IDT, Blu Wireless Technology Team Up To Show Wireless Charging With Data Transmission

Integrated Device Technology (IDT) announced a collaboration with Blu Wireless Technology to demonstrate integrated wireless charging with 60 GHz WiGig data transmission. The combination is said to enable consumers to charge phones and tablets while streaming video to TVs and PCs without the need for power cords or cables. In a news release, IDT said the combination will enable consumers to charge their phones while streaming “the highest quality 4K HD video and photos” wirelessly to their televisions and computers using the 60 GHz band to deliver 7 GHz bandwidth. As an example, IDT said consumers will be able to wirelessly charge their devices while cordlessly transmitting “uncompressed video of 1080p directly to their HDTV.” Questions to the company on the quality of 4K transmission versus uncompressed 1080p weren’t answered by deadline. WiGig technology uses the 60 GHz band to deliver 7 GHz bandwidth, said IDT. Using WiGig, a synchronization of data on a portable device that today would take two hours and use up nearly a third of a battery’s charge could be completed with WiGig in 45 seconds, while consuming 2 percent of a battery charge, it said. IDT’s semiconductors are enabling wireless charging today in smartphones, accessories, wearables and furniture, it said.