required as shown in Figure 20. However, for applications with a USB Type-C plug this requirement does not apply since an adaptor cable with a USB Type-C receptacle and a Type-A plug is not defined or allowed by the USB I/F.