IDT Supplies Fast Qi-Based Wireless Charging Technology To Drive Latest Samsung Mobile Devices

Samsung used IDT’s wireless power kit to provide wireless charging capability for the Galaxy S6 edge+ and Galaxy Note5 smartphones, along with a wireless charger and Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch charging pad, IDT said Monday. IDT’s semiconductor technology includes all the hardware and associated software to support mobile device wireless charging, it said. The company also joined with Samsung for the Galaxy S6 wireless charger, it said. Both companies are members of the Wireless Power Consortium (the Qi standard) and the Alliance for Wireless Power (the Rezence standard). An IDT spokesman told us the Monday announcement is for Qi wireless products. The latest IDT ICs used in Samsung products are programmable with built-in microprocessor cores, and they support Samsung’s customization of features such as fast charge, which will enable users to charge the Galaxy S6 edge+ or Galaxy Note5 nearly 1.5 times faster than previous wireless charging, IDT said.