Würth Elektronik becomes full WPC member

The WPC is behind the development and maintenance of the QI standard, a standardised protocol for wireless power transfer. The consortium brings together 210 technology companies from all over the world to work on a pioneering charging technology. The QI standard has become the most successful wireless power standard on the market.

Würth Elektronik is part of this innovative and global network, made up of manufacturers of components and user devices as well as network operators, and was one of the first component manufacturers to develop coils both for transmitters and for receivers.

Full membership will help the company consolidate its leadership in the field of inductive component solutions for wireless power transfer and it hopes to be able to strengthen its position still further. The company's objective is also to continue developing Qi compliant solutions.

Würth Elektronik already supplies a wide range of Qi standard transmitter and receiver coils.

Oliver Opitz, Head of Strategic Product Development, Würth Elektronik, commented: "Full membership will enable us to bring our innovative power and specialist expertise into the standardisation process, in order to develop innovative solutions to roll out the Qi standard, for example for resonance or cooking applications up to 2.4kW. The incentive for full membership was for us to be able to help our customers by providing the best possible solutions for integrating wireless power. Our aim is to position ourselves in the wireless power market, which has strong growth potential, so that we can develop our lead over the competition."