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Lithium-ion rechargeable battery EnerCera Wins Sensors Converge 2024 Best of Sensors Awards Power Category

16 July 2024 07:00

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 Invests in a Taiwan-based Startup Engaged in Flat-Panel LED Display and Semiconductor-Related Businesses

2 July 2024 07:00

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

NGK and Ambient Form Strategic Technology Partnership to Develop Sustainable Power Solutions for Maintenance-Free Electronics

7 February 2024 07:00

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. and Ambient Photonics are partnering to co-develop sustainable energy solutions for maintenance-free connected devices that reduce reliance on disposable batteries.
Complementing Ambient’s solar cells, which generate 3x more power than conventional indoor solar cells, NGK’s lithium-ion rechargeable battery “EnerCera pouch” offers the benefit of a low self-discharge current

NGK's Ultra-Thin EnerCera Batteries Featured on Japanese Television

15 January 2024 02:33

On December 21st, Japanese television, Nikkei Channel Local Business Satellite showcased NGK's EnerCera batteries as the future of batteries.
Iwao Owada, Vice President in charge of Global Business Creation, Corporate NV Creation, shared insightful comments about EnerCera during the program.
The spotlight of the program was on a demonstration experiment employing EnerCera for temperature man

NGK to Begin a Logistics Demonstration Using Its Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Batteries EnerCera at Nagoya Central Wholesale Market Main Office ~ Visualize Flow Lines of People and Items With the Market through Indoor/Outdoor Position Trackers

3 March 2023 08:00

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 Develops Evaluation System That Visualizes Remaining Battery Capacity of Li-ion Rechargeable “EnerCera” Batteries Together With onsemi ~ Assesses Battery Status and Enables Efficient Use

15 November 2022 07:00

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

Exhibition at electronica 2022 ~ NGK exhibits products that support digital society, including EnerCera, a battery for IoT devices ~

8 November 2022 07:00

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

Exhibition at CEATEC 2022 ~ NGK exhibits of products that support digital society, including EnerCera, batteries for IoT devices

13 October 2022 07:00

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

Innolux Japan, ENJI, Cold storage Japan, and NGK start Development of Temperature and Humidity Control Service Using Sensor Tags for Transporting Wine ~ Temperature and Humidity Control and Quality Visualization from Winery to Sales

19 May 2022 07:00

Innolux Japan Co., Ltd. (“Innolux”), ENJI Corporation(“ENJI”), Cold storage Japan Inc. (“Cold storage Japan”) and NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (“NGK”) announced today that they have started development of a temperature and humidity control service using sensor tags to visualize the environment while transporting and storing wine. The service will enable visualization of quality by controlling temperat

NGK Insulators exhibits at CES2022, the world's largest consumer electronics trade show, which will be held from January 5 to 8, 2022.

23 December 2021 07:00

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, TOREX, Ossia Start Collaboration to Spread Use of Wireless Power Transmission/Transfer Systems

17 November 2021 17:00

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

NGK REPORT 2021

25 October 2021 07:00

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

Chip-type Ceramic Rechargeable "EnerCera" Battery Receive Japan Fine Ceramics Association Award for Technical Advancement

4 June 2021 07:00

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”), based in Nagoya, Japan, received the 2020 Award for Technical Advancement from the Japan Fine Ceramics Association on May 25 for the development of the chip-type ceramic rechargeable EnerCera battery series, which has been commended highly.

This award is granted to those who have made significant achievements in the development of new products and t

CES 2021 Report: The future of IoT is maintenance-free

29 January 2021 07:00

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 launches a dedicated website showing detailed features, product updates and application examples for its EnerCera battery

7 January 2021 08:00

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

NGK develops high heat resistance lithium-ion battery achieving an operating temperature of up to 105°C

28 July 2020 09:00

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. has successfully raised the maximum operating temperature of its coin-type "EnerCera Coin" (part of the "EnerCera®" series) battery up to 105 degrees Celsius. Sample shipments are currently underway, with mass production scheduled to begin in September 2020. The battery’s potential applications primarily include automotive and industrial IoT devices.

EnerCera – a new Li-ion battery solution to eliminate bottlenecks in IoT power supply

16 March 2020 21:30

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (President Taku Oshima; Headquarters: Nagoya, Japan; "NGK") has developed the small, thin and high-energy-density ceramic secondary battery “EnerCera®” series successfully.

Chip-type Ceramic Secondary Battery “EnerCera” Series of New Power Sources for IoT Devices Exhibiting a Power Source Module Jointly with TOREX SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. in CES 2020

9 January 2020 02:06

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. announced that it will exhibit a maintenance-free small power source module for IoT devices at CES 2020 jointly with TOREX SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. . This power source module has combined the EnerCera® series and TOREX’s power source IC. NGK will join the fair for the second time, following on from 2019.

NGK to Commence Mass Production of Coin-type Cell in the Chip-type Ceramic Secondary Battery “EnerCera” Series of New Power Sources for IoT Devices Adding the world’s first high heat resistance-type cell

29 December 2019 17:32

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. announced that it will commence mass production of “EnerCera Coin,” a coin type cell in the “EnerCera” series of power sources for IoT devices, in December. NGK further announced that it has successfully developed a new high heat resistance type cell that is the world’s first* lithium (Li)-ion secondary battery capable of operating at 85 degrees Celsius.

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