Maxell develops energy harvesting-compatible evaluation kit using an all-solid-state battery in conjunction with the ROHM group

Power supply IC equipped with ROHM's Nano Energy™ and LAPIS Technology's charge control IC

[This article was originally published in July 2024.]
Maxell has collaborated on the development of a low current consumption evaluation module kit compatible with energy harvesting techniques such as solar electric generation, using a voltage-boosting DC-DC converter IC equipped with a ceramic packaged all-solid-state battery, LAPIS Technology Co., Ltd.'s (hereafter described as LAPIS Technology) charge control IC for energy harvesting, and ROHM Co., Ltd.'s (hereafter described as ROHM) Nano Energy™ ultra-low current consumption technology.

With this, the charging solution of the all-solid-state battery, which is compatible with power generation from sunlight and indoor lighting, can be easily examined. As it does not require a power supply, it is expected to be applicable in a wide range of fields from industrial applications to consumer products, such as monitoring devices for equipment and infrastructure, display devices, and wearable devices.

The low current consumption energy harvesting-compatible evaluation module kit combines LAPIS Technology's ML9077 charge control IC for energy harvesting, the BD8B133NVX voltage-boosting DC-DC converter IC equipped with, ROHM's Nano Energy™ ultra-low current consumption technology, and Maxell's PSB401010H and PSB401515H (currently under development) ceramic packaged all-solid-state batteries.