Energous announces collaboration with vivo Global

26th February 2019

Lanna Deamer

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Energous has announced a collaboration with vivo Global to explore integrating WattUp into smartphone designs that charge wirelessly over-the-air.

“We are excited to announce a collaboration with vivo, a top 6 global smartphone manufacturer, to explore the use of our WattUp wireless charging 2.0 technology,” said Stephen R. Rizzone, President and CEO of Energous.

“As a society, we rely so heavily on our smartphones every day, and their draining batteries are a constant pain point for consumers. Vivo is looking for WattUp to provide a solution that alleviates the battery anxiety problem that exists today, as it offers a variety of benefits over first-generation technologies, while giving consumers much greater utility with their devices.”

Energous’ WattUp wireless charging technology uses Radio Frequency (RF) to charge a wide variety of electronic devices. Energous licenses its WattUp technology to manufacturers for integration into transmitting and receiving products of various shapes and sizes.

Benefits of WattUp compared to first-generation wireless charging solutions include:

Over-the-air charging delivers maximum freedom for users and reduces battery anxiety
Its small footprint allows WattUp to be integrated into products of all shapes and sizes
WattUp ensures interoperability across all WattUp-enabled devices
Foreign object detection eliminates thermal issues with metal and other materials
It offers orientation freedom and 90° angle support

“As one of the world’s largest emerging smartphone manufacturers and a preferred brand among young consumers globally, vivo is an extraordinary company that takes an innovative approach to solving user pain points by leveraging leading technologies,” said Mark Tyndall, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy, and General Manager, emerging products business group at Dialog Semiconductor.

“There is an incredible market opportunity that exists in the smartphone industry, and we believe Energous’ collaboration with vivo has the ability to introduce the revolutionary WattUp technology to the masses and drive forward wireless charging 2.0 in a significant way.”