Battery Failures in the News: How Does a Manufacturer Mitigate Risk?

Contributed commentary by Jim Green, Global Business Manager, Energy Storage, CSA Group

Recent safety recalls of portable device and computer batteries point out the challenges that manufacturers face in an environment where consumers continually demand smaller devices, with higher power, longer run time, and lower cost. Manufacturers strive to make these improvements without sacrificing safety, quality and manufacturability. Read more about Battery Failures in the News: How Does a Manufacturer Mitigate Risk?

From Processor to Power Management: The Copernican Moment for Portable Devices

Sam Jaffe, Senior Research Analyst – Energy
Navigant Research

It’s hard to forget the scene from the 1987 movie Wall Street when Michael Douglas is walking down the beach in front of his Hampton’s beach house holding a two-liter bottle-sized cell phone to his head. It was the first time most of the movie’s viewers had ever seen such a thing and it made a lasting impression. Soon, these enormous devices  would become the status symbol of the ages. Owning a cell phone wasn’t just about making calls. It was about being seen making calls. Read more about From Processor to Power Management: The Copernican Moment for Portable Devices

Rapid Charging for Battery-Powered Portable Devices

Michelle Li and Jinrong Qian
Texas Instruments

Mobile devices are becoming an integrated part of our daily life. Let’s use the smartphone as an example. Instead of a simple phone call function, smartphones are now packed with rich features for social networking, web browsing, messaging, gaming, large HD screens and many others. All these features are pushing the phone to become a power-hungry device. Battery capacity and energy density have been increased substantially to meet the higher power requirements. Read more about Rapid Charging for Battery-Powered Portable Devices