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

Growth in Battery Industry Sparks the Need for Battery Innovation Center

Liza Wormus, Media and Communications Specialist
Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products, Inc.

During the past 10 years, we have seen an incredible surge in the demand for advanced battery technologies. One of the major factors in this growth is the need for green energy to reduce emissions and help the environment. After the introduction of hybrid vehicles, and because of the increasing popularity of electric vehicles, the demand for batteries that keep a charge longer, while still being reliable and use less energy has skyrocketed. Read more about Growth in Battery Industry Sparks the Need for Battery Innovation Center

When Rubber Stamping is Not Enough – How to Make Batteries in Critical Devices More Reliable

Isidor Buchmann, CEO and Founder
Cadex Electronics, Inc.

The approval process to release a new product is getting tougher. New rules are added that increase manufacturing costs and complicate logistics. Once approved and released, few rules apply that oversee continued reliability of the device; the agencies have done their job and the responsibility falls on the user. Read more about When Rubber Stamping is Not Enough – How to Make Batteries in Critical Devices More Reliable

UPS Goes Green to Save Green

David Chetham-Strode, WW Product Manager – Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions
HP

With space and energy conservation key topics among IT and facilities decision makers, UPS manufacturers are continually striving to design smaller products with fewer parts, lower cost, easier recycling and less weight. This delicate balance of innovative engineering combined with supply chain component and materials selection seeks to achieve a green energy solution, facilitating improvements in recycling, energy conservation and heat management. Read more about UPS Goes Green to Save Green