Wireless Power Consortium Adds Leading Technology Brands

December 5, 2009 – Vol.14 No.37

Wireless Power Consortium Adds Leading Technology Brands.

The Wireless Power Consortium (the Consortium) has announced the addition of seven new members, including Research In Motion (RIM), a leader in wireless communications with its award-winning range of BlackBerry(R) smartphones, and Energizer, one of the world's largest manufacturers of primary batteries, battery-powered devices and flashlights.

The Consortium also announced the successful completion of the second round of prototype testing at a members' interoperability test held on October 27 -28, 2009.

Membership of the Consortium now stands at 21 leading device and electronics manufacturers. In addition to RIM and Energizer, the other new members are: case-mate, a leading digital accessories company; Continental Automotive, a leading global automotive supplier; Hanrim Postech, a leading Korean-based battery manufacturer; Logah Technology, a Taiwan-based professional OEM/ODM manufacturer; and Rohm Semiconductor, a leading manufacturer of semiconductors for the consumer market.

"The Consortium expects that wireless power receivers will be integrated into a significant percentage of all battery-powered mobile devices and into the batteries themselves. What USB is for wired connectivity, Qi will become for wireless power," said Camille Tang, President, ConvenientPower Limited and Co-Chair, Wireless Power Consortium, Promotion Work Group.

Qi is pronounced "chee" and means "vital energy".

The Wireless Power Consortium's mission is to create and promote wide market adoption of Qi the international wireless power standard for interoperability across rechargeable electronic devices.(12/3/09)

Links:

Wireless Power Consortium
http://www.wirelesspowerconsortium.com

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