Humavox Ltd. is an Israeli

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that has developed a

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(RF) based

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technology for

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, hearables, IoT, enterprise, consumer electronics and healthcare devices, including

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. Humavox's hardware platform, ETERNA, will be licensed to device manufacturers to enable wireless charging of their devices.

History

Humavox was founded in 2010 by CEO Omri Lachman and VP Innovation Asaf Elssibony. In 2014, the company was awarded the ECN Impact award and Frost & Sullivan Gil award for Technology Innovation Leadership. In 2016, the company joined the Airfuel Alliance and holds the vice chair position in the Uncoupled Power Working Group (UPG). In June 2016, Humavox merged with Australian company Aurum Inc. and raised 16 million dollars in the merger.

Technology

The company's technology is based on radio frequency (RF) wireless charging. It uses a power

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(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

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and converts it to voltage to wirelessly charge the battery. The company also uses an

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(ETERNA Charging Optimizer) to ensure effective Rx and Tx coupling and to control the charging process.

References

External links

Humavox website

Humavox on Disrupt 100
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