Simplify Peripheral Connectivity and Extend Battery Life In Mobile Applications

Timothy Hegarty, Principal Applications Engineer, Isolated and Protection Solutions
Texas Instruments

With the advent of and voracious demand for new handset, tablet and notebook devices with lower profile and smaller form factors, engineers called upon to design solutions that fit into the required footprint dimensions face a particularly arduous task. Furthermore, consumers, while seeking increased functionality and features with their portable devices, place a substantial premium on battery capacity by seeking longer run time between charge cycles. Read more about Simplify Peripheral Connectivity and Extend Battery Life In Mobile Applications

Circuit Protection Approach for High-Rate Discharge Li-Ion Battery Applications

Ty Bowman, Global Battery Market Manager
TE Circuit Protection, a Business Unit of TE Connectivity

In 2010, a metal hybrid PPTC (MHP) technology was introduced to address the rapidly expanding market for high-rate-discharge lithium ion (Li-Ion) battery applications. The MHP arc-less contact technology results in circuit protection devices capable of providing 30 A+ hold currents at voltage ratings over 30 VDC. Read more about Circuit Protection Approach for High-Rate Discharge Li-Ion Battery Applications