October 2010 ARCHIVE

Microchip and Powercast Debut World’s First RF Energy Harvesting Kit That Enables Battery-Free, Perpetually Powered Wireless Applications

(26th October, 2010)

Microchip and Powercast Debut World’s First RF Energy Harvesting Kit That Enables Battery-Free, Perpetually Powered Wireless Applications  | read this item

Press Release
Microchip and Powercast Debut World’s First RF Energy Harvesting Kit That Enables Battery-Free, Perpetually Powered Wireless Applications
Combination of Powercast’s RF Energy Harvesting System and Microchip’s eXtreme Low Power PIC® Microcontrollers Eliminates Batteries in a Wide Range of Applications
CHANDLER, Ariz., Oct. 26, 2010 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, [...]

Powercast Transmitter Sends Power, Data for RF Energy Harvesting & Wireless Power Systems

(19th October, 2010)

Powercast Transmitter Sends Power, Data for RF Energy Harvesting & Wireless Power Systems  | read this item

Press Release
Powercast Transmitter Sends Power, Data for RF Energy Harvesting & Wireless Power Systems
Transmitter and receiver combo wirelessly charge and operate micro-power devices.
Pittsburgh, PA — October 19, 2010 — Powercast Corporation, a leader in RF-based wireless power and energy harvesting technology, today announced availability of its TX91501 Powercaster™ Transmitter which uses the 915-MHz ISM band [...]