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ABLIC Launches Battery Protection IC to Transform Automotive Safety Backup Power Systems

ABLIC Launches Battery Protection IC to Transform Automotive Safety Backup Power Systems

­ABLIC (President: Seiji Tanaka, Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter “ABLIC”), a MinebeaMitsumi Group company, today announced the launch of the S-19161A/B that enables automotive manufacturers to significantly miniaturize backup power systems. Operating at 125°C, this IC allows vehicle manufacturers to
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Date:
01/17/2025
Bourns Adds 250 Amp Series to its Digital Shunt Sensor Line Broadening Range of Measurement Solutions for Battery Applications

Riedon™ Model SSD-250A Series Shunt Sensor –Digital by Bourns

­Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, today announced that it has further expanded its digital shunt sensor line with the release of the Riedon™ Model SSD-250A Series Shunt Sensor – Digital by Bourns. The ne
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Date:
01/07/2025
TDK's Ultrasonic Time-of-Flight Sensor Enhances Sensing Range and Accuracy for Smart Home Applications

TDK’s ultrasonic time-of-flight sensor enhances sensing range and accuracy for smart home applications

­TDK Corporation announces the start of full-scale production of its InvenSense SmartSonic™ ICU-30201 ultrasonic time-of-flight (ToF) sensor. The ICU-30201 enhances the contextual awareness of products that require accurate presence, proximity, and distance measurements, such as robotics, drones, alarm devices, do
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Date:
01/06/2025
Nimble and Material Unite to 'Reshape' the Future of Portable Power

Smart conformal battery technology designed to fill empty voids inside products.

­Nimble–originator of ethically made tech accessories–and Material–a cutting-edge battery manufacturing company–are joining forces to transform portable power by creating previously impossible energy systems. Rather than simply shrinking battery sizes, Material’s conformal battery technology allows ba
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Date:
01/06/2025
Breakthrough New Material Brings Affordable, Sustainable Future Within Grasp

Pieremanuele Canepa, Robert Welch assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Houston and lead researcher of the Canepa Lab.

­While lithium-ion batteries have been the go-to technology for everything from smartphones and laptops to electric cars, there are growing concerns about the future because lithium is relatively scarce, expensive and difficult to source, and may soon be at risk due to geopolitical considerations. Scientists ar
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Date:
01/03/2025