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Powercast Demonstrates Broad Applications of Wireless Power at CES 2024, Powering Environmentally-Friendly Products Short to Long Range & Microwatts to Kilowatts

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Monday, January 8, 2024
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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CES Powercast, the industry's complete solution for wireless power, providing short to long range and microwatts to kilowatts, will demonstrate at CES 2024, booth #51516, the breadth of solutions it can provide via its expanded portfolio. Powercast expanded its portfolio via a partnership with Powermat in 2023 to add Powermat's short-range, high-power SmartInductive™ hybrid inductive/resonance technology, best known for the smartphone charging surfaces deployed worldwide in cars and coffee shops, to its own award-winning long-distance, low-power radio-frequency (RF) technology.

Key Points: 
  • "The partnership has created a cohesive entity that saves customers from having to research power solutions, because no matter the application, our team can apply the best solution.
  • We are truly a wireless power one-stop-shop, which is a first-of-its kind convenience for customers."
  • Wireless charger demos will include those featuring RF, SmartInductive and the technologies combined:
    Ubiquity RF chargers , designed to be the industry's most economical RF chargers.
  • Wireless products that these transmitters can charge will also be demonstrated:
    A retrofitted DeWalt power drill that recharges on a SmartInductive charging surface.

Powercast & Nichicon Integrate RF Charging with Small Li-Ion Battery in Demo of Wireless Charging for Small Devices

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Lithium, Internet of things, Lithium battery, SLB, DC, RF, Ubiquity, Conference, Doctor of Philosophy, Atmosphere, Maintenance, Nichicon, Electric battery, Video game

PITTSBURGH and SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Powercast Corporation, the one-stop-shop for all things wireless power, and Nichicon, a world leader in manufacturing electronic components, are collaborating to add radio frequency (RF) charging capabilities to Nichicon's new Small Lithium Titanate Oxide (LTO) Rechargeable Batteries (SLBs).

Key Points: 
  • To demonstrate how to design small, sustainable, rechargeable-battery-based devices that can reduce both disposable battery e-waste and expensive battery maintenance, the companies paired Powercast's over-the-air RF wireless charging technology with Nichicon's SLB, which together can fit into small devices such styluses, wireless thermometers, medical devices and IoT sensors.
  • The companies created a stylus demo, which Nichicon will debut at the 2023 Arrow Technology Expo in Chicago on October 26th at the Stonegate Conference & Banquet Center.
  • The battery then powers the flashlight LED at the end of the stylus, with RF technology recharging the battery when it's not in use.
  • "This collaborative effort allows companies to develop environmentally-friendly, small consumer and IoT devices that eliminate disposable batteries," said Craig Anderson, President of Nichicon America.

Atmosic and Nichicon Announce Energy Harvesting Solution to Reduce Battery Waste in the IoT

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Thursday, September 14, 2023
Batteries, Sustainability, Environment, Alternative Energy, Energy, Technology, IOT (Internet of Things), Semiconductor, Lithium, Product management, Nichicon, 25K, Partnership, Internet of things, QFN, BOM, PMU, Puncture, Socs, RAM, CSP, SLB, Safety, Video game

Atmosic Technologies, an innovator of ultra-low-power wireless platforms for the Internet of Things (IoT), and Nichicon Corporation, a leading electronic components supplier, have announced a strategic partnership to provide customers with an energy harvesting solution for small form factor IoT devices.

Key Points: 
  • Atmosic Technologies, an innovator of ultra-low-power wireless platforms for the Internet of Things (IoT), and Nichicon Corporation, a leading electronic components supplier, have announced a strategic partnership to provide customers with an energy harvesting solution for small form factor IoT devices.
  • When the ATM33e is combined with SLB series devices, the solution offers extended battery operation in a very small form factor.
  • “We look forward to a continued partnership with Nichicon leveraging our energy harvesting technology across a broad range of customer applications,” said Paul Davis, VP of Product Management at Atmosic.
  • They can easily be charged from various energy harvesting sources, making them particularly well suited to consumer, commercial, and industrial IoT applications.

Proposed Settlements totaling CAD $21.94M Reached in Electrolytic & Film Capacitor Class Actions

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Monday, July 24, 2023
KEMET, Fujitsu, CAD, ROHM, Electronics, Aluminium, Nichicon

LONDON, ON, July 24, 2023 /CNW/ - Four proposed national settlements totaling $21,940,000 for the benefit of class members have been reached in class actions alleging price fixing and related conduct on behalf of Canadians who purchased electrolytic and film capacitors and products containing electrolytic and film capacitors.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, ON, July 24, 2023 /CNW/ - Four proposed national settlements totaling $21,940,000 for the benefit of class members have been reached in class actions alleging price fixing and related conduct on behalf of Canadians who purchased electrolytic and film capacitors and products containing electrolytic and film capacitors.
  • ROHM, Fujitsu, KEMET and Nichicon (together, the "Settling Defendants") have separately agreed to pay CAD $450,000, CAD $465,000, CAD $6,200,000 and CAD $14,150,000 respectively for the benefit of Electrolytic Settlement Class Members.
  • KEMET and Nichicon have also agreed to pay CAD $325,000 and CAD $350,000 respectively for the benefit of Film Settlement Class Members.
  • An "electrolytic capacitor" and a "film capacitor" are two types of electronic components used in an electrical circuit to store a charge.

Nichicon and Ossia® Announce Partnership to Wirelessly Power IoT Devices

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Other Energy, IOT (Internet of Things), Technology, Batteries, Mobile, Wireless, Energy, Hardware, Lithium, Partnership, Cota (power), Corporation, Growth, Ecosystem, SLB, Mobile phone, Nichicon, Internet of things

This partnership will produce a Nichicon branded battery that when in the proximity of a Cota Power Transmitter will always receive power.

Key Points: 
  • This partnership will produce a Nichicon branded battery that when in the proximity of a Cota Power Transmitter will always receive power.
  • Ossia has always stated that the promise of IoT proliferation cannot happen without wireless power,” said Doug Stovall, Ossia CEO.
  • Nichicon is forging a path to offer sustainable IoT growth with a continuously powered Cota-enabled SLB.”
    “Ossia is a large player in the IoT power industry and Nichicon is proud to partner with them.
  • This collaborative endeavor holds the potential to introduce a truly revolutionary power source to the dynamic IoT market,” said Craig Anderson, President of Nichicon America.

Nichicon Corporation and Exeger Join Forces to Empower Global Adoption of Light-Powered Solutions

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Thursday, June 15, 2023
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SCHAUMBURG, Ill., June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Nichicon Corporation and Exeger today announced a new partnership that aims to propel the global adoption of light-powered solutions. Nichicon will help promote Exeger by utilizing its Powerfoyle solar cell technology in association with Nichicon's own SLB Series of Lithium Titanate Oxide (LTO) Batteries.

Key Points: 
  • Exeger becomes Nichicon's preferred partner for light-powered solutions
    SCHAUMBURG, Ill., June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Nichicon Corporation and Exeger today announced a new partnership that aims to propel the global adoption of light-powered solutions.
  • Nichicon will help promote Exeger by utilizing its Powerfoyle solar cell technology in association with Nichicon's own SLB Series of Lithium Titanate Oxide (LTO) Batteries.
  • Both Exeger and Nichicon develop components within the field of energy harvesting.
  • "Together, we're on a mission to break boundaries and accelerate the global adoption of sustainable energy solutions.

Nichicon Selects Powercast's RF Charging Technology for New Small Li-Ion Rechargeable Batteries

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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PITTSBURGH and SCHAUMBURG, Ill., May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Nichicon, a world leader in manufacturing electronic components, and Powercast Corporation, the leader in radio-frequency (RF)-based over-the-air wireless power technology, are collaborating to add RF charging capabilities to Nichicon's new series of Small Lithium Titanate Oxide (LTO) Rechargeable Batteries (SLBs). The companies' technologies combine to wirelessly power sustainable, maintenance-free, rechargeable-battery-based IoT devices and networks. Both Nichicon (booth #729) and Powercast (booth #840) will demonstrate the solution at Sensors Converge in Santa Clara, CA, June 20 – 22, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Nichicon's SLBs and Powercast's over-the-air RF charging technology combine to enable sustainable, maintenance-free IoT sensor networks
    PITTSBURGH and SCHAUMBURG, Ill., May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Nichicon , a world leader in manufacturing electronic components, and Powercast Corporation, the leader in radio-frequency (RF)-based over-the-air wireless power technology, are collaborating to add RF charging capabilities to Nichicon's new series of Small Lithium Titanate Oxide (LTO) Rechargeable Batteries (SLBs).
  • Both Nichicon (booth #729) and Powercast (booth #840) will demonstrate the solution at Sensors Converge in Santa Clara, CA, June 20 – 22, 2023.
  • "We are teaming with Nichicon whose long-life rechargeable batteries can store the energy generated by Powercast Technology and repeatedly discharge it over and over as needed."
  • "This collaborative effort allows companies to develop environmentally-friendly smart home IoT ecosystems that eliminate disposable batteries," said Craig Anderson, President of Nichicon America.

Film Capacitor Market Size to Increase by $ 339.35 mn during 2021-2025 | Forecasting Strategies for the New Normal | 17,000+ Technavio Research Reports

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Saturday, September 4, 2021
Capacitors, Energy, Articles, Film capacitor, Vishay Intertechnology, Supercapacitor, Nichicon, Yageo, Electrolytic capacitor

Factors such as increasing adoption of EVs and HEVs andincreasing investments in R&D will drive the growth of the Film Capacitor Market during 2021-2025.

Key Points: 
  • Factors such as increasing adoption of EVs and HEVs andincreasing investments in R&D will drive the growth of the Film Capacitor Market during 2021-2025.
  • However, increasing number of counterfeit products might hamper the market growth.
  • The use of film capacitors in renewable energy applications will present several growth opportunities for market players.
  • By Type, the market is classified into polyester film capacitors, polypropylene film capacitors, PTFE film capacitors, and others.The market growth from the capacitors segment will be significant during the forecast period.