Members can download this article in PDF format. Portable and mobile products require sophisticated battery-management circuitry to extend battery life and avoid unexpected shutdowns. A key ...

OEMs and battery pirates are constantly in a quality-control tug of war. So how do companies ward off deviants and dodge the lemons? Battery-management ICs fall into three basic categories: chargers, ...

As users demand more power for their electronic devices, battery management systems need to provide more precise, accurate, and real-time monitoring. Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) has developed two new ...

TI’s single-chip battery fuel gauges, the BQ41Z90 and BQ41Z50, extend battery runtime by up to 30% using a predictive modeling algorithm. Their adaptive Dynamic Z-Track algorithm delivers ...

Tesla owner Philip Benassi used to panic when his battery gauge dropped on deserted country roads - Copyright AFP Petter BERNTSEN Tesla owner Philip Benassi used to ...