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NuCurrent is a prominent member of the wireless power industry, specialising in developing wireless charging solutions for novel applications. Earlier this year, NuCurrent announced that it was partnering with Poly to implement wireless charging into devices and equipment. This partnership has resulted in the new Poly Voyager Surround 85 UC Bluetooth headset utilising NuCurrent’s NuSync technology. […]
Read MoreThe NFC Forum, a leading standards body for Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, has launched an educational campaign encouraging product designers to incorporate wireless charging capabilities via NFC. The NFC Wireless Charging Standard (NFC WLC) is tailored for smaller personal and IoT devices than other wireless charging standards such as Qi from the Wireless Power […]
Read MoreAirFuel have announced the release of a global standard for over the air (OTA) RF wireless power transfer. This technology enables the wireless transfer of energy at relatively large distances (a few centimetres up to several metres). As this technology is still in its infancy and is yet to see any widespread adoption, industry standardisation […]
Read MoreThe new Vivomove Trend from Garmin is the first Garmin watch to feature wireless charging. The Vivomove trend is not itself Qi certified, however, Garmin’s website claims that it is compatible with most Qi chargers. The option of wireless charging appears to be supplemental to the charging cable that is still shipped in the box […]
Read MoreThe Wireless Power Consortium Qi standard is the dominant industry standard for wireless charging and is included in most smart phones on sale today. The WPC has announced an upcoming major update to Qi, known as Qi2. The new revision introduces several enhancements but has one fundamental change over the existing (Qi V1.3) specification, it […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreRenesas, 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 […]
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