Energous Corporation and ZPower Announce Partnership

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[{"type":"text","content":"\nCompanies partner to develop WattUp®-enabled ZPower microbatteries for use in a variety of small electronic devices\n\n SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nEnergous Corporation (Nasdaq: WATT), the developer of WattUp®, a revolutionary wireless charging 2.0 technology, today announced a partnership with ZPower, the world’s only developer of silver-zinc microbattery technology, to develop WattUp-enabled ZPower rechargeable microbatteries.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191015006194/en/ZPower Microbatteries (Photo: Business Wire)\n\nDesigned for small electronic devices, such as hearing aids, ZPower’s rechargeable silver-zinc batteries are the smallest, safest and highest energy density rechargeable microbatteries available. Not only are the microbatteries smaller than other types of solutions, they are more scalable and open up a number of different possibilities for use in products in the hearables, medical, military/defense and consumer electronics industries.\n\n\n“We are excited to announce a partnership with ZPower, a leader in the small, rechargeable microbattery category. Our WattUp wireless charging technology complements ZPower’s offering and would enable next-generation wireless charging in a battery solution that is used in a number of small electronic devices, including hearables,” said Stephen R. Rizzone, president and CEO of Energous Corporation. “Our RF-based wireless charging technology offers significant benefits over coil and other contact-based solutions, such as small footprint, spatial freedom and the ability to scale, making WattUp an ideal solution to integrate into ZPower’s microbatteries. We believe this will be a mutually beneficial partnership that will help drive forward adoption of wireless charging 2.0 as we continue to introduce our technology to the market through our customers.”\n\n\nBenefits of WattUp over coil and other contact-based wireless charging solutions include:\n\n\n\nA small footprint allows WattUp to be integrated into products of various form factors, including devices with curved edges or without flat surfaces\n\n\nForeign object detection eliminates thermal issues with metal and other materials\n\n\nFull orientation freedom and 90-degree angle support\n\n\n\n“As the industry leader in rechargeable silv...

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