TI is hosting an hour-long Twitter chat focused on wireless charging March 10 at 11 a.m. CST. Whether you are designing a new product or optimizing an existing design, four wireless power design experts will be available to answer your questions.
The Twitter chat will feature Upal Sengupta (TI), Steve Goacher (TI) and Joerg Hantschel (Wurth Electronik). Follow @TXInstruments and join the #wirelesscharging conversation!
If you’d like to submit questions before the chat, leave a comment on this blog or tweet us @TXInstruments. We’ll make sure to answer them during the chat.
RSVP on our Facebook event and add the calendar invite to your outlook calendar.
Upal Sengupta
Upal Sengupta is an applications manager with TI’s Battery Management Solutions business. He joined TI in 2004 as a field applications engineer and has worked in various applications and marketing roles for TI’s Power Management businesses. His background in the portable power field began as a system design engineer developing mobile phones, portable computers and consumer battery-charger products. Upal has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois and a master’s degree, also in electrical engineering, from Michigan State University.
Steve Goacher
Steve Goacher joined Texas Instruments as an IC designer after graduating from Sheffield University in England with a degree in electrical and electronic engineering. Since moving to Dallas in 1991, Steve has held several business-development roles, including product line manager for TI’s highly successful family of SWIFT™ DC/DC converters. Steve currently manages the business development for TI’s Wireless Power business.
Joerg Hantschel
Joerg Hantschel is global business development manager for wireless power coils at Wurth Elektronik eiSos GmbH in Germany.
Jeorg’s previous experience includes 10 years as senior global product manager for mobile phones at Siemens and Nokia. He began his career as a technical sales engineer and global key account manager for electrical components at Siemens AG.
Timo Kauhanen
Timo Kauhanen works for Aircharge as an European Sales Manager. He has been involved in wireless charging industry from the beginning of 2012. Timo has around 16 years of global sales and marketing experience from Mobile Telecom and IT industries.
For technical information on wireless charging, see the TI E2E™Community.
