Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a module which can be inserted into or removed from a computing device by a user. The module includes an input-output port which is configured for a desired specification, such as USB-A, USB-C, Thunderbolt, DisplayPort or HDMI. The port can be provided on an expansion card such as an M.2 card for communicating with a host platform. The host platform can communicate with different types of modules in a standardized way so that complexity and costs are reduced. In another aspect, with a dual port module, the host platform can concurrently send/receive power through one port and send/receive data from the other port.

Abstract: A power delivery architecture is described that improves system voltage conversion and operational efficiency. The power delivery architecture performs monitoring of various system conditions such as a current power state, a current power policy setting, workload conditions, component temperatures, a state of charge of a battery, etc. The power delivery architecture may adjust the power profile provided by a power delivery source, which may result in an adjustment to the VBUS voltage and/or current when a USB-based power delivery architecture is implemented. The power delivery architecture may also adjust a mode of operation of an onboard battery charger.

Abstract: Universal Serial Bus (USB) Power Delivery is augmented by allowing devices that attach to the USB to include and/or have access to an enhanced device policy manager (eDPM) so that device information such as status, state, or requirements, such as power requirements, may be at least be shared by the eDPMs between, for example, a host device on the bus, a secondary device providing power to devices on the bus, and a new device attaching to the bus. Sharing device information facilitates the host having contextual awareness for the attaching device and assists with determining whether the attaching device may be enumerated on the bus. If not, such as due to insufficient power available from the secondary device, the host and/or secondary device may seek to influence bus devices to change an operating mode to accommodate the attaching device.

Abstract: A novel method and interface are provided to generalize power delivery (PD) solutions and allow OEMs and suppliers to easily replace PD solutions using the same design and layout without having to re-spin the motherboard. This is achieved by defining a new interface and ball-out which support dual port PD solution that meet the system requirements. The embodiments employ an interposer to unify different PD solutions. The interposer is part of a unique Land Grid Array (LGA) soldered down solution with pre-defined interface employing a generic pinout to support PD solutions for dual type-C ports from different vendors. The interposer includes an LGA having a pattern of pads that is coupled to a LGA on a platform PCB with a matching pattern.