Thin Film Micro Energy Cells Enable Autonomously Powered, Deeply Embedded Applications

Mr Joe Keating, Senior Applications Engineer
Infinite Power Solutions, United States
 
 
This presentation was given at Active RFID, RTLS & Sensor Networks 2008 on Nov 05, 2008.
 

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Presentation Summary

  • New thin film Micro Energy Cells - an introduction
  • Ultra-low power electronics are now commercially available that can indefinitely power embedded systems such as wireless sensor networks

Speaker Biography

Joe Keating studied electrical and computer engineering at The University of Colorado, Boulder (BS, 1990), including graduate level studies in optical-electronics. Mr. Keating began his career as an embedded electronics design engineer. Joe has ten years of experience in battery design development and applications support. Currently, Joe is a Sr. Applications Engineer at Infinite Power Solutions, Inc., in Littleton, Colorado.

Company Profile

Infinite Power Solutions, Inc. (IPS) is the global leader in developing and manufacturing solid-state, rechargeable thin-film micro-energy storage devices (commonly known as thin-film batteries) for a variety of micro-electronic applications. Founded in 2001, IPS is a privately held company with corporate headquarters and manufacturing facilities in the western suburbs of Denver, CO. The company has completed the world's first volume manufacturing facility dedicated to the production of its revolutionary thin-film micro-energy cell (MEC) products. IPS has recently commenced preproduction activities at this state-of-the-art facility to address growing demand among customers in the active RFID, powered smart card, wireless sensor, medical device, consumer electronics, automotive and civil/military/aerospace markets. Additional information about IPS is available at www.InfinitePowerSolutions.com. About THINERGY IPS' innovative THINERGY(TM)MECs are revolutionary solid-state, rechargeable, energy storage solutions that serve a variety of vertical markets. These MECs are ultra-thin, flexible and provide unrivaled rechargeability, cycle life and power performance. Able to operate in temperatures ranging from -40 C to +85 C, IPS' MECs offer extremely low self-discharge rates, low cell resistance and high power - making THINERGY the industry leading micro-energy storage offering. Its extremely thin form factor allows for easy integration onto or embedded into PCBs, IC packaging, multi-chip modules (MCMs), Systems in Package (SIP) or even the structural material associated with the application itself. Moreover, IPS MECs are ideally suited for use with all forms of ambient energy harvesting techniques for recharging - such as solar, thermal, RF, magnetic and vibration energy - delivering a safe, reusable and clean power source for today's electronic devices and systems.

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