Toshiba Begins Mass Production of Qi-Based Wireless Power Receiver IC

Toshiba began mass production of the Qi-compatible TC7764WBG wireless power receiver IC for smartphones and tablets with charging time equivalent to charging with a cable, it said. The IC is compliant with the Wireless Power Consortium’s low-power specification V.1.1.2 and has maximum output power of 5 watts, said the company. Features include 95 percent maximum power conversion efficiency, support for foreign object detection, under voltage lockout, over voltage detection and thermal shutdown, it said.