An iPad Air spontaneously combusted this week in a Vodafon store in Canberra, Australia, filling the store with smoke and sending a continuous stream of sparks flying from the charging port of the ...

Providing single-chip protection for 1-cell lithium-ion and lithium-polymer batteries, the AP9214L device is designed for use in rechargeable Li+ battery packs, as found in smart phones, cameras, and ...

SII Semiconductor, a subsidiary of Seiko Instruments, has released the S-19190 Series of automotive EDLC (electric double-layer capacitor) protection ICs featuring cell-balancing and overcharge ...

Use of battery-powered systems have expanded as consumers have migrated to portable phones, MP3 players, digital cameras, and more. One reason for this growth has been the availability of batteries ...

Littelfuse, Inc., an industrial technology manufacturing company empowering a sustainable, connected, and safer world, announced the extension of its ITV2718 surface-mountable Li-ion battery protector ...

The simplest protection method for battery packs is a fuse that opens if the system draws excessively high current. A more complex protection circuit is found in some battery packs. The ...

Nisshinbo Micro Devices has launched the NB7142 and NB7143 series Li-Ion battery protection ICs, intended for applications requiring high-precision overcurrent and short-circuit detection, such as ...

Because stationary batteries and 48VDC power systems serve as lifelines for telecommunication networks, the reliability of these systems is of the utmost importance. Many system designers rely on ...

2020 iPhones may have a custom battery protection module that is nearly 50 percent smaller and thinner than the battery protection circuit in previous iPhones, according to industry sources cited by ...