Infineon and NuCurrent deploy market-leading smart door lock and energy acquisition technology

Infineon Technology Co., Ltd. announced that NuCurrent, the global authority in the field of wireless power systems, will become Infineon Preferred Partner. The two sides will work together to improve the performance and scalability of near-field communication (NFC) technology in energy acquisition and charging applications. Infineon's NFC tag side controller integrates half-bridge drive IC and energy acquisition module, which can provide a single-chip solution for developing a miniaturized executive terminal or sensor application that can operate in passive or active mode and has high cost performance. This cooperation will integrate NuCurrent's overall wireless power system technology and design capabilities to help OEMs expand the market.

Jacob Babcock, CEO of NuCurrent, said: "Whether from the perspective of product design, sustainable development of the environment, or user experience, NFC wireless energy collection and charging are disruptive technologies. Today, billions of devices have built-in NFC functions, and NFC's own energy collection capability is also improving, which will help product developers achieve new functions. We are very happy to work with Infineon to jointly promote this process."

Doris Keitel-Schulz, vice president of contactless power supply and sensing business of Infineon Technology, said: "Infineon and NuCurrent complement each other's advantages in the cooperation, and create new solutions through non-contact energy transmission technology, so that applications such as door locks and sensors can get rid of the shackles of batteries. We will provide a reliable, easy to maintain and safe battery replacement product, which will greatly reduce electronic waste. Our energy collection technology can use mobile phones to charge through NFC function, which has promoted the digitization of the passive field, and Connect them to the mobile ecosystem. "

The Preferred Partnership of Infineon mainly focuses on Infineon's energy acquisition actuator and sensor IC. With the technology of Infineon and NuCurrent, the device can be optimized to achieve non-contact access, so that many applications no longer need batteries or reduce the demand for batteries as much as possible. NuCurrent's advanced design tools enable IP licensing and development services to help OEMs bring their products to market faster.

The solution jointly provided by Infineon and NuCurrent will bring changes to many applications, especially the door locks applied in industrial, office and hospital environments. The solution can provide more convenience, flexibility and better user experience, while reducing the key management cost of residential and commercial real estate. This cooperation has also realized new sensor applications, in which no batteries are needed and NFC energy collection technology can be used to power the sensor. A smart door lock with energy collection function was also exhibited at the recent CES.