Insights
Engineering deep-dives, industry analysis and the occasional opinion piece — written by our cell team for the engineers building the next device.
Designing RTC Backup with a Reflow-Mounted ML Coin Cell
How a USD 0.40 ML2032 with welded tabs replaces the tray-loaded CR2032 + holder + assembly labour in industrial controllers — and the four d
Series vs Parallel Cell Configurations: A Pack Designer's Guide
xSyP notation, when to add cells in series versus parallel, balancing requirements, tab-welding topology and when to upgrade from a PCM to a
Battery Design for Smart Rings: Geometry, Chemistry and Power Budget
The geometry constraints of a ring form factor, what capacity is realistically achievable, why high-voltage LCO wins, and how to design a wi
BMS Topology Selection: A Decision Framework for OEMs
From bare-cell PCM to full CAN-bus BMS — the spectrum of battery management topologies, the decision factors at each step, and a comparison
Coin Cells in the Cold: How LIR and ML Behave from -40 °C to +85 °C
Hard data and design rules for using rechargeable coin cells in outdoor IoT, automotive, cold-chain and aerospace devices.
Shipping Lithium: DGR Basics for Product Managers
Class 9 labels, state-of-charge limits, quantity caps per package — what dangerous-goods regs actually require when you ship lithium cells.
Designing a 5-Year BLE Beacon with an ML Coin Cell
A worked design for a sealed BLE beacon that runs five years on a single 65 mAh ML2032 cell. Power budget, advertising interval, MCU sleep,
Formation Cycling: The Manufacturing Step That Sets a Cell's Entire Life
What happens during the first charge, how formation protocol determines coulombic efficiency and long-term cycle life, and what to ask a sup
Thermal Runaway: What Triggers It, How to Design Against It
Separator shutdown, vent design, cell spacing and the role of BMS early-warning in lithium cell safety.
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