The firstis the formation inDecember 2008 of the WirelessPowerConsortium, a body dedicated toestablishing a commonstandard for inductive wirelesscharging, andthus promotingitsadoption.
TI's bq51050B is the industry's first WirelessPowerConsortium (WPC) 1.1 Qi-compliant wirelesspower receiver with integrated direct battery charger, and enables faster, more efficient charging of smartphones, wireless keyboards and other portable electronics.
With the increasing popularity of cable-free charging pads that allow devices to soak up juice from a mat (or even a pillow), the WirelessPowerConsortium is lobbying to standardize such systems so that any phone can access any charger.