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"The CYPD4225 is definitely not rated for space. I have no idea if it would work in space."
This is fun, but also detailed. USB-PD chargers need a microcontroller to do power negotiation. So how powerful is a USB-C PD charger compared to, say, the Apollo 11 guidance computer? Forrest Heller goes into some detail – not just comparing clock speed, but also looking at memory, and clock-cycles per operation.