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Engineering deep-dives, industry analysis and the occasional opinion piece — written by our cell team for the engineers building the next device.
Cycle Life of Rechargeable Coin Cells: What 500, 1,000 and 2,000 Cycle Ratings Mean
A 1,000-cycle datasheet number depends on four conditions you cannot read from the spec sheet. Here is how to translate the rating into expe
LiPo Battery Swelling: Root Causes, Risk Levels and Design Fixes
Why pouch cells swell, which scenarios are safe to ignore and which require immediate action, and what BMS and mechanical design changes pre
Designing Curved Polymer Batteries for Wearable Devices
How curvature radius, electrode coating and stack geometry affect cycle life in curved Li-Po cells.
Tab Welding Coin Cells: When to Pick Nickel, Copper or Through-Hole Posts
A field guide to selecting the right termination for LIR and ML coin cells when you need them welded into a pack rather than dropped into a
Protection PCM vs Smart Battery: When to Use Which
Cost, complexity and firmware implications of the two main BMS topologies in consumer electronics.
Coin Cell Self-Discharge: Doing the 5-Year Shelf Life Math
How rechargeable coin cells lose charge sitting on a warehouse shelf, what determines the rate, and how to plan inventory rotation that keep
Four Mechanisms of Capacity Fade in Lithium-Polymer Cells
SEI growth, lithium plating, cathode cracking and electrolyte depletion — what each does to a cycle curve and what BMS settings slow it down
Sizing a Cell From a Power Profile
How to turn a current-vs-time trace into a real-world capacity specification — with a worked IoT example.
Co-designing a Custom Lithium Cell: Six Stages from Concept to Production
Why custom battery projects fail when the supplier is engaged too late, and the six-stage workflow that gets a non-standard cell from 3D mod
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