How Ultra Low Power Swiss Watch Technology and Know How from the 20th Century is Influencing Energy Harvesting in the 21st Century

Ken Ball is a graduate of Cambridge University in the U.K. and has worked within the specialist semiconductor backend, assembly and test industries for over 25 years. More recently he has been assisting Microdul AG in Switzerland to use their unique low-power ASIC technology in Energy Harvesting applications, in particular, for Wireless sensors. Ken has also been helping with the development of new standards within ISA100 Power Source Study Group, for which he is the subgroup leader for Power Management Systems.

Microdul AG is a specialist for high quality microelectronics and ultra low-power electronic circuits. Microdul has a broad range and depth of experience covering industrial, medical and consumer applications. Thanks to Microdul's three business lines Modules, Thick-film and Semiconductors, there is a wide spectrum of choice with respect to electronic miniaturisation.

Our core competence is the production of cutting edge individual solutions in close cooperation with the customer.

 

For Energy Harvesting applications, our experience of supplying the Swiss Watch industry gives us the ability to manufacture custom circuits with ultra low-power consumption.