USB Type-C Receptacle, Power Only, SMT - GCT USB4135-GF-A

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  "kind": "component",
  "slug": "usb4135-gf-a",
  "title": "USB Type-C Receptacle, Power Only, SMT - GCT USB4135-GF-A",
  "brief": "GCT USB4135-GF-A: horizontal SMT USB Type-C receptacle for power and charging only (VBUS, CC1, CC2, GND), 3 A, 4 SMT shell stakes.",
  "description": "GCT (Global Connector Technology) USB4135-GF-A, a horizontal (right-angle) surface-mount USB Type-C receptacle for power and charging only. Six contacts (VBUS x2, CC1, CC2, GND x2) plus four SMT shell stakes; 3.00 A on VBUS, 48 V DC, -30 to +85 C, 20,000 mating cycles. KiCad symbol and footprint from the GCT recommended PCB layout, Fusion 360 .lbr, STEP and GLB, with the Adom 300 um solder-ball layer.",
  "version": "1.1.0",
  "license": "CC-BY-SA-4.0",
  "tags": [
    "connector",
    "usb-c",
    "type-c",
    "power-only",
    "gct",
    "smt",
    "kicad",
    "fusion",
    "usb4135-gf-a"
  ],
  "component": {
    "mpn": "USB4135-GF-A",
    "manufacturer": "GCT",
    "package": "USB Type-C receptacle, horizontal SMT, 6 contacts + 4 shell stakes",
    "pin_count": 10,
    "category": "Connectors",
    "subcategory": "USB Connectors",
    "body_size": {
      "x_mm": 11.14,
      "y_mm": 6.9,
      "z_mm": 3.26
    },
    "datasheet": "docs/usb4135-gf-a-drawing.pdf",
    "parts": {
      "symbol": "usb4135-gf-a.kicad_sym",
      "footprint": "usb4135-gf-a.kicad_mod",
      "model_3d": "usb4135-gf-a-hero-footprint.glb",
      "step": "usb4135-gf-a.step",
      "lbr": "usb4135-gf-a.lbr",
      "datasheet": "docs/usb4135-gf-a-drawing.pdf"
    },
    "distributor_links": {
      "mouser": "640-USB4135-GF-A",
      "digikey": "2073-USB4135-GF-ATR-ND",
      "lcsc": "C5438410"
    },
    "pins": [
      {
        "number": "A9",
        "name": "VBUS",
        "type": "power_out",
        "description": "Bus power. 3.00 A collectively across A9 and B9 (product spec 4.1)."
      },
      {
        "number": "B9",
        "name": "VBUS",
        "type": "passive",
        "description": "Bus power, tied to A9 on the receptacle side of the design."
      },
      {
        "number": "A5",
        "name": "CC1",
        "type": "bidirectional",
        "description": "Configuration channel 1. A sink pulls CC1 to GND through 5.1 kOhm (Rd) so a Type-C source enables VBUS. 1.25 A VCONN rating (spec 4.1)."
      },
      {
        "number": "B5",
        "name": "CC2",
        "type": "bidirectional",
        "description": "Configuration channel 2. Needs its own 5.1 kOhm Rd to GND; plug orientation decides which CC line is used."
      },
      {
        "number": "A12",
        "name": "GND",
        "type": "power_out",
        "description": "Ground return. 4.25 A collectively across A12 and B12 (spec 4.1)."
      },
      {
        "number": "B12",
        "name": "GND",
        "type": "passive",
        "description": "Ground return, tie to A12."
      },
      {
        "number": "MP1",
        "name": "SHIELD",
        "type": "passive",
        "description": "Stainless steel shell, SMT stake. Tie to GND or to chassis per your EMI scheme."
      },
      {
        "number": "MP2",
        "name": "SHIELD",
        "type": "passive",
        "description": "Shell SMT stake."
      },
      {
        "number": "MP3",
        "name": "SHIELD",
        "type": "passive",
        "description": "Shell SMT stake."
      },
      {
        "number": "MP4",
        "name": "SHIELD",
        "type": "passive",
        "description": "Shell SMT stake."
      }
    ],
    "provenance": {
      "datasheet": {
        "url": "https://gct.co/files/drawings/usb4135.pdf",
        "file": "docs/usb4135-gf-a-drawing.pdf",
        "md5": "c7a4f91370bec537c4eef8bc079fe1fb",
        "source_tier": "manufacturer",
        "retrieved": "2026-09-17"
      },
      "product_spec": {
        "url": "https://gct.co/files/specs/usb4135-spec.pdf",
        "file": "docs/usb4135-product-spec.pdf",
        "md5": "35239e40a858e55bc7942eec325d0fe1",
        "source_tier": "manufacturer",
        "retrieved": "2026-09-17"
      },
      "footprint": "GCT drawing USB4135, Recommended PCB Layout (pad sizes and positions), cross-checked pad for pad against the USB4135-GF-A Fusion library package used on adonis/nametag-blank-large-led",
      "model_3d": {
        "source": "USB4135-GF-A v1 3D package from the Fusion 360 USB4135-GF-A library, extracted as the placed instance from the nametag-blank-large-led board STEP with OpenCascade (XCAF, colors kept); GCT's own STEP download sits behind a Cloudflare challenge",
        "step_sha256": "a116aba6240370e69beac7e0a184633109b562bab5377ed8350920e8cddf524e",
        "frame": "Z-up, seating plane z=0, footprint origin, mating face toward KiCad +Y",
        "glb": "step2glb 0.11.2 convert, then solder_top layer appended"
      },
      "solder_balls": "usb4135-gf-a.solder-balls.json (john/adom-solder-ball-layer-standard)"
    },
    "viewer_3d": {
      "ground": false,
      "animate": false,
      "shadows": false,
      "tooltips": "authored"
    },
    "reference_artwork": {
      "contract": "eda-component-hero",
      "footprint": "usb4135-gf-a.kicad_mod",
      "pinMap": "hero-pin-map.json",
      "evidence": "usb4135-gf-a-hero-footprint.overlay.json",
      "nonphysical": true,
      "boardUse": false
    }
  },
  "eda_assets": {
    "kicad": {
      "symbol": "usb4135-gf-a.kicad_sym",
      "footprint": "usb4135-gf-a.kicad_mod",
      "model": "usb4135-gf-a.step",
      "provenance": "authored"
    },
    "fusion": {
      "lbr": "usb4135-gf-a.lbr",
      "provenance": "authored"
    }
  },
  "metadata": {
    "specs": {
      "Manufacturer": "GCT (Global Connector Technology)",
      "Type": "USB Type-C receptacle, power / charging only",
      "Mounting": "Horizontal (right angle), SMT contacts and SMT shell stakes",
      "Contacts": "6: VBUS (A9, B9), CC1 (A5), CC2 (B5), GND (A12, B12)",
      "Current rating": "3.00 A VBUS, 4.25 A GND, 1.25 A VCONN",
      "Voltage rating": "48 V DC",
      "Operating temperature": "-30 to +85 C",
      "Durability": "20,000 cycles",
      "Contact resistance": "40 mOhm max initial",
      "Materials": "LCP insulator UL94V-0, copper alloy contacts (gold flash), stainless steel shell"
    }
  },
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    "usb4135",
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    "usb c 6p receptacle"
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  "discovery_pitch": "GCT USB4135-GF-A power-only USB Type-C receptacle with KiCad symbol/footprint, Fusion .lbr, STEP/GLB and the Adom solder-ball layer.",
  "author": {
    "name": "kcknox",
    "email": "[email protected]"
  },
  "dependencies": {},
  "hero": {
    "type": "image",
    "path": "screenshots/hero.png"
  },
  "org": "adom"
}