BARCELONA, Spain, –MediaTek today announced that its, is now commercially available to customers. The reference design, which includes the power electronics, supervisory circuit, and resonator has already passed three certifications including the A4WP, WPC and PMA standards groups. The mass production of this chipset makes MediaTek the first semiconductor company in the world to make multi-mode wireless charging chipsets available in devices for billions of consumers worldwide.
MT3188 is compatible with the A4WP resonant wireless charging standard as well as the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) and Power Matters Alliance (PMA) inductive wireless charging standards with no increase in cost over single mode resonant solutions. By supporting multi-mode wireless charging, the MT3188 offers handset manufacturers and other device makers the ability to seamlessly charge their products from any of the mainstream chargers in the market, today.
“MediaTek again demonstrates market leadership by allowing our customers to be first to market with multi-protocol solutions that remove the confusion over multiple standards. This demonstrates our commitment to broadening the accessibility of quality technology for everyone in the world,” SR Tsai, General Manager of MediaTek's Wireless Connectivity and Networking Business Unit said.
MT3188’s multi-mode charging support is A4WP BSS 1.2 certified, Qi 1.1.2 certified and PMA 1.0 certified. The MT3188 is currently in mass production and will be adopted into products enabling multimode wireless charging – from smartphones and tablets to wearables.
