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Microchip Enables Qi 1.3 Wireless Charging with Authentication

The Qi 1.3 specification now mandates the addition of a secure storage subsystem with secure key provisioning including X.509 certificates to cryptographically verify the source and quality of the certified power transmitter. When a receiver, e.g. in a cell phone is placed on a Qi 1.3 power transmitter, it may initially accept a 5W charge or no charge at all. Then after a successful X.509 based ECC authentication proving the charger is an approved, “do no harm” device, and the phone will then safely accept a 15W charge significantly reducing charging time. Microchip is now a WPC ... Read more