Author: Ovidiu Sandru

Ovidiu Sandru is the founder and CEO of Lighty Electronics, the company behind Chargie — the world's first hardware USB charge limiter. With a background in electronics engineering from Politehnica University of Timișoara, he has spent over a decade working on battery technology, Android development, and hardware design. Since launching Chargie in 2019, over 60,000 customers worldwide rely on his technology to extend their device battery lifespan.
Modern wireless charging pad with iPhone and small USB charge limiter device, clean product photography
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Chargie and wireless chargers

Wireless chargers have been widely adopted lately due to their ability to ease the charging process. They’re useful, but nevertheless…

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Happy New Year!
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Happy New Year!

There we go. It’s exactly a year since I’ve sketched the first Chargie schematic. I can’t believe it went so…

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