Since the issue with wireless charging is power efficiency, having good power engineers onboard will likely help. That said, they are almost certainly buying them for the PMICs inside hardware devices first, and for accessories like AirPower second.
But it's not a bad way to start shipping advanced power electronics like GaN, which dialog has chips for.
Is AirPower, a fancy induction charger, really important enough to warrant a 600 million dollar investment? I suspect this is more likely iOS device related.
But it's not a bad way to start shipping advanced power electronics like GaN, which dialog has chips for.