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[IC] Qi wireless charging?

Posted: 09 Sep 2018, 07:04
by DMA
Looks like $8 controller (BGA only, so MOQ applies because PCBA required) + $4 coil gets you wireless charging.
Question is - will there be any interest in that?

Posted: 09 Sep 2018, 09:33
by Muirium
+$12 to your Bluetooth controller = Qi charging? I’d consider that interesting! Though I’d be wary of case design and coil placement for charging geometry.

Posted: 09 Sep 2018, 17:52
by DMA
Yeah, this is more of "design the whole keyboard" territory. Also people knowing china say that qi receiver with 5V output costs about $1. So there's that.

Posted: 14 Sep 2018, 00:26
by risk23
There are flat coils with usb-c and -micro adapters going for a couple bucks retail in the Middle Kingdom. My guess is any bog-standard charge controller would work with them. The benefit would be being able to position them anywhere, flat against the case.