Stocks on the Run: Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN), United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS)
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Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) gained 0.61% to $82.16 on Tuesday. Texas Instruments (TI) (TXN) recently introduced a pair of highly flexible, single-chip buck-boost battery charge controllers for one- to four-cell (1S to 4S) designs. The bq25703A and bq25700A synchronous charge controllers support efficient charging through USB Type-C and other USB ports in end equipment ranging from notebooks and tablets to power banks, drones and smart home applications.
Supporting both I2C and SMBus interfaces, the bq25703Aand bq25700A feature a new advanced battery algorithm enabling full power output by adding intelligence to battery charging through maximum power point tracking technology. The unique algorithm, referred to as input current optimization (ICO), automatically detects the full capacity of input power to optimize current, while maintaining consistent system and charging current to ensure the utilization of maximum input power.
Key features and benefits:
Input source flexibility: The device’s USB Power Delivery compatibility offers an input voltage range from 3.5 V to 24 V, which designers can use in multiple ports counting USB 2.0, USB 3.0 and the newest standard, USB Type-C.
Wide USB On-the-Go (OTG) output compatibility: The new charge controllers support input-ready devices from 5 V to 20 V and adjustable output for USB OTG with programmable current regulation.
Compact configurations: TI’s new battery-charging algorithm and intelligent detection features enable the battery charge controllers to support wide input and output voltage ranges and more compact adaptor designs.
Seamless transition between different modes: The devices support 1S to 4S batteries and an efficient transition between buck and boost operation without any dead zone.
The bq25703A and bq25700A expand TI’s portfolio of industry-leading battery-charger solutions, offering switch-mode fast chargers and linear chargers for a broad variety of applications and power levels. Learn more about TI’s battery charging solutions for accurate, dependable and faster, cooler charging and how TI’s USB Type-C ecosystem provides protected power delivery for low power applications.
Tools and support:
Designers can use the bq25700A evaluation module (EVM) to easily evaluate device features and performance and speed time to market. The bq25703A EVM and the bq25700A EVM are available from the TI store and authorized distributors for US$149.00. Designers can use the WEBENCH® Battery Charger Designer to calculate the efficiency of the battery charge controller.
Availability, packaging and pricing:
The bq25703A and bq25700A charge controllers are now available through the TI store and authorized distributors. Offered in a 4-mm-by-4-mm, 32-pin quad flat no-lead (QFN) package, the controllers are priced at US$2.20 in 1,000-unit quantities.
The stock settled at $82.16 per share, after floating in a range of $81.15 to $82.21. The stock moved on low volume, traded at a volume of 2.77 million shares, as compared to its average daily volume of 4.45 million shares. The market capitalization for the company is reported at $81.52 Billion.
United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) opened at $111.96. It reached an intraday trading high of $111.53 and closed at $111.83. The stock price declined -0.20 points or -0.18% at the market. The total volume traded for the day is 2.14M lower as compared to its average daily volume of 2.41M shares. Trading volume, or volume, is the number of shares or contracts that point towards the overall activity of a security or market for a given period. Trading volume is a key technical indicator an investor uses to identify momentum in a stock and confirm a trend or trend reversal. Volume gives an investor an idea of the price action of a security and whether he should buy or sell the security.
Trading volume can also signal when an investor should take profits and sell a security because of low activity. If there is no relationship between the trading volume and the price of a security, this signals weakness in the current trend and a possible reversal.
The current EPS for the company has been recorded at $3.91 and the beta value recorded by the company stands at 0.88 points.