Rohm Semiconductor announced they have developed compact wireless charger modules with an integrated antenna board: the BP3621 (transmitter) and the BP3622 (receiver). These new modules allow designers to add wireless power supply functionality to smaller devices such as smart tags/cards or PC peripherals. Wireless power supplies are increasingly being adopted in smartphones, smart watches, and other compact devices. […]
Low-voltage MOSFETs feature low Rss(on) for smartphone battery PCMs
Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation announced the launch of a new generation Low-Voltage Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors (LV MOSFETs) featuring lower Rss(on) for battery Protection Circuit Modules (PCMs) in smartphones. As demand for high-end 5G and LTE smartphones increases, extended battery life and strengthened protection features for batteries are becoming important. 5G phones, in particular, need long-lasting […]
Basics of zinc-ion batteries
By Ryan Brown, co-founder and CEO, Salient Energy Lithium-ion batteries are the leading battery technology for both electric vehicles (EVs) and the renewable energy industry. This makes it critical in the fight against climate change, with the world’s ability to adopt EVs and renewables limited in part by its ability to source lithium-ion raw materials. This…
Battery charger IC handles low-voltage charging of wearables, compact IoT devices
The BD71631QWZ battery charger IC from Rohm Semiconductor is designed to provide low-voltage charging of wearables (e.g., wireless ear buds) and thin, compact IoT devices (e.g., smart displays) powered by rechargeable batteries. In recent years, the need for safer, higher density rechargeable batteries has led to the development of new battery types. This includes all-solid […]
Reliable real-time control in automotive HVAC compressor applications for HEVs and EVs
By Osamah Ahmad, product marketing, C2000 real-time MCUs, and Kevin Stauder, system engineer, automotive systems, Texas Instruments After a decade of rapid growth, global hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) and electric vehicle (EV) market sales increased a record 43 percent in 2020 over 2019. This much-anticipated global HEV and EV market surge occurs because of region-led […]
BMS technology shows 60% increase in battery lifetime, 129% increase in storage capacity
Brill Power, an Oxford University spin-out company, launched “intelligent” battery management systems (BMS) incorporating technology designed to transform the cost and performance of energy storage systems by increasing battery life by up to 60 percent, enhancing storage capacity by up to 129 percent, increasing systems uptime, and driving down the lifetime operating costs for energy […]
Lithium-iron phosphate batteries are scalable to 800 V
electroVolt announced its new PRISLogic Lithium-Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries. Engineered for safety and reliability, the PRISLogic prismatic cells are designed to support a variety of specialized applications, including telecommunications, data center backup, material handling, and unmanned systems. The 12.8v PRISLogic modules are scalable to 800v. Featuring electroVolt’s BMS Beyond™ each module is engineered from the ground […]
Battery monitoring system features highly intuitive software
A new battery monitoring system that can be integrated into different pack configurations for midstream and downhole applications with an intuitive user interface has been introduced by Charger Industries USA, Inc. of Houston, TX. Charger’s BOLT is a compact data logger for battery packs that monitors total current usage, voltage, temperature, and shock and vibration…
Nanopower primary cell monitor incorporates precision coulomb counter
Analog Devices, Inc. new LTC3337 is a nanopower primary (non-rechargeable) cell State-of-Health (SoH) monitor with precision coulomb counter, designed to be placed in series with a primary battery with minimal associated series voltage drop. The patented infinite dynamic range coulomb counter tallies all accumulated battery discharge and stores it in an internal register accessible via […]
Cellular IoT and AI-enabled processors and MCUS incorporate power-saving technology
Alif Semiconductor announced the launch of its Ensemble™ and Crescendo™ product families. Built to power the exponential expansion of next-generation, always-connected IoT products, the Ensemble and Crescendo families fill the market need for scalable, genuinely power-efficient devices that integrate AI/ML acceleration, multi-layered security, LTE Cat-M1, and NB-IoT connectivity, GNSS positioning, and plenty of integrated memory […]