Analog Devices has created a battery monitor for primary (non-rechargeable) cells that counts coulombs and can handle a pair of output supercapacitors. Called LTC3337, “the patented infinite dynamic ...

Maxim has introduced battery energy measuring (‘gas gauging’) chips with SHA-256 anti-cloning authentication. The firm has developed its own gauging algorithm that does needs no host interaction.

From smartphones to smartwatches, fitness trackers, and gaming consoles, the mobile devices we use each day have become so pervasive that you could say we live in a battery-powered world. Indeed, the ...

Smart phones and tablets are becoming indispensable as they gain more and more functionality. At the same time, the expectation is for these devices to become both thinner and cheaper. This requires ...

Battery packs require characterization to maximize battery fuel gauge chip performance in various applications. To obtain the best performance from a battery fuel-gauge chip, the battery pack must be ...

Texas Instruments' bq27541 Li-Ion battery fuel gauge is a microcontroller peripheral that requires minimum firmware and provides fuel gauging for single-cell Li-Ion battery packs. Texas Instruments ...