Background
1 Sep 2020

Powercast
This is a background profile covering Powercast, a prominent and longstanding company in the field of RF charging and energy harvesting. The bulk of the content was written in 2017, but key figures are updated to 2020.
External press release
30 Jul 2019

Powercast long-range wireless power technology gains FCC approvals
Powercast Corporation announced that its radio-frequency-based long-range over-the-air wireless power technology has received three new certifications from the Federal Communications Commission - totaling seven since 2007 - adding retail applications to the company's existing FCC approvals for deployments in consumer, commercial and industrial environments.
External press release
11 Apr 2018

Powercast demonstrates industry's first batteryless electronic UHF tag
Powercast Corporation will demonstrate the industry's first Batteryless Electronic UHF (Ultrahigh Frequency) Retail Price Tag.
External press release
29 Dec 2017

Powercast to unveil FCC-approved consumer transmitter
PowerSpot is industry's first over-the-air, far-field (up to 80 feet) RF charger for consumer devices to get FCC nod.
External press release
29 Aug 2012

Infinite Power Solutions granted key encapsulation patent
U.S. Patent relates to Metal Film Encapsulation of Solid-State Thin-Film Batteries.
External press release
1 Feb 2012

THINERGY MECs are ideal for bluetooth low energy applications
Infinite Power Solutions, Inc. (IPS) has announced that their award-winning THINERGY® Micro-Energy Cell (MEC) products are the ideal energy storage solution for many Bluetooth® Smart (also known as Bluetooth Low Energy) devices.
27 Oct 2011

Wireless sensor networks and energy harvesting coming together
Zero power wireless sensors are now available, which bring together new low power wireless ICs with energy harvesters (which harvest energy from heat, light or motion, for example) and the appropriate form of energy storage and conditioning.
External press release
23 Sep 2011

Arrow Electronics offers turnkey energy-harvesting reference design
Arrow Electronics, Inc. has joined with leading suppliers Silicon Labs, Infinite Power Solutions and Linear Technology Corporation to launch a turnkey energy-harvesting reference design enabling wireless networks powered by a solar energy-harvesting source.
External press release
15 Jan 2010

Infinite Power Solutions and Arrow Electronics Sign Global Agreement
Infinite Power Solutions (IPS), an industry leader in solid-state, thin-film energy storage and energy-harvesting power management products, today announced a global distribution agreement with Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW), a leading global distributor of electronic components and solutions. Under the agreement, Arrow will distribute IPS' award-winning INFINERGY™ Micro Power Module (MPM) product family.
External press release
1 Dec 2008

Synopsys unveils IP OEM partner program
Synopsys, Inc, a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, has announced the launch of its IP OEM partner program with leading fabless ASIC companies and supply channel partners. Arrow Electronics, Inc and Global Unichip Corp.