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Qnovo Secures Strategic Investment from Hyundai Motor and Kia
MILPITAS, CA, March 3, 2026 - Qnovo, a leader in battery software, today announced a strategic investment from Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation.
Qnovo Achieves Automotive SPICE: A Milestone in Automotive Software Excellence
We're proud to announce a significant milestone in our journey to deliver world-class battery intelligence solutions - we have successfully achieved Automotive SPICE (ASpice or Auto SPICE).
Qnovo and NXP Collaborate to Accelerate Electric Vehicle Battery Performance, Range, and Safety
Qnovo, the market leader e-mobility battery management software, today announced a collaboration with NXP® Semiconductors, a world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications...
Qnovo Introduces Smartphone Fast Charging with Innovative Battery Analytics
Mobile World Congress 2015 - Qnovo, a supplier of innovative mobile fast charging solutions, today announced a new approach to reducing mobile device battery...
Qnovo Secures Strategic Investment from Hyundai Motor and Kia
MILPITAS, CA, March 3, 2026 - Qnovo, a leader in battery software, today announced a strategic investment from Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation.
Qnovo Achieves Automotive SPICE: A Milestone in Automotive Software Excellence
We're proud to announce a significant milestone in our journey to deliver world-class battery intelligence solutions - we have successfully achieved Automotive SPICE (ASpice or Auto SPICE).
This year’s Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona was buzzing with a number of announcements, with the much anticipated Samsung S6 and wearables taking front seat. All the major players in the mobile space, with the exception of Apple, proudly...
You have heard of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, but MWC, what is that? Most consumers are not aware that it is one of the premier tradeshows where mobile devices OEMs announce and introduce their newest gadgets and devices...
Most of us recall the days of the flip phone, a mere decade ago, when the battery was small, a puny 800 mAh, yet it lasted days. Over these past several years, our phones got smarter, they got sophisticated, and the battery took the brunt of this evolution...
YOUR MOBILE FAST CHARGING OFFICE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
You are mobile. You travel. You own a smartphone, a tablet, and a laptop. You are always on the lookout for a power outlet that is not used by a competitor, i.e., another mobile traveler like you. You hate compromise. You need fast charging in each of your...
On 24 September 2009, A123 Systems become a public company trading under the ticker symbol of AONE on the NASDAQ. Its shares soared on the first day of trading closing the day at $20.29 per share, making the company valued at nearly $1.2 Billion. It...
Our Silicon Valley newspaper, the San Jose Mercury News, published this morning an article on the all-known battery blues. We have heard this story before. Your battery runs out before your day is out. The paper quotes Prof. K.M. Abraham, from the Center...
We have seen time and time again: the consumers’ #1 priority is the battery. That’s right, not 4K video, not 40Mpixel cameras, or a power button to operate with your middle finger…it’s the battery. So let’s see how the leading models of 2014 fared on battery life...
Imagine a world where your device, whatever it may be, has a source of energy — may be a battery, may be not — that lasts, I mean lasts to the point you don’t think about the period. It lasts in its operation and lasts in its longevity. If you ever find yourself with a low...
What does the new iPhone 6, Samsung Galaxy A7, Huawei Ascend P6 have in common? First, they are amongst the thinnest mobile smartphones ever made. The iPhone is 6.9 mm. The A7 is a mere 6.3 mm and the P6 comes in at a paper-thin 6.2 mm. Thickness...
This year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, which is just ending, has given us, consumers, a lot of new gadgets to ponder. We saw a gamut of new toys from larger TVs, 4K video, curved screens and curved smartphones, to wearable devices and...
You have got to be saying, “Wait!”, this is non sense. That perennial Periodic Table that we all took in high-school chemistry said that Lithium had an atomic number of 3, yes three, and Gold had an atomic number of 79. Gold is 28 times heavier than Lithium…are we...
It is nearly guaranteed that every consumer has looked at least once at their mobile device in total bewilderment, wondering how their battery came to be depleted. If it happens more than once, they begin to suspect that they battery is defective or has gone bad...
I just returned from travel in China. The Chinese airport authorities take very seriously the transport of lithium ion batteries on board of commercial airliners. If a passenger is carrying an unknown or unlabeled or improperly marked lithium ion battery in any form...
You are now asking, what is “step charging?” The standard charging methodology for lithium ion batteries has been something called CCCV, which stands for constant-current-constant-voltage. As the name implies, the charging starts with a phase of constant...
What flavors does the lithium ion battery come with? The answer is: quite a few. They represent the various combinations of materials that are used for the two electrodes, the anode and the cathode. It turns out the available choices for the anode are quite limited...
Your fuel gauge indicator, whether it is in your smartphone, tablet or even electric vehicle, gives an indication of remaining charge in your battery. That indicator is universally given in percentage. It is assumed that at 100%, the battery is full, and at 0%, the battery...
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released today its incident report on the battery fire that led to the grounding of the Boeing 787 fleet for many months. It is a thorough report, nearly 100 pages long, that examines in great detail all aspects of...
We see it in Qualcomm’s tweets. We see it in some published articles. We see it in fine prints from a few smartphone makers. It says “fast charging using Quick Charge 2.0.” What is it? In my earlier posts, I spoke about two pieces that are essential for fast charging...
I doubt that anyone will resist fast charging from becoming standard. Once a norm, I also doubt anyone will even refer to it as fast charging. The comparison then becomes one between “normal charging” vs. “slow charging.” This is a day we should all look...
I described earlier the two pieces of the fast charging puzzle. There is first the power delivery from the wall socket to your mobile device, and then there is managing the charging power into the battery so it does not get damaged. The first piece of the puzzle...
I am sure many have wondered about the possibility of pasting a solar cell on the back of their mobile device to charge their battery. The idea is elegant but, it turns out, is not terribly practical. We will go through the analysis together. First, let’s establish...
WHY IS FAST CHARGING SEEMINGLY DIFFICULT? OR IS IT?
We know and complain about the dismal charging times of modern smartphones! But why is it that these marvels take several hours to charge? That’s what we will explore today. There are two pieces to this puzzle. The first piece relates to power delivery...
THE SCIENCE BEHIND WHY THE BATTERY VENDORS ARE HITTING THE WALL
You have heard it before from me: battery performance is getting seriously challenged. The battery vendors are having a difficult time, and I am being kind, in meeting the expectations of the mobile device manufacturers. Specifically, it is getting extremely difficult for...
If you own a mobile device and in need to charge it, the first thing you do is to find a (or your) AC adapter with a USB cable, then plug it into the appropriate USB charging port on your device…et voila! Come back some hours later and your battery should be full...
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