Toshiba, a solutions provider and marketer of electronic and electrical products and systems, today said it kicked off mass production of its mobile IC capable of quick wireless power charging.
The IC called TC7763WBG, which is compatible with the Qi1 standard defined by the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC). This includes smartphones and mobile accessories, Toshiba said. The IC realizes a charging time equivalent to charging with a cable.
TC7763WBG, the latest wireless power receiver IC from Toshiba, increases maximum output power to 5 Watts and features 95 percent maximum power conversion efficiency; integrates protocol authentication circuit for power transfers and supports foreign object detection (FOD) functions.
Toshiba said the new IC adopts compatible pin assignments with TC7761WBG, which supports maximum 3.5 Watts, allowing replacement without any need to change PCB design.