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Indie Semiconductor, the automotive IC specialist, is sampling a wireless charging SoC compliant with the Wireless Power Consortium’s (WPC) Qi 2.0 technical standard which supports the Magnetic Power Profile (MPP) feature – branded “Qi2” by the WPC.
The iND87204 improves the charging experience by magnetically aligning devices with inductive charger coils for more energy efficient, reliable and convenient charging.
The chip integrates multiple Arm Cortex processors for application and WPC stack processing, and all of the key in-vehicle serial interfaces, power management, DC-DC conversion, signal conditioning, WPC inverter drivers, power FETs and peripheral drivers to enable a fully Qi2-compliant wireless charging solution delivering up to 15 watts of power.
With the growing ubiquity of wireless charging capability within portable devices, drivers and passengers now expect wireless device charging in their vehicles on the move.
WPC’s latest standard featuring the MPP capability will accelerate the demand for automotive wireless charging due to its much-improved charging reliability enabled by maintaining portable devices in the optimal position irrespective of a vehicle’s motion.
iND87204 will be production released in Q4, fully qualified to AEC-Q100 Grade 2
