The Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) and Power Matters Alliance (PMA) associations have signed an agreement to establish global interoperability of their two wireless power standards. The agreement calls for the following immediate next steps: PMA adopts the A4WP Rezence specification as the PMA magnetic resonance charging specification for both transmitters and receivers in both single and multi-mode configurations, A4WP adopts the PMA inductive specification as a supported option for multi-mode inductive, magnetic resonance implementations and A4WP to collaborate with PMA on their open network API for network services management.
Board members from A4WP and PMA represent a cross section of industry leaders who unanimously voted for and signed the agreement. Voting members included Broadcom, Gill Electronics, IDT, Intel, Qualcomm, Samsung Electronics and Samsung Electro-Mechanics from A4WP, and Starbucks, Procter & Gamble, and Powermat Technologies from PMA. The agreement establishes the goal to create a commercially viable wireless charging ecosystem that delivers a true drop and go charging experience for consumers.
