Energous Announces Availability of Hearable Developer Kits
September 24 2019 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
New offering enables fast-charging of larger
battery hearable devices such as Bluetooth earbuds, smart
headphones and more
Energous Corporation (Nasdaq: WATT), the developer of WattUp®, a
revolutionary wireless charging 2.0 technology, today announced the
availability of its hearable developer kits for manufacturers. The
hearable developer kits enable fast-charging of devices that
require higher power levels, such as Bluetooth earbuds, smart
headphones and more.
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Each developer’s kit includes:
- Transmitter reference design with power supply
- Receiver reference design
- Mobile app
- Reference design user guide
- Datasheets
- Transmitter schematic and layout
- Receiver schematic and layout
- Software SDK
- Developer guide
- Antenna design guide
“Interest in our RF-based WattUp wireless charging technology
continues to grow as our technology offers substantial benefits
over coil and other contact-based wireless charging solutions,”
said Stephen R. Rizzone, president and CEO of Energous Corporation.
“Our new hearable developer kits enable fast-charging and deliver
higher power levels required by many of the emerging smart
hearables coming to the market. With our developer kits, we are
helping make integration easier for manufacturers, while supporting
accelerated product development cycles and go-to market
timeframes.”
The receiver reference design included in the developer kits
incorporates the DA2223 and DA14585 ICs, while the transmitter
reference design incorporates the DA14680 and DA4100 ICs and
introduces our latest EN3921 and EN3913M front end ICs.
Benefits of WattUp over coil and other contact-based wireless
charging solutions include:
- A common receiver that enables interoperability across
WattUp-enabled devices
- A small footprint allows WattUp to be integrated into products
of various form factors, including devices with curved edges or
without flat surfaces
- Foreign object detection eliminates thermal issues with metal
and other materials
- Full orientation freedom and 90-degree angle support
Energous’ hearable developer kits are available now to
manufacturers. For more information, please visit
https://energous.com/applications/hearables/.
To learn more about Energous, please visit Energous.com or
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About Energous
Corporation
Energous Corporation (Nasdaq: WATT) is leading the next
generation of wireless charging – wireless charging 2.0 – with its
award-winning WattUp® technology, which supports fast, efficient
contact-based charging, as well as charging over-the-air. WattUp is
a scalable, RF-based wireless charging technology that offers
substantial improvements in contact-based charging efficiency,
foreign object detection, orientation freedom and thermal
performance compared to older, coil-based charging technologies.
The technology can be designed into many different sized electronic
devices for the home and office, as well as the medical,
industrial, retail and automotive industries, and it ensures
interoperability across products. As a systems solutions company,
Energous develops silicon-based wireless power transfer (WPT)
technologies and customizable reference designs. These include
innovative silicon chips, antennas and software, for a large
variety of applications, such as smartphones, fitness trackers,
hearables, medical sensors and more. Energous received the world’s
first FCC Part 18 certification for at-a-distance wireless
charging, and the company has 215 awarded patents/allowed
applications for its WattUp wireless charging technology to-date.
For more information, please visit Energous.com.
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