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Dialog Semiconductor Plc.: DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR AND ENERGOUS COLLABORATE TO DEVELOP MARKET FOR WATTUP(TM) WIRE-FREE CHARGING TECHNOLOGY

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Dialog Semiconductor Plc.: DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR AND ENERGOUS
COLLABORATE TO DEVELOP MARKET FOR WATTUP(TM) WIRE-FREE CHARGING
TECHNOLOGY

19.08.2014 / 01:00

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Joint collaboration to bring true over-the-air wireless charging and lowest
power Bluetooth(R) Smart to wearable IoT devices

London UK, 19 August 2014 - Dialog Semiconductor plc (FWB:DLG), a provider
of highly integrated power management, AC/DC, solid-state lighting and
Bluetooth Smart wireless technology, today announced it has agreed to a
joint collaboration with Energous Corporation (NASDAQ: WATT), the developer
of WattUp(TM), a disruptive wire-free charging technology for electronic
devices that provides power at a distance with complete mobility under full
software control. Dialog and Energous will develop reference designs to
engage customers and further evaluate the market for wire-free power.

"Dialog has quickly established itself as a key semiconductor supplier in
the IoT and wearable market." said Sean McGrath, Senior Vice President and
General Manager, Connectivity, Automotive & Industrial Business Group at
Dialog Semiconductor. "By bringing together our existing lowest power,
smallest footprint Bluetooth Smart IC with its energy harvesting support
and Energous' over the air wireless charging technology in a
proof-of-concept reference design, both companies plan to demonstrate the
ability to charge wearable CE devices without the need for power connectors
or charging mats."

"Our collaboration with Dialog Semiconductor will provide consumer
electronics manufacturers with a superior technology that will
differentiate their products with the freedom of charging without wires,"
said Stephen R. Rizzone, CEO of Energous Corporation. "By optimizing WattUp
with Dialog's SmartBond(TM) connectivity and power management technology,
OEMs will be able to seamlessly and rapidly integrate wire-free charging
and remote management right into their devices."

WattUp is a revolutionary, patent- and trademark-pending solution that
delivers intelligent, scalable power via the same radio bands as a Wi-Fi
router. WattUp differs from current wireless charging systems in that it
delivers meaningful, useable power, at a distance, while allowing users to
roam while charging. The result is a true wire-free experience that saves
users from having to remember to plug in their devices or place them on a