For starters, you need a pre-wired NFC RFID module as the key hardware. NFC and RFID projects have become a huge trend, but many modules are pricey for electronics hobbyists and need a complex setup.

In practice, this means that the conventional NFC transmitters used in today’s wireless charging devices are limited to an output at the antenna of 1.5W at best, and to a maximum of 500mW at the ...

LONDON, UK: The European analog and mixed-signal chip company NXP BV has provided support to Toppan Forms Co. Ltd. to aid the creation of a reader/writer module for near field communications (NFC).

The trend to embed wireless charging capability into consumer devices has been led by the Wireless Power Consortium’s (WPC) Qi charging standard, which is the most widely adopted technology for the ...