Designers of ultra-low-power portables and wearables can shrink the size of a power and communication interface to the charging dock by up to 80 percent with the MAX20340, the industry’s smallest 2-pin bi-directional DC powerline communications (PLC) device from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM). With power and communication on a single line, the MAX20340 eliminates pins and discrete devices