IDT Announces Integration of Wireless Power Products, Signal Conditioning Technology

Integrated Device Technology is integrating its wireless power products with signal conditioning technology from recently acquired ZMDI, it said Wednesday. The ability to combine wireless charging with sensing has potential applications in home automation, wearables and other products that have a “finite ability to retain a charge and either need replacement batteries or wired charging schemes,” said Sailesh Chittipeddi, IDT’s chief technology officer. The technologies share a 32-bit embedded microcontroller core that can be used to program both the wireless power circuitry and the analog front-end circuits used in signal conditioning applications, the company said. The integration can potentially lower bill of materials costs for development while shrinking the product footprint, it said.