October 29, 2008 Infinite Power Solutions (IPS), a manufacturer of solid-state, rechargeable thin-film micro-energy storage devices (i.e., thin-film batteries), unveiled the Thinergy Application Development Platform (ADP) at the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston, MA. The ADP, coupled with IPS’ Thinergy family of thin-film micro-energy cell (MEC) products, empowers designers to create new microelectronic applications, such as perpetually powered and deeply embedded systems.
The Thinergy ADP simplifies the typical lab setup for micro-battery testing and is suited for evaluating the IPS micro-energy cells performance, the effectiveness of charging circuits using ambient energy harvesting, and overall system development of the user’s end application.
Previously, the barrier to the development of innovative microelectronic devices was the availability of a viable micro-energy storage solution in a small form factor. Now companies in active markets including RFID, powered smart card, wireless sensor, medical device, consumer electronics, automotive, and military/aerospace have access to both volume-production-ready thin-film MECs and a powerful development platform.
IPS’ family of thin-film MECs deliver a highly efficient, safe, rechargeable, and powerful energy storage solution in an extremely thin form factor — roughly the size of a postage stamp. IPS’ ADP evaluates and demonstrates its MEC performance advantages over competing solutions while powering the developer’s application. To this end, the MEC’s thinness, power and long life makes it ideal for integration into embedded applications, while the ADP enables the simultaneous development of energy harvesting solutions to create a new generation of autonomously powered micro-electronics systems.
“Our new Applications Development Platform is one of the flashpoints igniting a new microelectronics revolution. No longer are microelectronic devices or systems shackled to traditional bulky, unsafe and inefficient battery technologies,” stated Ray Johnson, IPS president and CEO. “Product and system designers can now rapidly prototype and cost-effectively develop a whole new generation of micro-powered applications that leverage Thinergy.”