Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA, which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) for power management applications, has created and posted on line an 11-part ...
Tags: EPC E-mode GaN FETs, Electrical, Electronics
Dell has joined The Alliance for Wireless Power A4WP today, becoming the first major PC original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to join a wireless power standards organization. Dell joins an existing A4WP membership that has grown to over 80 ...
Tags: A4WP, Wireless Power, charging surface, smartphone
Texas Instruments plans to demonstrate several of its new products that are shaping the future of personal electronics in action at the 2014 International CES, Jan. 7-10 in Las Vegas. From wearables to automotive infotainment systems to ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
The bike industry likely will never tally all the delays and extra costs that resulted from the federal government shutdown that ended Thursday. Many shops lost sales as local federal workers were out of work, and many businesses dependent ...
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Wireless charging of mobile devices was originally expected to see giant advances in the second half of 2013 and many smartphone brand vendors have been inquiring about related solutions. However, because of compatibility issues and prices, ...
Tags: Wireless Charging, Mobile Devices
Mobile devices will be able to talk to wireless charging platforms through a partnership between the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) and the backers of Bluetooth. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group and the A4WP announced a memorandum ...
Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA, which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) for power management applications, has extended its range of high-speed, ...
Tags: EPC E-mode GaN FETs, Electrical, Electronics
Computerworld - Starbucks has dropped AT&T as its in-store Wi-Fi provider, teaming up instead with Google and Level 3 Communications to offer 10 times faster network speeds. The coffee shop chain said the changeover will start in August ...
Tags: Starbucks, Wireless Charging
Smartphone junkies, take notice: Your next car may be equipped with wireless cell phone charging to keep your device fully powered up on the road, with no cords to clutter up the car. Depending on the make and model, the technology may ...
Tags: Wireless Phone, Wireless Charging
Intel has joined The Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP), an industry group that hopes its "flexible wireless power" specification for mobile wireless charging can become an industry standard. Founded by Qualcomm and Samsung, A4WP claims ...
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Powermat Technologies has announced an agreement to merge with its European counterpart, PowerKiss, in a deal that will make what once was two disparate wireless power specifications come together under one. The two companies will come ...
Tags: Powermat, Computer Products, Powerkiss
Toyota and Cherokee have entered a deal with the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) to use its Qi Wireless Charging system in their vehicles. As part of the deal, the system will be used in Toyota's Avalon and Prius vehicle models as well as ...
HTC, LG and Samsung, global leaders in consumer electronics, have joined AT&T, Google and Starbucks in the Power Matters Alliance, marking a tenfold increase in membership in the past five months. The Power Matters Alliance (PMA) associated ...
Phihong USA, a leading global supplier of power solutions for OEM lighting technologies, has developed a new series of remote access tools that provide users with greater control over their LED lighting installations. Compliant with indoor, ...
Samsung's Galaxy S4 requires an accessory case in order to charge wirelessly. Computerworld - When Samsung's new Galaxy S4 smartphone went on sale this month, lost among the fourth-generation phone's new features was its ability to charge ...