Framework CEO says 240W USB-C PD chargers are almost here

Now, the framework is taking us down to 180 watts — and the CEO expects a 240-watt charger just around the corner.

Today, the modular laptop company revealed that it will ship its upcoming Framework Laptop 16 with the first The best 180W USB-C PD 3.1 charger we’ve ever heard of, developed in partnership with Chicony. It’s only twice the size of its 60W power adapter at 116.6 x 58.2 x 27mm, but with three times the juice, and despite that the two-metre USB-C cable is still detachable.

But that doesn’t mean the Framework Laptop 16 is a 180W laptop. The company says at maximum performance, with a detachable discrete GPU module installed, it will actually draw from the battery as well as this 180W wall adapter – to avoid this, you can plug in one of the 240W USB PD chargers Will do what the framework expects. Soon to arrive from third parties.

“We haven’t seen other 180W and 240W USB-PD 3.1 power adapters announced yet, but since the silicon to enable these is now available, we can expect peripherals to launch soon,” said Nirav Patel, Founder and CEO of Framework. brands expect.” The edge

The company says it uses Weltrend WT6676F, ON Semi NCP1622, and JoulWatt JW1556 controllers, as well as GaN switching parts from both GaN Systems and Navitas, which “peaks at an amazing 93% efficiency” for this 180W adapter. ” Is. Both those parts and Chiconi’s support as a power supply maker are obviously for other companies to use as well.

I wonder if this will inspire other PC makers to move faster. While we’ve seen proprietary 240W and even 300W solutions for fast-charging phones, 240W USB-C laptops were a no-show at CES and Computex from what I’ve heard. This new MSI Creator Prestige Will apparently go up to 140W, but a year and a half after Apple did.