Battery I.D. chip from Dallas Semiconductor monitors and reports battery pack temperature.DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 1995--Dallas Semiconductor Monday announced a Battery Identification Chip to monitor and report battery temperature and charge status in portable electronics, hand-held instruments and medical devices. The DS2434 is a digital output temperature sensor that senses battery temperatures on-chip, eliminating the need for thermistors. The DS2434 is a significant design advance that offers the ability to store battery charge parameters, recharge re·charge tr.v. re·charged, re·charg·ing, re·charg·es To charge again, especially to reenergize a storage battery. re history and charge/discharge characteristics in its expanded 256-bit nonvolatile memory See non-volatile memory. . Battery pack temperature is monitored and reported digitally. With the DS2434 aboard, battery manufactures will be able to assign an identification number to battery packs to aid in maintaining warranty information. Said Rick Downs, product manager, "The DS2434 will provide battery manufacturers with greater control over their aftermarket Aftermarket See: Secondary market. aftermarket See secondary market. revenue stream while optimizing the accessible battery information during product life." The expanded memory See EMS, EMM and expanded storage. (storage) expanded memory - Memory used through EMS. In systems based on Intel 80386 or later processor expanded memory is part of the extended memory that is mapped into the expanded memory page frame by the processor. of the DS2434 Battery identification Chip offers sufficient storage capacity for user data such as gas gauge and manufacturing information, in addition to battery history. Information is sent and received via a one-wire interface. Applications for the DS2434 Battery Identification Chip include medical instrumentation, medical devices and sensors, marine avionics and the held-held consumer electronics markets such as LCD display units, portable radios and cellular phones, as well as laptop and notebook computers. The DS2434 is currently available and is priced at $2.83 each per 5,000 and $2.98 each per 1,000 quantity. Dallas Semiconductor Dallas Semiconductor, now a subsidiary of Maxim Integrated Products, designs and manufactures analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductors (integrated circuits, or ICs). (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DS) designs, manufactures and markets CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. chips and chip-based subsystems. In its 11-year history, the company has sold its products to more than 8,000 customers worldwide. These include original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in instrumentation, factory automation, personal computers, office equipment, telecommunications, medical equipment and mainframe computers. Chips and subsystems are sold through a direct sales force, distributors and manufacturers' representatives worldwide. CONTACT: Dallas Semiconductor, Dallas Rick Downs, 214/450-0448 (readers' contact) 214/450-0470 (fax) or Syd Coppersmith, 214/450-5349 (editors' contact) |
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