Designers opting for a lithium chemistry can choose from traditional cylindrical/prismatic Li-ion or the Li-poly pouch. Many factors, from thermal stability to lifetime, come into play in the decision ...

The market for specialized ICs designed for Li-Pol batteries charging is mature, offering the right option for every application. Available ICs are feature rich, high performance, programmable, low ...

It’s no secret that wireless mice can eat through batteries pretty quickly. Rather than keep a fresh supply of AAs on hand at all times, [Phil] decided he would convert his mouse to use a rechargeable ...

Few components in portable system design have as pervasive an impact on the user’s experience with the product as the power source and the system used to charge it. The length of time the battery ...

Use of battery-powered systems have expanded as consumers have migrated to portable phones, MP3 players, digital cameras, and more. One reason for this growth has been the availability of batteries ...

The best new feature in Apple’s [AAPL] new MacBook Pro is the 8-hour, ultra-durable battery that Apple says it custom-designed. But is it really the advanced powerplant it claims to be? Conventional ...

We don’t normally chase after commercial products, but when I ran across this guys work, I was impressed. My favorite has to be this solar powered GPS logger. It logs your trek to a SD card and it’s ...

The bq51050B is a Qi or WPC compliant wireless power receiver with highly integrated secondary-side direct Lithium ion charger. This device is ideally suitable for portable applications. It provides ...

The proportion of global demand for lithium-ion polymer (Li-poly) batteries is expected to increase from 15-16% in 2011 to 24% in 2012 due to fast growing sales of tablets and ultrabooks, according to ...