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Maxell showcases demo at Smart Sensing and Techno Frontier at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan

Written by Jan Frode Bergsø | Oct 3, 2024 8:12:03 AM

We are excited to share more about our collaboration with Maxell and our latest innovation - a demo board. 

In collaboration with Maxell and Epishine which showcases the capabilities of the nPZero power-saving IC.

 

 

A demo board developed in collaboration with Maxell and Epishine that showcases the capabilities of our nPZero power-saving IC.

  • Nanopower Semiconductor’s nPZero Power-Saving IC: At the heart of the demo board is the nPZero power-saving IC, designed for ultra-low power consumption and high efficiency. This IC is pivotal in managing and optimizing the power harvested and monitor sensors.

  • Epishine Indoor Photovoltaics (PV): Epishine’s indoor PV cells are designed to efficiently capture and convert ambient light into usable electrical energy. These flexible, thin, and lightweight PVs are ideal for indoor environments.

  • Maxell All-Solid-State-Batteries: Energy storage is handled by Maxell’s state-of-the-art all-solid-state batteries. Known for their reliability, safety, and long life, these batteries are perfect for storing the energy harvested by Epishine’s PVs and managed by our nPZero IC.

Typical use case

This design can typically be used for infrastructure monitoring and goods condition monitoring in logistics.

The future of sustainable energy

Indoor energy harvesting presents unique challenges and opportunities. Unlike outdoor environments where sunlight is abundant, indoor environments require more sensitive and efficient solutions to capture and store energy from ambient light. Our demo board addresses these challenges head-on, demonstrating a seamless integration of energy harvesting, sensor management, power management, and storage technologies.

Smart Sensing, at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan

Maxell exhibits the demo board at their booth during the Smart Sensing exhibition in Tokyo from June 12-14, 2024. This event is a premier platform for showcasing the latest in sensing and IoT technologies, and we are honored to be part of the Maxell booth.

 

Techno Frontier, at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan

Maxell exhibits the demo board at their booth during the Techno Frontier exhibition in Tokyo from July 24-26, 2024

 

About Maxell

Maxell is an electronic devices manufacturer with a history of over 60 years.
With our unique Analog Core Technologies of "Mixing & Dispersion", "Fine Coating" and "High Precision Molding & Forming"
that we have cultivated since our founding, in response to customer's needs for miniaturization, refinement, and higher density solutions, we manufacture and sell a wide range of products including industrial batteries such as all-solid-state batteries, adhesive tapes such as tapes for semiconductor manufacturing process, automotive optical components such as LED headlamp lenses, health and beauty care products such as shavers, and hydraulic tools.

About Epishine

Epishine is a Swedish energy impact company, reimagining the capture of light with market-leading printed organic solar cells. Our technology captures indoor light to make electronics self-powered, making cables, disposable batteries and unnecessary maintenance a thing of the past.

About Nanopower

Nanopower Semiconductor is a fabless semiconductor company that redefines low power for microelectronics, enabling large-scale and environmentally sustainable deployment of IoT devices and networks. Nanopower has developed the unique nPZero power-saving IC that offers extremely low-power performance to any battery- or energy harvesting-powered system.

 

Nanopower development is part-funded through EU’s European Innovation Council.