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Battery Tech designed for industrial IoT and automotive
Ilika plc has announced the launch of Stereax P180, extending the operating temperature range of the Stereax family of solid state batteries. The Stereax P180 brings all the benefits of the Stereax products including miniaturisation and energy density with the additional benefits of support for extended temperature ranges required for many Industrial IoT and Automotive end applications. Enabling always-on, self-charging energy efficient IoT solut...
Can e-textiles take the next step towards the mass market?
The electronic industry is in the midst of a major paradigm shift: novel form factors are emerging, ranging from the introduction of limited stretchability, through to elastic and conformable electronics.
Certified payment application achieves EMV Migration
Two companies have come together to provideEMV chip-card acceptance to cloud-based merchants, unattended kiosk manufacturers, retailers, and mobile merchants. ID TECH and Worldnet have received EMV certification through First Data.
Energy Storage Innovations Europe 2017
The field of battery energy storage is set to grow significantly over the coming years. The question that incumbents, raw materials suppliers, end users, and innovators are all asking themselves is whether Li-ion batteries (LIB) will keep the lion’s share of the market, or whether disruptive innovation will drive technology diversification according to applications.
Is it time to move on from wearables?
The hype around wearable technology is all but over. Whilst new wearable technology products have generated billions of dollars in new revenue in just a few years, the hype was too much to live up to for many at the core of the sector.
IDTechEx Research announces report on TCF
The transparent conductive film (TCF) industry will leave behind its years of sluggish growth to achieve rapid growth, serving a size of more than 60 million sqm per year (glass based layers excluded). Indeed, this industry is entering a new phase. Some ITO alternatives have matured, receiving increasing market adoption. In their report, TCF 2017-2027: Forecasts, Markets, Technologies, IDTechEx Research finds that ITO alternative TCFs will become...
Exploring the ambitions from Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Conference
A strong focus at the Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Conference which took place this week (4th-6th April) in Sindelfingen was 48V mild hybrids.The consensus is that the industry is quickly moving beyond the opening shots that can reduce carbon dioxide by up to 14%. These tend to involve belt starter generator BSG, no electric drive modes, PO/1 positioning on engine, 480Wh 48V battery and 12kV supplied. This was described as little more than an up...
Stretchable electronics: Out of the lab and into the market
Whilst the latest electronic components continue to push the boundaries of performance, there are many that now see Moore's Law reaching its ultimate limits. Electronic devices continue to achieve increasing levels of ubiquity, but for this to continue, electronics need new form factors in order to integrate seamlessly into our surroundings.
RFID sensors: Filling a real need or hoping for the best?
RFID is booming - it now accounts for the largest number of silicon Integrated Circuits (ICs) made of one particular type. But in addition to over 20% growth over the next few years, there is much more to come. According to IDTechEx, RFID is moving beyond wireless identification alone to wireless sensing of parameters such as temperature, humidity and much more.
Conductive inks in 2017: in search of the next big thing
The conductive ink industry is still in search of the next big thing. Adverse competitive pressures in core volume markets has led most suppliers to seek new opportunities. The prevalent strategy is now to have as broad a product portfolio as possible, seeding multiple nascent markets, garnering as much customer feedback as possible and establishing value networks early on.