Humavox
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| type = Private
| foundation = 2010
| founder = Omri Lachman and Asaf Elssibony
| location_city = Israel
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| industry = Wireless power
| products = ETERNA
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Humavox Ltd. is an Israeli startup that has developed a radio frequency (RF) based wireless charging technology for wearables, hearables, IoT, enterprise, consumer electronics and healthcare devices, including hearing aids. Humavox's hardware platform, ETERNA, will be licensed to device manufacturers to enable wireless charging of their devices.{{cite web|url=http://www.computerworld.com/article/2486676/emerging-technology/start-up-humavox-unveils-wireless-charging-via-radio-frequency.html|title=Start-up Humavox unveils wireless charging via radio frequency|author=Lucas Mearian|date=10 December 2013|work=Computerworld}}
History
Humavox was founded in 2010 by CEO Omri Lachman and VP Innovation Asaf Elssibony.{{cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/keeping-the-promise-of-wireless-charging/|title=Keeping the promise of wireless charging|author=Niv Lilien|work=ZDNet}}
In 2014, the company was awarded the ECN Impact award and Frost & Sullivan Gil award for Technology Innovation Leadership.http://www.ecnawards.com/node/388 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513183935/http://ecnawards.com/node/388 |date=2016-05-13 }} http://ww2.frost.com/files/4114/1513/6670/Humavox_Award_Write_Up.pdf
In 2016, the company joined the Airfuel Alliance{{cite web|url=http://airfuel.org/members/item/402-humavox-ltd|title=AirFuel Alliance - Humavox Ltd.|work=airfuel.org}} and holds the vice chair position in the Uncoupled Power Working Group (UPG).{{cite web|url=http://www.humavox.com/blog/humavox-joins-the-airfuel-alliance-to-bring-wireless-charging-wearables-iot/|title=Humavox Joins the AirFuel Wireless Power Alliance|work=Humavox}}
In June 2016, Humavox merged with Australian company Aurum Inc. and raised 16 million dollars in the merger.{{Cite news|url=http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-wireless-charging-co-humavox-raises-16m-merges-with-aurum-1001135561|title = Wireless charging co Humavox raises $16m in merger|newspaper = Globes|date = 28 June 2016}}
Technology
The company's technology is based on radio frequency (RF) wireless charging. It uses a power transmitter (NEST) that transmits RF waves over a broad band of frequency waves, and a receiver (Thunderlink), which is embedded in the target device. The receiver consumes the RF energy and converts it to voltage to wirelessly charge the battery.{{cite web|url=http://www.computerworld.com/article/2486676/emerging-technology/start-up-humavox-unveils-wireless-charging-via-radio-frequency.html|title=Start-up Humavox unveils wireless charging via radio frequency|author=Lucas Mearian|date=10 December 2013|work=Computerworld}}{{cite web|url=http://www.humavox.com/blog/rf-wireless-charging-works/|title=How RF Wireless Charging Works|work=Humavox}} The company also uses an algorithm (ETERNA Charging Optimizer) to ensure effective Rx and Tx coupling and to control the charging process.{{cite web|url=http://www.humavox.com/blog/humavoxs-wireless-charging-technology-need-know/|title=Wireless Charging Technology: All You Need to Know|work=Humavox}}
References
External links
- [http://www.humavox.com/ Humavox website]
- [http://www.disrupt100.com/company/humavox/ Humavox on Disrupt 100]
- {{cite web |url=http://www.eweek.com/innovation/can-humavox-take-wireless-charging-mainstream.html |title=Can Humavox Take Wireless Charging Mainstream? |last=Maisto|first=Michelle |date=12 February 2014 |website=eWeek }}
- {{cite web |url=https://www.eeweb.com/blog/eeweb/humavox-making-wires-cords-a-thing-of-the-past |title=Humavox: Making Wires & Cords a Thing of the Past |date=20 January 2014|website=EEweb }}
- {{cite web |url=http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/17/wireless-charging-still-plenty-of-kinks-in-the-cord |title=Wireless Charging: Still Plenty of Kinks in the Cord |last=Wood|first=Molly |date=17 February 2014 | website=NYT }}
Category:Wireless energy transfer
Category:Privately held companies of Israel