Cars Break New Ground With Smart Wireless Charging Of Smartphones

Seoul (ots) - Philips Lite-On Digital Solutions and
ConvenientPower Announce First Freedom In Positioning Technology In
Universal Wireless Charging of Devices In Cars

Recharging smartphones and other mobile devices will be as
easy as placing them onto a console of the car, enabled by a
strategic alliance announced today by Philips Lite-On Digital
Solutions (PLDS) and ConvenientPower. The alliance pioneers freedom
of positioning technology in the Qi standard in cars for the first
time.

Qi is the universal wireless charging standard for portable
electronic devices.

The automotive leadership and experience of PLDS combined with
the expertise in premium wireless power charging solutions of
ConvenientPower aims for ultra convenience and innovation in Qi
wireless power chargers for cars. The joint development assures
compliance with requirements of the automotive industry, such as EMI
and EMC requirements, temperature range as well as vibration and
crash testing.

"We are very excited to partner with ConvenientPower", said
Stefan Graf, head of Technology Marketing of PLDS, "and are looking
forward to use our strong automotive electro-mechanical footprint
and innovation capabilities to bring this exciting technology to the
automotive market".

"ConvenientPower's unique coil array wireless power charging
technology combined with PLDS's extensive experience in developing
automotive modules enables the ultimate in-car charging experience",
said Bas Fransen, Chief Marketing Officer of ConvenientPower.

About Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions (PLDS)

One of the world's leading companies for CD and DVD modules in
the automotive market, supplying CD and DVD drives as well as
so-called virtual CD changers for car radios, navigation systems,
rear seat entertainment systems and multi media units in the car.
Formerly known as Philips APM (Automotive Playback Modules), PLDS
can look back on more than five decades of experience in the
automotive infotainment industry. Today, Business Unit Automotive of
the joint venture Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions, founded in
2007, has more than 750 employees worldwide and supports automotive
customers at several subsidiaries throughout the globe. Following
the success of optical disc drive production PLDS is developing new
products in the areas of automotive wireless charging, connectivity,
and other electro-mechanical devices.

More information is available at http://www.plds.de/

About ConvenientPower

An Original Design Manufacturer with world leading patented
intellectual property in wireless power, ConvenientPower designs and
develops innovative wireless charging platforms and battery systems.
Co-founder of the Wireless Power Consortium which launched the
world's universal wireless power standard "Qi" in July 2010,
ConvenientPower was the first company to achieve Qi certification of
wireless chargers and was the first to commercialize Qi products in
the market in October 2010.

More information is available at http://www.convenientpower.com/

About Qi and the Wireless Power Consortium

Established 17 December 2008, the Wireless Power Consortium's
mission is to establish Qi as the global standard for powering
rechargeable electronic products. The 82 members of the Wireless
Power Consortium include industry leaders in mobile phones, consumer
electronics, batteries, semiconductors, components, wireless power
technology and infrastructure such as wireless operators, furniture
and automotive parts companies.

Qi is pronounced "chee" and means "vital energy".

More information is available at
http://www.wirelesspowerconsortium.com/

For enquiries please contact:
Mr. Stefan Graf
Phone: +49 6441 3722 217
Email: wireless.charging@pldsnet.com