Component
Power-management IC
Chip that regulates battery charging and rail voltages on a logic board.
Criticality
High
Unit cost
$3
Quality
80 / 100
US saturation
1.0
Made in US
2,000,000 units
Current demand
200,000,000 units
US exports
160,000 units
Opportunity score
76.9
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$1.5B
Expected extra output: 8,000,000 units per year