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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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.