Ikea Chooses IDT Transmitters for Furniture With Embedded Wireless Charging

Ikea chose P9030 Qi-compliant magnetic induction transmitters from Integrated Device Technology to embed in its furniture and accessories for wireless charging of enabled portable devices, IDT said in a Wednesday announcement. The products will be available this month in Ikea stores throughout North America and Europe, Ikea announced at last month’s Mobile World Congress (see 1503020002). In addition to the furniture, Ikea also has developed a line of charging pads and a wireless charger that consumers can build into furniture themselves using IDT components, IDT said. The P9030 transmitter complies with the Wireless Power Consortium’s Qi standard, delivering a 5-watt single-chip in a compact package, IDT said. IDT wireless power transmitters and receivers also have been designed into smartphones, phone accessories, wearables and charging stations, it said.