NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter, “NGK”) announces that it will exhibit its technologies in the General Exhibits area of CEATEC 2024, to be held at Makuhari Messe (Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture) from October 15 (Tue.) to October 18 (Fri.). On the 15th, vice president will give a lecture about well-being with ultra-thin and compact lithium-ion rechargeable battery, “EnerCera”, at a Special
NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) won the Sensors Converge 2024 Best of Sensors Awards Power category for the EnerCera Pouch ET series ultra-thin, lightweight rechargeable battery.
Sensors Converge is an exhibition showcasing cutting-edge innovative technologies in the sensor industry. The Best of Sensors Awards award the most outstanding products and technologies
NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”) has invested in PanelSemi Corporation (Local company name: 方略電子股份有限公司; Head Office: New Taipei City; hereinafter, “PanelSemi”), a Taiwan-based startup engaged in the development and sale of flat-panel flexible LED displays and substrates for semiconductor modules.
PanelSemi develops and sells ultra-thin and lightweight flexible LED displays with low powe
New product NAS MODEL L24 is characterized by significantly reduced degradation rate.
Improved technology allows customers to save approx. 20% on their investment in NAS battery storage system compared to the previous battery type.
Advanced type of NAS battery is an outcome of the joint development by BASF and NGK.
Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Nagoya, Japan, June 10th, 2024 – BASF Stationary
NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”) based in Nagoya, Japan, has recently decided to augment production capacity of AMB substrates for power modules. By the fiscal year 2026, monthly production will be increased by about 2.5 times from the current capacity. NGK aims for net sales of 20.0 billion yen by the fiscal year 2030, by improving supply capacity and by steadily capturing demand in marke
NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter, “NGK”) announces that it has further developed its collaboration with Energous Corporation (hereinafter, “Energous”), a leading developer of RF-based charging for wireless power networks for IoT, and e-peas, maker of highly efficient power source IC technology, to spread the use of Wireless Power Transmission/Transfer (WPT) systems. NGK will support the developme
NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”), Exeger Operations AB (Stockholm, Sweden; CEO & Founder: Giovanni Fili; hereinafter “Exeger”), TACHIBANA ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS CO., LTD. (Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Toshimichi Shibata; hereinafter “TACHIBANA ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS”), and Semtech Corporation (California, USA; President and CEO: Mohan Maheswaran; hereinafter “Semtech”), have developed a ma
NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter, “NGK”) announces that it will begin a logistics demonstration using its lithium-ion rechargeable batteries EnerCera®at Nagoya Central Wholesale Market Main Office on February 6. This demonstration will be conducted with the goal of creating a new, highly efficient in-market logistics model. The flow of goods and personnel will be monitored and visualized with ind
NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”) has decided to build a new R&D building at its head office site in order to encourage the development of products related to a digital society (“DS”). By consolidating human resources and facilities for new product and production technology development, we will shorten the lead time from basic research to product launch and achieve early commercializati
NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”) has developed an evaluation system that visualizes the conditions of Li-ion rechargeable “EnerCera®” batteries, including remaining battery capacity, together with ON Semiconductor Corporation (Headquarters: Arizona, U.S., hereinafter “onsemi”). Being able to assess the status of the battery will enable the efficient use of EnerCera.
The evaluation syste
NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”) will participate in electronica 2022, one of the Europe’s largest trade fairs for electronic components, which will be held from November 15th (Tue.) to 18th (Fri.) at Messe München (in Munich, Germany). NGK had previously only participated in the exhibition online, but will participate onsite for the first time. At the booth, solar powered indoor/outdoor p
NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (“NGK”) exhibits its technologies in the Total Solutions Area of CEATEC 2022 to be held at Makuhari Messe (Chiba City, Chiba) from October 18th (Tue.) to 21st (Fri.). On the opening day of the exhibition, the 18th, a vice president of NGK will give a lecture on EnerCera®, batteries for IoT devices, at the corporate seminar venue in Makuhari Messe
The theme of the 23rd CEATE
This year's CES will be held both on-site and virtually. NGK will showcase the EnerCera battery, an ideal energy storage device for IoT devices that contributes to the realization of Society5.0 , a concept which is defined as "a human-centered society that balances economic advancement with the resolution of social problems by a system that highly integrates cyberspace and physical space" .
NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter, “NGK”), TOREX SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. (hereinafter, "TOREX") and Ossia Inc. (hereinafter "Ossia") have started working together to spread the use of wireless power transmission/transfer (WPT) systems. The companies have developed a WPT power receiver development kit using a combination of NGK’s lithium-ion rechargeable batteries EnerCera®, TOREX’s low-current-consumpt
We are pleased to announce release of "NGK REPORT 2021" and “NGK Sustainability Data Book 2021.”
NGK REPORT 2021
NGK Sustainability Data book 2021
Message from the President
An era of transformation has arrived for the NGK Group. The needs and expectations of society are
changing fast. As a corporate group built on pursuing solutions to social issues, we must change
Nagoya Institute of Technology (hereinafter, “NITech”) and NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter, “NGK”), both based in Nagoya, Japan, have established the NGK Environment Innovation Laboratory on the NITech campus. This collaboration between the private sector and academia will work on creating innovative next-generation products that contribute to a significant reduction of greenhouse gases, such as
NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”) based in Nagoya, Japan, announced that it has commenced collaboration with Renesas Electronics Corporation (hereinafter “Renesas”), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, on promoting the widespread adoption of maintenance-free IoT devices. As the first phase of collaboration, NGK and Renesas jointly-developed a reference design for a wireless air quality sensing s
At CES 2021, NGK Insulators, Ltd. (NGK) exhibited maintenance-free solutions for IoT devices utilizing its flagship EnerCera® battery series together with various wireless power transfer (WPT) and energy harvesting technologies to break the bottleneck of power sources.
EnerCera battery is a series of Li-ion rechargeable battery products that are defined by its crystal oriented ceramic positive
NGK INSULATORS, LTD. ("NGK") launches a dedicated website to showcase the potential applications of EnerCera’s lineup.
On the website, both EnerCera Pouch and Coin are introduced in detail, including product features and specifications. Furthermore, numerous examples of applications are introduced, allowing engineers and researchers to get inspired by the potential solutions that EnerCera can r
We are pleased to announce release of "NGK REPORT 2020" and “NGK Sustainability Data Book 2020.”
NGK REPORT 2020
NGK Sustainability Data book 2020
Message from the President
The current spread of the novel coronavirus has caused an abrupt slowdown in the global economy, having a significant impact on the NGK Group’s business performance. Nevertheless, we must not halt o