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Energous Receives FCC Certification for New Groundbreaking Over-the-Air, Power-at-a-Distance Wireless Charging
Certification of new smaller, cost-effective over-the-air charging transmitter paves the way for next generation wireless charging for consumer electronics,
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nCertification of new smaller, cost-effective over-the-air charging transmitter paves the way for next generation wireless charging for consumer electronics, medical devices, sensors as well as automotive and industrial applications\n\n SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nToday Energous Corporation (Nasdaq: WATT), the developer of WattUp®, a revolutionary wireless charging 2.0 technology, announced that it has received a FCC certification under Part 18 for its new advanced WattUp over-the-air wireless charging transmitter. The new transmitter is based on a single advanced antenna and newly developed chip components with an innovative system architecture, which eliminates the use of beamforming techniques while passing applicable FCC regulatory health and safety standards. The new technology is expected to make it easier for consumer electronic, medical, industrial and automotive manufactures to integrate the WattUp technology based on its simplified design, smaller footprint and reduced cost.\n\n\n“We are extremely excited to have received FCC certification for our new, revolutionary over-the-air wireless charging technology. It was developed to meet the specific requirements from manufacturers looking to embed the WattUp wireless distance technology into devices such as smart speakers, access points, gaming consoles and other small form factor product applications to provide over-the air charging to smartwatches, fitness bands, smart glasses, sensors and other devices,” said Stephen R. Rizzone, president and CEO of Energous Corporation. “This announcement and the WattUp-enabled distance charging products that we anticipate will follow from it will truly differentiate Energous from our competitors, furthering our position as the market leader and trailblazer for next generation wireless charging 2.0.”\n\n\nThe advanced WattUp at-a-distance transmitter integrates Energous’ DA4100 with the company’s latest GaN-based power amplifier technologies. The transmitter has been subject to rigorous testing and successfully completed all applicable regulatory requirements and safety tests.\n\n\nEnergous gathers key insights into product development and production processes based on ongoing collaboration and communication with its manufacturing customers and partners, and continuously iterates on its WattUp wireless charging technology to ...