Recent #Battery Life news in the semiconductor industry

3 months ago

➀ The Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i redefines ultrabook elegance with its glass-inspired design and innovative webcam;

➁ Despite its limited port options and battery life, the laptop boasts a dazzling OLED screen and a stylish, slim design;

➂ It offers a comfortable keyboard, good speakers, and a quiet cooling fan, although its webcam and battery life are not its strongest points.

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4 months ago

➀ The Wobkey Rainy 75 Pro offers an impressive typing experience with its smooth linear switches and great sound quality.

➁ Despite some minor issues like double-typing and an inconvenience with the wireless switch placement, the keyboard is a solid choice for budget-conscious users.

➂ The keyboard's wireless connectivity and long battery life make it a versatile option for various uses, although it may not be the best choice for gaming due to its polling rate.

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5 months ago
➀ Nexperia introduces the NEH71x0 PMIC family for energy harvesting, offering cost and space savings without the need for an external inductor; ➁ The PMICs provide power management solutions for energy harvesting, extending battery life and enabling rechargeable batteries or supercapacitors; ➂ The devices are designed for various applications including remote controls, key fobs, and IoT devices.
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5 months ago
➀ The ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 13) Aura Edition offers an impressive lightweight design, strong performance, and a great keyboard, but falls short in battery life compared to competitors. ➁ It features an Intel “Lunar Lake” Core Ultra processor, a 2.8k OLED display, and is tested against 12 MIL-STD durability tests. ➂ Despite its thin profile, it provides ample ports and excellent build quality.
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5 months ago
➀ The Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 is an AI-powered device with Snapdragon X Elite ARM-based CPU; ➁ It offers a stylish build, impressive screen, and good performance; ➃ The battery life is exceptional, with up to 20 hours of local video playback; ➄ However, it has limited I/O options and the ARM architecture is still in its early stages.
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6 months ago
➀ Windows 11 on Arm runs on selected Android smartphones but experiences rapid heating and significant battery drain; ➁ Despite performance issues, it can perform certain tasks and run older games; ➂ The experience is facilitated by Windows on Arm development focused on Qualcomm Snapdragon chips, with limitations due to incomplete driver support.
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6 months ago
➀ The article introduces a flow meter reference design based on the MC9S08GW64 microcontroller from NXP. It highlights the design's versatility, efficiency, and its suitability for gas and fluid metering applications. The design is known for its low power consumption, long battery life, and support for automated meter reading (AMR). ➁ It describes the design's features, such as real-time flow sensing, data accumulation, and wireless communication via ZigBee, which streamline the development process. ➂ The design is suitable for both consumer and industrial metering systems and is optimized to operate for over a decade on a single battery.
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7 months ago
➀ Ed sees the used EV market as a lucrative opportunity, recognizing the rapid depreciation of EVs and the resetting of battery life counters. ➁ He notes that many used EVs have been involved in accidents but are sold as 'accident-free'. ➃ Ed discusses his plan to profit from this market by buying EVs at a low cost and reselling them at a higher price.
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