EarTechnic Selects Energous’ RF-based Wireless Charging for New Hearing Aid Design
01 December 2020 - 10:00PM
Business Wire
WattUp® technology enables next-generation
hearing aids, ending the requirement to swap out tiny batteries, a
cumbersome task for many users; helpful alerts remind users to
charge devices when power levels get low
Today Energous Corporation (Nasdaq: WATT) – the developer of
WattUp®, a revolutionary wireless charging 2.0 technology –
announced that EarTechnic, which makes products that make life
easier for hearing impaired people, has selected WattUp to
wirelessly charge its upcoming hearing device, Tie-X. For many
users, frequently replacing tiny hearing aid batteries is often
problematic, if not outright impossible. The ability to wirelessly
charge these vital devices delivers peace of mind, confidence and a
new level of convenience to users.
“Hearing aids are a prime example of small electronic devices
that can benefit from WattUp’s wireless charging 2.0 platform.
Eliminating the need to constantly change batteries which can also
enable hermetically sealed designs is a very compelling use case
for this market” said Stephen R. Rizzone, president and CEO of
Energous. “Our WattUp hearing aid developer kits enable
manufacturers like EarTechnic to efficiently and cost effectively
integrate the next generation wireless charging into their
devices.”
Hearing aids can be life-changing for those with hearing loss,
however, for the elderly this comes with a downside: the cost and
nuisance of purchasing and replacing batteries. These tiny
batteries, which might need to be replaced as frequently as every
three daysi, can be frustrating for anyone. Energous’ WattUp
wireless charging technology is based on radio frequency (RF),
which provides a number of benefits for wireless charging,
including the ability to fit into small form factor products and
devices without flat surfaces. WattUp’s technology ecosystem -
which supports both at-contact and over-the-air wireless charging –
reduces placement and interference issues that consumers experience
with coil-based solutions. WattUp can also be monitored by a
smartphone app to alert the wearer when battery levels are running
low.
“We evaluated a number of wireless charging platforms and were
impressed by Energous’ WattUp technology as it provides the sizing
flexibility and overall functionality we need for our
next-generation Tie-X hearing aid,” said EarTechnic CEO M. Emin
AGAC. “We strive to use the very latest technology in our efforts
to design best-in-class, user friendly hearing devices.”
For more information about EarTechnic, please visit
EarTechnic.com. You can also learn more about the Tie series of
hearing aids at Earnet.com, HelixHearing.com and TieHearingAid.com.
To learn more about Energous, please visit Energous.com or follow
the company on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
About Energous
Corporation
Energous Corporation (Nasdaq: WATT) is leading the next
generation of wireless charging – wireless charging 2.0 – with its
award-winning WattUp® technology, which supports fast, efficient
contact-based charging, as well as charging at a distance. WattUp
is a scalable, RF-based wireless charging technology that offers
substantial improvements in contact-based charging efficiency,
foreign object detection, orientation freedom and thermal
performance compared to older, coil-based charging technologies.
The technology can be designed into many different sized electronic
devices for the home and office, as well as the medical,
industrial, retail and automotive industries, and it ensures
interoperability across products. Energous develops silicon-based
wireless power transfer (WPT) technologies and customizable
reference designs. These include innovative silicon chips, antennas
and software, for a large variety of applications, such as
smartphones, fitness trackers, hearables, medical sensors and more.
Energous received the world’s first FCC Part 18 certification for
at-a-distance wireless charging, and the company has 229 awarded
patents for its WattUp wireless charging technology to-date. For
more information, please visit Energous.com.
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