IPS gets 100mA from stamp-sized cells

IPS' largest rechargeable, thin-film lithium micro-energy cell is about the size of two postage stamps (50 mm x 25 mm), and some 170 µm thin, but it claims 2.5mAh capacity and continuous current output of 100mA.Tim Bradow, VP of business development at IPS, says that's enough for a wide range of products. This cell can provide backup power for real time clocks, memory devices, and solid-state drives, and can store the ambient energy collected by solar, piezoelectric, or thermoelectric energy harvesters...

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Cymbet makes ‘batteries-in-a-chip’

Cymbet Corp. uses a similar LiPON solid electrolyte, but in an even smaller form factor, for a battery-in-a-chip package that aims to make local energy storage just another electronic component on the board or in the SiP. The chip-scale batteries are finding traction for embedded backup power to replace coin cells or supercapacitors in backing up memory, microcontrollers, and real time clocks in electronic systems.These chip-like rechargeable lithium-based batteries, with nominal capacity of...

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Consumers Hungry for Connectivity Drive Strong Semiconductor Growth

Innovative new devices in an increasingly mobile and well-networked world will help to drive semiconductor growth in the coming years, although traditional drivers like PCs and cell phones still dominate.By Aaron HandMay 27, 2010 – As the semiconductor industry digs out of one of its worst downcycles in its history, there are several driving forces...

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NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF MATERIALS

Materials in Focus Redefining electrical current law with the transistor laser  (University of Illinois)With the transistor laser, researchers can explore the behavior of photons, electrons and semiconductors. However, harnessing these capabilities hinges on a clear understanding of the physics of the device, and data the transistor laser...

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NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF MATERIALS

Materials in FocusFirst images of atomic spin captured  (Ohio University)In a new study, researchers present the first images of spin in action. They used a custom-built microscope with an iron-coated tip to manipulate cobalt atoms on a plate of manganese. Through scanning tunneling microscopy, the team repositioned individual cobalt atoms...

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