LG Innotek said Wednesday that it has succeeded in
mass-producing the world's first 15-watt wireless smartphone charging
pads, which charges handsets from zero to 50 percent in 30 minutes.
The
top-tier camera module manufacturer said the new charging pad will
particularly help the company diversify its revenue streams in the North
American and European markets where demand for wireless chargers run
higher than that of Korea.
"This proves
that LG Innotek has the world's best wireless charging technology," Huh
Sung, vice president of the firm's electronic components division, said
in a statement. "As a wireless charging module is directly related with
conveniences and safety of handset users, we will meet customer
expectations with advanced performance and perfect product quality."
The
company said the quick wireless charging pad will be available for
customers in North America, Europe and Australia in mid-October.
LG
Innotek stressed that the latest achievement is meaningful, as the
15-watt charging pad is three times faster in speed than existing 5-watt
charging modules.
The new pad also
guarantees safety for its customers, as the pad is equipped with a
special sensor used to measure the temperature of the smartphone, the
company said. This will help reduce the risk of possible battery
explosions, as the sensor suspends electric power supplies to batteries
when the temperature reaches a certain level, LG Innotek added.
According
to market research firm TSR, global sales of the wireless charging
transmitter-receiver module was some $553 million (627.8 billion won) in
2015 and will surge to 2.2 billion in 2019.
Press Release:
LG Innotek Introduces the Quick Wireless Charging Pad
2016-10-12
LG Innotek announced the commercialization of a 15 W (Watt)
wireless charging pad for the first time in the world. This product
allows you to charge your smartphone as fast as when using a wired
charging module.
The wireless charging pad is device supplies
electric power to smartphone in a slim pad form. If you put the
smartphone on the pad, make sure that your phone supports wireless
charging; the pad starts to charge battery.
The product will be
sold in North America, Europe, and Australia in the middle of this month
by the global smartphone accessory manufacturer.
The 15 W
wireless charging pad’s charging speed is three times faster than an
existing 5 W wireless charging module. It can charge a completely
depleted battery to the level of 50% within 30 minutes because it
supplies 15W power to smartphone battery equal to wired quick charger.
Also,
this product boasts high compatibility and can be used with most of the
wireless charg-ing smartphones currently available in the market. It
meets the standards of Wireless Power Consortium (WPC), an international
standardization organization for wireless charging.
LG Innotek
applied the technology to prevent the pad from overheating during
charging. So it can even reduce the risk of the explosion of the battery
and performance degradation of the smartphone.
The embedded
sensor measures the temperature the point where touch the smartphone and
suspends the supplement of the electric power when it reaches a certain
level.
LG Innotek expects the demand for function of wireless
charging due to the mass-producing 15W wireless charge pad. If the
company optimize design of the module for application, for example,
automobiles and furniture, it can be used by the embedded type.
Marketing
research firm, TSR (Techno Systems Research), reports the sales of the
wireless charging transmitter-receiver module was 553 million dollar in
2015 and will increase to 2.2 billion in 2019.
Sung Huh, a head
of electronic components business division, said, “We proved that we had
the world best wireless charging technology”. He also said, “As a
wireless charging module is directly related to the convenience and
safety of the users, we will meet the expectations of our customers with
advanced performance and perfect product quality.”
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