China seeks global leadership for home-grown fast charging standards
(2022/07/26)
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China has decided it needs a fast charging standard for devices sold inside the Middle Kingdom, and hopes its efforts will see its preferred tech rule the world.
The China Communications Standardization Association (CCSA) [1]announced it held its inaugural meeting of the Terminal Fast Charging Technology and Standard Promotion Committee (TC626).
At the meeting, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology representative Wang Peng said it was "imperative to promote the establishment of compatible and unified fast charging standards." Wang also said that in addition to green initiatives and coordinating industrial development, standardizing chargers would "expand the influence of industrial development."
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CCSA chairman Wen Ku said the committee intends to use the terminal integration of fast charging as "an opportunity to aggregate the upstream and downstream of the industry."
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TC626 chair Xie Yi said the committee would "start the transformation of fast charging group standards to international standards in a timely manner, so as to achieve the leadership of China's fast charging technology in global standards."
It is unclear exactly what China wants to build, but a fast charging standard would have several advantages.
[5]
For starters it could challenge US firms like Qualcomm, which ties its [6]Quick Charge tech to phones that use its Snapdragon SoCs.
Making Chinese smartphone makers less dependent on Qualcomm could help China to reach its goal of silicon [7]self-sufficiency by 2035.
A standard could also benefit China's smartphone makers by relieving them of the need for independent R&D. Chinese companies like Xiaomi often make a virtue of their proprietary fast charging tech. A national standard would let them work harder in other areas.
[8]
Chinese smartphones could also become more attractive around the world if they include a standard charging system that different manufacturers can use.
[9]USA's plan to decouple its tech with China lacks a strategy – report
[10]China sets itself 2035 goal for technology self-sufficiency and covets title as the world’s top innovator
[11]China seems to have figured out how to make 7nm chips despite US sanctions
[12]Tough news for Apple as EU makes USB-C common charging port for most electronic devices
China is also surely aware of the European Union's [13]decision that smartphones, tablets and cameras sold within the Union's boundaries must adopt USB-C by the middle of the decade.
The EU's goal of reducing e-waste by making it less likely that users need to replace chargers applies equally in China.
Lawmakers in the US are looking towards implementing [14]similar mandates .
Charging standards have had major implications for manufacturers that have proprietary chargers – such as [15]Apple , which favors its own Lightning tech for charging and connecting accessories.
By developing fast charging standards, China is therefore giving itself a chance of making some home-grown tech widely accepted. ®
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[1] https://www.ccsa.org.cn/detail/5009?title=%E8%9E%8D%E5%90%88%E5%BF%AB%E5%85%85%E6%8A%80%E6%9C%AF%E5%9E%82%E8%8C%83%20%20%E6%A0%87%E5%87%86%E5%BC%95%E9%A2%86%E4%BA%A7%E4%B8%9A%E6%8E%A8%E8%BF%9B
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[6] https://www.theregister.com/2020/07/28/qualcomm_quickcharge_5/
[7] https://www.theregister.com/2020/10/30/china_tech_self_sufficiency/
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[9] https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/26/usas_plan_to_decouple_its/
[10] https://www.theregister.com/2020/10/30/china_tech_self_sufficiency/
[11] https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/22/china_smic_7nm_chips/
[12] https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/07/eu_usb_c_common_charger/
[13] https://www.theregister.com/2021/09/23/eu_one_charger_plan/
[14] https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/17/usb_us_senate/
[15] https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/07/eu_usb_c_common_charger/
[16] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
The China Communications Standardization Association (CCSA) [1]announced it held its inaugural meeting of the Terminal Fast Charging Technology and Standard Promotion Committee (TC626).
At the meeting, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology representative Wang Peng said it was "imperative to promote the establishment of compatible and unified fast charging standards." Wang also said that in addition to green initiatives and coordinating industrial development, standardizing chargers would "expand the influence of industrial development."
[2]
CCSA chairman Wen Ku said the committee intends to use the terminal integration of fast charging as "an opportunity to aggregate the upstream and downstream of the industry."
[3]
[4]
TC626 chair Xie Yi said the committee would "start the transformation of fast charging group standards to international standards in a timely manner, so as to achieve the leadership of China's fast charging technology in global standards."
It is unclear exactly what China wants to build, but a fast charging standard would have several advantages.
[5]
For starters it could challenge US firms like Qualcomm, which ties its [6]Quick Charge tech to phones that use its Snapdragon SoCs.
Making Chinese smartphone makers less dependent on Qualcomm could help China to reach its goal of silicon [7]self-sufficiency by 2035.
A standard could also benefit China's smartphone makers by relieving them of the need for independent R&D. Chinese companies like Xiaomi often make a virtue of their proprietary fast charging tech. A national standard would let them work harder in other areas.
[8]
Chinese smartphones could also become more attractive around the world if they include a standard charging system that different manufacturers can use.
[9]USA's plan to decouple its tech with China lacks a strategy – report
[10]China sets itself 2035 goal for technology self-sufficiency and covets title as the world’s top innovator
[11]China seems to have figured out how to make 7nm chips despite US sanctions
[12]Tough news for Apple as EU makes USB-C common charging port for most electronic devices
China is also surely aware of the European Union's [13]decision that smartphones, tablets and cameras sold within the Union's boundaries must adopt USB-C by the middle of the decade.
The EU's goal of reducing e-waste by making it less likely that users need to replace chargers applies equally in China.
Lawmakers in the US are looking towards implementing [14]similar mandates .
Charging standards have had major implications for manufacturers that have proprietary chargers – such as [15]Apple , which favors its own Lightning tech for charging and connecting accessories.
By developing fast charging standards, China is therefore giving itself a chance of making some home-grown tech widely accepted. ®
Get our [16]Tech Resources
[1] https://www.ccsa.org.cn/detail/5009?title=%E8%9E%8D%E5%90%88%E5%BF%AB%E5%85%85%E6%8A%80%E6%9C%AF%E5%9E%82%E8%8C%83%20%20%E6%A0%87%E5%87%86%E5%BC%95%E9%A2%86%E4%BA%A7%E4%B8%9A%E6%8E%A8%E8%BF%9B
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[6] https://www.theregister.com/2020/07/28/qualcomm_quickcharge_5/
[7] https://www.theregister.com/2020/10/30/china_tech_self_sufficiency/
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[9] https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/26/usas_plan_to_decouple_its/
[10] https://www.theregister.com/2020/10/30/china_tech_self_sufficiency/
[11] https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/22/china_smic_7nm_chips/
[12] https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/07/eu_usb_c_common_charger/
[13] https://www.theregister.com/2021/09/23/eu_one_charger_plan/
[14] https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/17/usb_us_senate/
[15] https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/07/eu_usb_c_common_charger/
[16] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
Re: So, use USB?
fxkeh
Every device manufactor, apart from Apple, has standardized on USB-C already so that the charging standard will be USB-C based is implied? Assuming that "China would be shooting itself in the foot" by it not being USB-C seems an odd assumption to make.
Re: So, use USB?
Lars
You are holding the article the wrong way.
Re: So, use USB?
DS999
They aren't abandoning USB-C, they want to create their own standards for fast charging beyond what USB-PD does. Just like Qualcomm has already done, and multiple Chinese companies have already done.
So instead of having something like a half dozen incompatible standards layered on top of USB-C, there would be only two, Qualcomm's and China's national standard. Well, probably more than two since Qualcomm is probably not the only western company who has done this, but they're the only one I know of.
So, use USB?
TFA gives a good reason to avoid using QuickCharge (Qualcomm) but it does not explain why China would not want to adopt USB-C like the rest of the world?
The last paragraph seems contradictory with the previous ones.. i.e. EU and US to mandate USB-C
> By developing fast charging standards, China is therefore giving itself a chance of making some home-grown tech widely accepted. ®
Surely, by developing its own non USB-C charging standard, China would be shooting itself in the foot in terms of making some home-grown tech widely adopted?
Maybe the home-grown charging standard will be more USB-C compatible chips? But the article doesn't say that.