Exeger's a unique solar cell technology is unique in the fact that it converts all forms of light into electrical energy. Its revolutionary material, Powerfoyle, is the world’s only fully customizable, flexible solar cell with superior design properties, which can be integrated seamlessly into any electronic device. Powerfoyle enhances every product it is integrated into with extended or even unlimited battery life.
To enable Powerfoyle implementations in all sorts of product categories that could benefit from continuous charging, Exeger continues to establish strategic partnerships with key electronic suppliers. California-headquartered Atmosic Technologies is an innovative semiconductor company that designs ultra-low power wireless and energy harvesting solutions that are able to power simple sensors or "stupid" connected devices that only need to do one thing well (also called IoT in Industrial applications) almost indefinitely.
While Atmosic was already determined to explore the potential of ultra-low power chips, such as Bluetooth 5.3 System-on-Chips (SoCs) that allow products to remain connected for a year with only a tiny battery, Exeter's Powerfoyle allows removing the need of that battery completely. The combination of the two solutions could dramatically lower costs and efforts associated with maintaining the growing number of connected devices in the home, car, medical, industrial, enterprise and generic sensor applications.
Both Exeger and Atmosic also develop components within the field of energy harvesting. Exeger’s photovoltaic cells can be produced in any shape and size, which can be key to help drive the adoption of light-powered products in the next generation of connected consumer and industrial devices. Atmosic develops innovative energy harvesting wireless SoCs and connectivity modules with ultra-low power features that include an integrated boost converter and sophisticated power management technologies to optimally control, store, and distribute available power.
Following Exeger’s announcement in 2021 of the Powerfoyle Indoor platform, which has been optimized for low light levels, Atmosic reached out to Exeger for collaboration in designing complete systems with significantly extended or even endless battery life when utilizing Powerfoyle. Atmosic’s low-power wireless chipsets and Exeger’s solar cells can create attractive solutions for low-power connected devices such as Bluetooth remote controls, sensors, beacons, and keyboards.
"Atmosic’s extremely low-power solutions, combined with our Powerfoyle solar cell technology, will help reduce – and in many cases eliminate – the use of disposable batteries for IoT devices,” says Giovanni Fili, CEO and Founder of Exeger. "This opens up a huge opportunity in the 400 billion USD IoT market which will greatly accelerate its transition to clean endless energy."
Perpetual TV Remote
A great example of the potential of Powerfoyle in very simple devices has now been demonstrated at the 2022 International Broadcast Convention (IBC), September 9-12 in Amsterdam. Omni Remotes a leading manufacturer of home control solutions, has launched its new Model P+ TV remote at this trade show, the first result of its collaboration with Exeger. This perpetual remote combines premium aesthetics with Powerfoyle solar technology and has the potential to significantly reduce the use and disposal of alkaline batteries.
The new Model P+ remote uses Powerfoyle’s superior indoor light harvesting capabilities, while harnessing Omni’s ultra-low power platform. This means never replacing or recharging the batteries in their remotes. For the pay TV and consumer electronics industries, this would be a vital step towards meeting environmental net-zero targets.
"In the past year, sustainability has been the single biggest focus for our customers, which represent some of the biggest brands in TV and broadcasting," says Jean-Paul Abrams, President of Global Sales, Omni Remotes. "In the Model P+, Omni and Exeger have created a greener blueprint for the next billion remotes."
The Model P+ uses a selection of Powerfoyle different textures to create different options that appeal to consumers. Omni further designed and built it from the ground up for modularity, so individual plastic and electronic components can be separated for recycling or reuse. This remote is part of Omni’s broad-ranging Greenovation initiative, which includes the use of ocean-bound plastics, refurbishable designs and plastic-free packaging.
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www.atmosic.com
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