Intended for small coil designs, Kinetic’s KTE7800 houses a wireless power receiver, LDO regulator, and battery charger in a 5×5-mm, 24-pin QFN package. The part is compatible with the WPC Qi 1.3 ...

Just 55 million wireless power receivers shipped worldwide last year, but that figure will more than double to 120 million units in 2015, according to IHS. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a ...

Developed by the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC), the Qi wireless charging standard has revolutionized how we power our devices. Eliminating the need to tinker with cables and fret over damaged ...

Fig. 1. The LTC4120 is housed in a low profile (0.75mm) 16-pin 3 mm x 3 mm QFN package with backside metal pad for excellent thermal performance. It is guaranteed for operation from -40 °C to 125 °C ...

Designers of industrial, medical and personal electronics want devices to charge faster and more efficiently, while getting rid of all connectors. Designers of industrial, medical and personal ...

Someday soon, plug-in cars may no longer need a plug. Electric car drivers would simply pull into a specialized parking space when it’s time to power up, wait for a light on their dashboard to switch ...

Not having to find the right cable or carry one around with you makes wireless charging a convenient way of charging your ...

Wireless charging has liberated some users from requiring cords and outlets, but the technology comes with limits, as devices must be within close proximity to RF-based or magnetic-induction wireless ...

It would be great if we could one day just park our electric vehicles and have them charge without plugging them in via a clunky cord. While wireless charging exists, even in the EV world, the size of ...

Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have devised a rotating tabletop device to study wireless charging in electric ...

I recently tested what may be the next big thing in electric vehicle charging in a parking lot on the edge of Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood. I maneuvered a Ford Mustang Mach-E astride an 11-kW ...