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Semiconductor Lithography Plays Role in 5nm Transistors and Improved Li-Ion Battery

Large-scale adoption of wearable devices will depend on availability of two important technologies: improved batteries and higher density transistor circuits. These two technologies have been made possible by semiconductor lithography.

http://www.powerelectronics.com/power-management/semiconductor-lithography-plays-role-5nm-transistors-and-improved-li-ion-battery

Sam Davis | Aug 02, 2017



Announced at the 2017 Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits conference in Kyoto, Japan, IBM and its research alliance partners, GlobalFoundries and Samsung

Enovix sounds alot like Neah Power approach...both have FormFactor alumni and Motorola..


Enovix has built a new battery platform with an orthogonal approach that extends beyond chemistry to modern science and technology disciplines. Figure 2 illustrates how the Enovix 3D SiliconTM Lithium-ion Battery platform decouples the performance characteristics, which enables much greater innovation in materials, design, production, and packaging. With this approach, incremental improvements in each of these separate characteristics can collectively produce significant overall increases in battery energy density.

Prior to co-founding Enovix, Harrold was vice president of operations at FormFactor, a leader in the design and production of patented 3D MEMS contact technology for semiconductor wafer testing. During his 5-year tenure, he led operations from research and development through pilot production to high-volume manufacturing. This helped set the stage for a successful IPO in 2003 and contributed to an 370% increase in annual revenue, from $79M in 2002 to $369M in 2006.

Before FormFactor, Harrold spent 17 years in operations management at the IBM thin-film disk-drive head operations in San Jose, CA. He led an organization of 250 engineering and manufacturing personnel that continually met production goals while reducing cost-per-wafer by 50%. He also assumed financial plan responsibility for IBM’s global disk-drive head operations in Asia, Central America, and Europe. Harrold earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from U.C. Davis and an M.S. in mechanical engineering from Stanford University.

JERRY HALLMARK, FORMER DIRECTOR OF ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, MOTOROLA MOBILITY
Jerry Hallmark is an energy technologies expert who has discovered and commercialized numerous battery technologies. At Motorola, he sourced, tested, qualified and launched over 25 different custom lithium-ion cells mobile devices, including the RAZR, Moto X, several Droids and Moto Z. He also led the Motorola power management team. Jerry earned an M.S. in electrical engineering (solid state devices) from Arizona State University and a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Florida. He holds 31 patents, has given numerous presentations at industry conferences, and served as president of the U.S. Fuel Cell Council.

As Enovix extends beyond wearables into larger mobile markets—smartphones, tablets, and notebook computers—production volume will increase, and unit cost will decline. The combination of higher energy density, improved safety, and lower cost will eventually make Enovix an attractive choice for electric vehicles.

Key specifications for the Enovix 3D Silicon Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery, which is presently in the pilot-production (pre-commercialization) phase.