Manufacturers of the latest mobile and wearable devices are keen to replace wired charger connections with wireless charging, because of its convenience, design flexibility and reliability benefits. NFC wireless charging has a great appeal due to the small antenna size with high tolerance of antenna misalignment, and because due to the NFC protocol’s support for data communication with a host such as a smartphone.
NFC Wireless Charging market
NFC Wireless Charging System
Panthronics addresses both sides of the solution
WIRELESS CHARGING PRODUCT OVERVIEW
| Panthronics NFC wireless charging portfolio | Product description | Target applications |
| PTX100W |
High-performance, high-power NFC Wireless Charging (WLC) frontend solution with multi-protocol reader functionality. Universal SW device integration. |
Smart ring, smart glasses, fitness tracker, smart watch, medical device, headset. |
| PTX130W |
High-efficiency, high-performance, high-power NFC Wireless Charging (WLC) frontend solution with multi-protocol reader functionality. Universal SW device integration. |
Smart ring, smart glasses, fitness tracker, smart watch, medical device, headset. |
| PTX30W |
Highly integrated, scalable NFC WLC Listener with I2C interface and on-board PMIC and LDO. Operating devices with or without battery using standalone or MCU controlled operation. |
Smart ring, smart glasses, fitness tracker, smart watch, medical device, headset. |
Panthronics products benefits
- High harvesting power capability – up to 1W on the listener, enabling fast charging
- Superior RF performance enable small antenna design and allow flexible placement of charger and device antennas
- On-chip processing of Foreign Object Detection (FOD) and time critical commands
- Accurate digital wave shaping for enhanced data communication and interoperability while in charging mode