Wireless Power: A large market
2017:
• 325 million wireless power products
– 300 million mobile phones
• 75 million wireless phone chargers
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Source IHS: https://technology.ihs.com/584460/wireless-power-up-40-percent-in-2016
Source IHS: https://www.wirelesspowerconsortium.com/blog/273/wireless-power-market-surges-as-usage-leaps-forward
Qi technology is used in all wireless phone chargers
Qi technology is used in all wireless charging phones
A growing market
• 1000 million phones in 2020
• 2000 million phones in 2025
• 500 million chargers in 2021
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Source IHS: https://www.wirelesspowerconsortium.com/blog/273/wireless-power-market-surges-as-usage-leaps-forward
Qi in all wireless charging phones
• All phones with integrated wireless charging support Qi
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All home chargers support Qi
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• Current market size: 60-80 M units/year
• Potential market > 500M units/year
• 400+ charger products available today
• All home chargers are Qi compatible
Source other data: The Wireless Power Consortium
Source current market size and potential market: IHS https://www.wirelesspowerconsortium.com/blog/273/wireless-power-market-surges-as-usage-leaps-forward
Competition, Cooperation, Intellectual Property, and Network Effects
Power for a Wireless World
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Why is Qi in all products?
Reason #1: Compatibility
• Would you buy a chargers that cannot charge a mobile phone?
• Would you buy a mobile phone that cannot charge in your car or at home?
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Reason #1: Compatibility
• Would you buy a chargers that cannot charge a mobile phone?
• Would you buy a mobile phone that cannot charge in your car or at home?
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Why is Qi successful?
• Compatibility– Create an open ecosystem
– Protect consumer and industry investments
• High efficiency– Promote responsible use of energy
– Minimize heating of products
• Intuitively safe– Prevent interference with IMD,
car electronics, and other products
– Make FCC approval easy
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IMD = Implanted Medical Device, a pace maker for example.
The future of Qi
• Growth of Qi is similar to Bluetooth
– 100 million units sold 5 years after release of the first specification
– 1000 million units expected in 2020
• Growing faster than Wi-Fi and GSM!
Sources:Qi: https://technology.ihs.com/584705/wireless-power-market-trackerGSM: http://www.gsma.com/aboutus/historyWi-Fi: http://www.scribd.com/doc/173132403/13-10-03-Innovatio-v-Mult-Def-WiFi-Patents-FRAND-
Determination#page=78CD-R disc: TSR – http://www.t-s-r.co.jp/e/Bluetooth: https://www.bluetooth.com/about-us/our-history
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