{"id":2402,"date":"2019-04-01T15:54:15","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T19:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.airfuel.org\/?p=2266"},"modified":"2021-10-16T22:10:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-17T02:10:38","slug":"developers-forum-2019-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/airfuel.org\/zh\/developers-forum-2019-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"2nd Annual Developers Forum Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The program presented tools and technical support to accelerate product development, integration and market adoption of both Magnetic Resonance and RF technology.<\/p>\n<p>The 2019 <strong>AirFuel Alliance Developers Forum<\/strong> was held on <strong>March 12th &#8211; 13th<\/strong> at the <strong>Hilton Shenzhen Shekou Nanhai<\/strong> in Shenzhen, China. A closed door AirFuel member session was hosted on Day Two on March 13th at the same venue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Program Highlights<\/strong><br \/>\nThe 2019 Developers Forum addressed topics ranging from good design practices, to frequency selection factors, KPIs, standards compliance, interoperability testing, and certification. Day One offered attendees an agenda packed with industry heavy-hitters:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To open the day, <a href=\"https:\/\/technology.ihs.com\/Biographies\/463296\/dinesh-kithany\">Dinesh Kithany<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/ihsmarkit.com\/index.html\">IHS Markit<\/a> presented on why wireless power technology is about more than just charging smartphones.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/energous.com\/company\/leadership\">Neeraj Sahejpal<\/a>, Senior VP of Product Marketing, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energous.com\/company\/leadership\/\">Gordon Bell<\/a>, VP of Marketing, for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energous.com\/\">Energous<\/a>, discussed the scale and scope of AirFuel RF wireless power and debunked common myths about RF Uncoupled technology.<\/li>\n<li>Tiefeng Shi, an RF Power &amp; Wireless Power Expert from <a href=\"https:\/\/gansystems.com\/\">GaN Systems<\/a>, presented on power amplifier and coil optimization design for large air gap applications.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/epc-co.com\/epc\/AboutEPC\/Team.aspx\">Alex Lidow<\/a>, CEO and Co-founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/epc-co.com\/epc\">EPC<\/a>, shared the building blocks needed for rapid adoption of Magnetic Resonance power transfer.<\/li>\n<li>AirFuel Resonant reference designs and applications were presented by Jose Fang, CEO of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newvastek.com\/\">NewVastek<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joon-rhee-31a2507\/?originalSubdomain=kr\">Joon Rhee<\/a>, CEO and Board Chairman of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsemi.com\/index.php\">MAPS<\/a>, discussed evolving to the next generation of wireless power through AirFuel Resonant dual mode products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2402 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/airfuel.org\/zh\/sanjay-overview\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/airfuel.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sanjay-Overview-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"Sanjay Gupta, AirFuel Alliance CEO welcomes event attendees.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/airfuel.org\/zh\/day-1-panel-discussion\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/airfuel.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Day-1-Panel-Discussion-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/airfuel.org\/zh\/day-1-networking\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" data-src=\"https:\/\/airfuel.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Day-1-Networking-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"Networking at the AirFuel Alliance Developers Forum\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/airfuel.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Day-1-Networking-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/airfuel.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Day-1-Networking-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/100;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/airfuel.org\/zh\/gan-sponsor\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/airfuel.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/GaN-Sponsor-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"GaN Systems, Sponsor of the 2nd Annual AirFuel Alliance Developers Forum\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;A great two day event full of learning more about AirFuel and seeing the great progress by members in the commercialization of the AirFuel technology. I encourage companies to take a look at what we\u2019ve accomplished and consider joining the Alliance.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em> &#8211; Paul Weiner, GaN Systems<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I am very pleased to see the amount of interest in getting AirFuel Resonant devices certified and in the market.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0 &#8211; Ed Pichon, AirFuel Alliance<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Winners of the AirFuel Alliance Leadership Awards<\/strong><br \/>\nThe winners of the first annual <a href=\"https:\/\/airfuel.org\/zh\/technical-leadership-award\/\">AirFuel Alliance Leadership Awards<\/a> were announced at the close of Day One of the 2019 Developers Forum. The Technical Leadership Awards recognize best-in-class contributions to the advancement of wireless power. Awards presented were:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">AirFuel Resonant Product Excellence Award<br \/>\nJeff Shu, CEO, jjPlus<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">AirFuel RF Product Excellence Award<br \/>\nNeeraj Sahejpal, SVP Energous Corporation<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">AirFuel Power Electronics Excellence Award<br \/>\nMichael de Rooij, VP of Application Engineering, Efficient Power Conversion Corporation<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">AirFuel Research Excellence Award<br \/>\nProfessor Chengbin Ma &amp; Dr. Ming Liu<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2265 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/airfuel.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Award-all-Awards-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"All AirFuel Alliance Technical Leadership Awards\" width=\"485\" height=\"307\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 485px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 485\/307;\" \/><\/p>\n\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;The AirFuel Developers Forum brought together the key players in wireless power and will definitely move forward the adoption of AirFuel-based wireless power systems. As a semiconductor company I was able to meet with many prospective or actual customers in a way that will certainly boost our business and inform our future product development activities.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0 &#8211; Alex Lidow, EPC<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We would like to share our immense gratitude to everyone for their contributions to the 2nd Annual AirFuel Alliance Developers Forum.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The program presented tools and technical support to accelerate product development, integration and market adoption of both Magnetic Resonance and RF technology. 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