Powering the wireless world with MEMS

Abstract

Battery life is huge problem for today's CE devices and every year the problem gets worse. That is a painful consequence of the explosion in capability and applications in modern wireless electronics of all types, and is particularly acute in advanced smartphones. Fuel cells have long been touted as the solution to the battery problem, and significant programs have been funded at large companies, start-ups, and within academia. Thus far, none of those efforts have resulted in a commercially successful product for consumer electronics.