Cellphone power will get ever more attention as handset makers pu...
Cellphone power will get ever more attention as handset makers push to satisfy demand for multi-media phones, said ABI Research. “All eyes are again on handset power consumption and battery life,” said ABI. “The power management section, which is…
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responsible for converting battery energy into voltages to power all parts of the handset, will see renewed focus and innovation.” Power management must become more sophisticated, analyst Alan Varghese said. “As time went on the mobile phone became more of a multimedia device,” he told us: “Phone technology hasn’t progressed at the same rate.” Varghese said one answer is “dividing the phone into parts” with tools to shut down elements not in use while other parts are active. Varghese said technology developed for wireless phones easily can translate to other devices. “It’s not really a destination as much as a process,” he said.