Wireless Power Advanced With Resonant Qi Extension

PowerbyProxi Advances Wireless Power Industry With Resonant Qi Extension

New evaluation kit delivers Resonant Qi charging with Inductive Qi backward compatibility

Auckland, New Zealand February 19, 2015 – New Zealand wireless power industry leader PowerbyProxi today announced the release of its backward compatible evaluation kit for charging of consumer electronic devices.

Built on the Wireless Power Consortium’s (WPC) new Resonant Qi Specification, of which PowerbyProxi was a major contributor, the evaluation kit is designed to help OEMs, ODMs and semiconductor manufacturers bring wireless power with multi-device charging, spatial freedom, excellent power efficiency and fast charging, to their upcoming products.

“This evaluation kit means we can now build systems that are backward compatible with the current generation of wireless systems, but which also allows development of resonant wireless charging, something which is the future of this industry,” says PowerbyProxi CEO Greg Cross.

PowerbyProxi hosted the Wireless Power Consortium meeting in Auckland recently and is continuing to drive the advancement of this emerging technology. “There’s a huge amount of customer interest in wireless charging. Our aim is to make the technology as ubiquitous as charging cables are today, to take the hassle out of charging multiple devices.”

PowerbyProxi’s evaluation kit is compatible with products equipped with all existing Qi v1.1 products. Currently, there are 682 certified Qi product types available around the world. The advancement includes safety features such as foreign object detection, as well as an industry leading 70%+ total system efficiency for a fast and effective charge. PowerbyProxi’s new evaluation kit is a single design which supports both Resonant Qi and Inductive Qi modes providing a seamless path forward for the growing number of OEMs who are integrating the WPC’s Qi standard into their smartphones and other devices.

“PowerbyProxi has made considerable contributions to the WPC’s Resonant Qi Specification and has been a driving force for resonance within the group,” says Menno Treffers, Chairman, Wireless Power Consortium. “With our resonant specification’s latest milestone, our members can now begin to design resonant products with confidence, and plan to leverage the rapidly growing Qi installed base.”

PowerbyProxi will demonstrate its evaluation kit at the upcoming Mobile World Congress event, March 2-5, in Barcelona, Spain. Evaluation kits are now available to licensees and qualified OEMs, ODMs and semiconductor manufacturers.

“The recent comments from Samsung about how advances in wireless charging over the past few years have made the technology much faster, more efficient and easier to integrate into devices are further proof that the industry is at a tipping point,” says Greg Cross. “We eagerly await the launch of the next Galaxy smartphone given Samsung’s confirmation that wireless charging will be key to its design.”

About PowerbyProxi

PowerbyProxi is a leader in advanced, safe, wireless power solutions for consumer electronics (CE) and industrial markets. Our resonant technologies deliver a better consumer experience with full spatial freedom and multi-device charging, and solve mission-critical problems in demanding, hostile industrial environments. We license technologies and deliver modules to battery and semiconductor suppliers, OEMs/ODMs and system integrators, with proven highly resonant implementations ranging from less than one watt to multiple kilowatts. PowerbyProxi is a venture-backed company spun out of The University of Auckland—an internationally recognized leader in wireless power innovation—and holds a comprehensive portfolio of 292 patents worldwide. For more information visit: www.powerbyproxi.com

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