Energous Receives FCC Approval, Extending Charging Zone to Up to 1 Meter for Groundbreaking Over-the-Air, Power-at-a-Distance...
September 30 2020 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
Class II permissive change allows for expansion
of Energous’ new, non-beamforming wireless charging technology
announced earlier this year
Today Energous Corporation (Nasdaq: WATT), the developer of
WattUp®, a revolutionary wireless charging 2.0 technology,
announced that it has received a Class II permissive change to the
existing MS-550 FCC Grant, extending the charging zone up to one
meter. This change, under the FCC’s Part 18 rules, allows Energous
and its partners to develop and market wireless charging products
that may be charged within one meter of the transmitter. It is
believed to be the first time that a non-beamforming transmitter
has been permitted under the FCC’s rules with a charging zone of up
to one meter under the FCC’s Part 18 guidelines.
“We continue to make advances that will enable over-the air,
wireless charging at-a-distance to become a reality. This
permissive change from the FCC substantially expands the allowable
non-beamforming footprint and broadens the wireless power transfer
(WPT) applications that can be supported by this patent-pending
technology. While beamforming remains a key Energous technology,
having pioneered the industry’s first FCC part 18 certification,
non-beamforming technology represents a less costly, less
complicated path to commercialization which is being well received
by our customers interested in implementing distance charging
solutions,” said Stephen R. Rizzone, president and CEO of Energous
Corporation. “As Energous continues to set in place the building
blocks required to enable a global wireless power 2.0 solution, the
ongoing pandemic has temporarily impacted our ability to put the
necessary engineering and application resources on customer sites,
slowing the advance of multiple product and sales cycles expected
to generate revenues for the third quarter. Interest in WattUp
technology remains very strong, but pandemic-related delays have
had a meaningful impact causing third quarter revenues to fall
significantly on a percentage basis below revenues reported for the
second quarter. The impact on revenue represents a delay, not a
loss of revenue and we do expect to report increased revenues in
future quarters as well as see additional WattUp-enabled products
in the commercial markets before the end of this fiscal year with
continued momentum into 2021.”
The advanced WattUp at-a-distance transmitter is designed for
applications including fitness bands and other wearables, hearing
aids and hearables, Bluetooth devices and accessories, and gaming
handsets and other remote controls. The transmitter integrates
Energous’ DA4100 integrated circuit with the company’s latest
GaN-based power amplifier technologies, which have been tested and
meet applicable regulations and safety requirements.
“The ability to safely deliver power to devices at a distance as
large as one meter, while complying with all applicable FCC Part 18
regulations, represents a key milestone for the industry,” said
Sanjay Gupta, president of AirFuel Alliance. “I applaud Energous on
this landmark achievement and would also like to recognize
Energous’ leadership in establishing the global technical standard
for RF wireless power.”
Energous continually advances its wireless charging 2.0
technologies based on insights uncovered working with its
manufacturing customers and partners during the product development
and production process. This enables Energous to make sure that
WattUp continues to meet the needs of products under development,
and that its partners and customers are able to incorporate
leading-edge wireless charging capabilities into next-generation
devices.
“Over-the-air wireless charging has the potential to
fundamentally change how we interact with everyday devices,” said
Dinesh Kithany, lead industry analyst for wireless power and power
supplies at Omdia. “Based on our recent research on the wireless
power market, in total around 2 billion devices would be shipped
from 2020 to 2029, which could potentially be wirelessly charged
using ‘over-the-air’ ‘distance’ charging technologies such as that
of Energous’ WattUp technology. We congratulate Energous on
achieving this FCC regulatory milestone.”
To learn more about Energous, please visit Energous.com or
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About Energous
Corporation
Energous Corporation (Nasdaq: WATT) is the global leader of
Wireless Charging 2.0 technology. Its award-winning WattUp®
solution is the only technology that supports both contact and
distance charging through a fully compatible ecosystem. Built atop
fast, efficient and highly scalable RF-based charging technology,
WattUp is positioned to offer substantial improvements over older,
first generation coil-based charging technologies in power,
efficiency, foreign device detection, freedom of movement and
overall cost for consumer electronics, medical devices, retail,
military, industrial/commercial IoT, automotive, military, retail
and industrial applications. Energous develops silicon-based
wireless power transfer (WPT) technologies and customizable
reference designs, and provides worldwide regulatory assistance, a
reliable supply chain, quality assurance, and sales and technical
support to global customers. The company received the world’s first
FCC Part 18 certification for at-a-distance wireless charging and
has been awarded 227 patents for its WattUp wireless charging
technology to-date. For more information, please visit
Energous.com.
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