Battery-charger-control designers face a fundamental choice: to use a part from the rich selection of dedicated charge-control ICs available from many vendors or to use a programmable microcontroller.

For 45 years, nickel-cadmium (NiCd; also Ni-Cad™, see Editor's Note below) batteries have plagued me. That's because I like to spend my Sunday afternoons relaxing with radio-controlled aircraft, such ...

F1 drivers and teams are preparing for a markedly different season as they become more concerned than ever with just how much charge the car’s battery has. The 50/50 split between the internal ...

Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: MX, "Magnachip") today announced the launch of two new 8th-generation Ultra ...

A group of KAIST researchers and collaborators have engineered a tiny brain implant that can be wirelessly recharged from outside the body to control brain circuits for long periods of time without ...