Belkin has reportedly signed a deal with Wi-Charge, an over-the-air (OTA) wireless power start up. This announcement came alongside rumours that it would be releasing two products by the end of 2022, which have since been denied by Belkin, who released a statement explaining that it has only committed to R&D on some product concepts. […]
Energous, the developer of the RF based wireless power technology WattUp, have partnered with Atmosic, an energy harvesting technology company, to release an evaluation kit for wirelessly charged sensors. The evaluation kit includes Atmosic sensors and an Energous transmitter and is intended to be used by consumers who are intending to set up an IoT […]
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The Wireless Power Consortium’s latest version of its Qi specification includes an authentication protocol which allows wireless power transmitters and devices being charged (wireless power receivers) to understand whether each holds a valid Qi certificate. Microchip have announced the new industrial grade TrustFLEX ECC608 and automotive grade Trust Anchor TA100 with Microchip secure key provisioning […]
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Powercast are the current leader in over the air wireless power using radio frequency waves (RF wireless power). Powercast has recently announced shipments of RF Powerharvester® PCC110 chips have reached over 10 million in the last two year. The end-device uses of these chips include IoT sensors, digital luggage tags, consumer electronics, logistics and more. […]
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Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd. (CGD) is a fabless semiconductor company out of Cambridge university. CGD has just launched its first series of Gallium Nitride based products, the ICeGaN 650 V H1 series. CGD’s GaN solutions boast a reduction in electrical losses of up to 50% and the ability to be integrated into applications run by […]
The 45W fast charger for Samsung’s new Galaxy S22+ and S22 Ultra smartphones makes use of gallium nitride (GaN) based semiconductors from GaN Systems. Using GaN has many benefits over silicon-based semiconductors, including increased power density and more efficient cooling, but this is the first time Samsung have made use of it in an adapter. […]
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Renesas, one of the largest manufacturers of microcontroller based wireless power solutions, have released a Qi v1.3 certified customer reference design for use in in-cabin automotive inductive chargers. This reference design is capable of supporting the Wireless Power Consortium’s Extended Power Profile (EPP) for charging speeds of up to 15W and proprietary charging profiles of […]
Honor has announced that its Magic 4 Pro smartphone will feature fast wireless charging at 100W, matching the device’s wired speeds. While charging at this speed will of course require a compatible charging pad, 100W is far higher than any other smartphone on the market today, reportedly reaching 50% charge in 15 minutes. While […]
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The NFC Forum’s wireless charging specification (WLC) has been incorporated into the Active Stylus Specification from the Universal Stylus Initiative (USI), allowing enabled stylus’ to be charged by compatible smartphones and other NFC devices at a rate of up to one watt. NFC wireless power transfer is ideally suited to these kinds of low power […]
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