Wireless Charging Market Growing Quickly, Report Says
Refinements to system design and diversified applications and power ratings are driving the development of the wireless charging receiver market that’s forecast to pass 1 billion unit shipments by 2020, an IHS report said Tuesday. Integrated receivers went mainstream in…
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2015, as the wireless charging receiver market grew more than 160 percent last year to 144 million units, IHS said.​ The mobile phone market makes up most of wireless charging receiver shipments, led by Samsung Galaxy smartphones that come equipped with dual-mode Qi and PMA (Power Matters Alliance)-certified low-frequency charging, IHS said. It estimated 10 percent of smartphones shipped this year will be wireless charging-capable. The wearables category is the second-largest segment for wireless charging, led by Apple Watch and Samsung Gear S2, it said. The first high-frequency magnetic resonant receivers are expected to launch in laptop computers this year, spreading adoption of wireless charging to more device types, IHS said.