Lithium-ion batteries have been used in portable consumer electronics for decades, primarily because they offer excellent energy density, no memory effect and a slow loss of charge when not in use.
BEDFORD, MA—Solar wafer manufacturer 1366 Technologies has opened the doors of a new 42,000 square-foot assembly plant here. The facility will employ 100 people.
DETROIT—Cars with factory-installed safety and security telematics are expected to increase to 15.7 percent in 2013 across the globe, according to the report by the ABI Research.
NEW DELHI, India—The Indian government is offering up to $4 billion in incentives to the world’s electronics manufacturers to set up new assembly plants in the country.
DETROIT—Sales of lithium ion batteries are expected to grow from $1.6 billion in 2012 to $22 billion by 2020, according to a report from Pike Research.
SIOUX CITY, IA—Sabre Industries celebrated completion of a $20 million assembly plant here, part of a multiphase expansion that is doubling the company’s workforce in the area. The manufacturer of large electrical and communication transmission equipment expects to add about 200 jobs.
WASHINGTON—Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have developed an instrument that identifies silicon wafers that are too fragile to make it through the photovoltaic manufacturing process.
SAN DIEGO—Space Micro, a manufacturer of radiation-hardened electronic products for spacecraft and military applications, has expanded its assembly plant here, doubling the size of its clean room and environmental qualification testing space.
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