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TI Boosts Battery Run-Time in Portable Medical and Industrial Devices

Highest accuracy Li-Ion battery fuel gauge extends battery run-time by 50 percent, allows consumers to see remaining capacity

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Texas Instruments (TI) introduced the industry’s smallest and most accurate Li-Ion battery fuel gauge integrated circuit, the bq27421, which boosts battery run-time in portable medical devices, such as wearable health monitors, and industrial devices like inventory scanners and portable emergency lights and other consumer electronics. Leveraging TI’s proven Impedance Track advanced battery technology typically used in tablets and smartphones, the bq27421 system-side fuel gauge in ...

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