Micron Communications, Inc., announces WaferThin coin cell prototype.BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 1995--Micron Communications, Inc., a subsidiary of Micron Technology Micron Technology ("Micron") NYSE: MU is a multinational company based in Boise, Idaho, USA, best known for producing many forms of semiconductor devices. This includes DRAM, SDRAM, flash memory, and CMOS image sensing chips. , Inc., announces the development of the WaferThin(TM) coin cell prototype, which Micron Communications believes to be the world's thinnest coin cell. WaferThin was designed as an ultra-thin, high discharge-rate power source for Radio Frequency Identification See RFID. (RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. ) products currently under development at Micron. The WaferThin's ultra-thin profile and patented ThinSeal(TM) construction make it an optimum power source for smart credit cards, electronic greeting and business cards, thin watches, or any other application where a durable, ultra-thin power source is desirable. The WaferThin coin cell prototype is 0.5 millimeter thick, which Micron believes is twice as thin as the thinnest commercially sold coin cell available today. A lithium primary cell, the CR1605 WaferThin has a nominal voltage of 3 volts and a capacity of 12 milliamp-hours, and the CR2005 WaferThin has a capacity of 22 milliamp-hours. Other chemical systems such as carbon monofluoride Carbon monofluoride (CF, CFx, or (CF)x), also called polycarbon monofluoride, polycarbon fluoride, poly(carbon monofluoride), and graphite fluoride or lithium ion A rechargeable battery technology introduced in 1991 that provides greater charge per pound than nickel metal hydride. In 1993, Toshiba introduced the first notebook in the U.S. with a Li-ion battery. may be used with the ThinCell packaging technology. Micron Communications, Inc., would like to explore large scale external business opportunities with original equipment manufacturers or others interested in large volume applications. To discuss potential business arrangements, please contact: Patrick D. King Director, Marketing and Sales Micron Communications, Inc. Phone (208) 368-4888 Fax (208) 368-4286 E-mail at pdking@vax.micron.com Micron Communications, Inc., is developing new RFID technologies. The company is a subsidiary of Micron Technology, Inc., whose common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange ) under the symbol MU. -0- WaferThin and ThinSeal are trademarks of Micron Communications, Inc. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: In the Internet/email address noted in this news release, there is an "at" symbol between pdking and vax.micron.com. This symbol may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: Micron Technology Inc. Kipp Bedard, 208/368-4400 Fax-On-Demand, 800/239-0337 |
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