The Wireless Power Market in 2017

Menno Treffers

Chairman WPC

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

All in-car chargers support Qi

Adopted by nearly all global auto manufacturers

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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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