IDT has unveiled Wireless PowerShare technology at Mobile World Congress. The innovation is said to allow one mobile device to be charged wirelessly from another.
The multimode, multifunction chip is a receiver and transmitter that is said to support all major wireless power standards for magnetic resonance and magnetic induction charging.
The device, a member of IDT's P9700 series, works with the three leading standards: the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP); the Power Matters Alliance (PMA); and the Wireless Power Consortium. It delivers from 5 ato 10W and integrates a proprietary mode that provides flexibility for OEMs.
"Consumers have been asking why, with all the remarkable advances in electronics, we remain tethered by power cords," said Arman Naghavi, IDT's vice president of analogue power technology. "Wireless PowerShare technology is a big leap in the right direction, allowing devices to charge one another, free from the tangle of wires."
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Graham Pitcher
Source: www.newelectronics.co.uk