Atmel Launches Industry’s Safest Battery Management Solution for Automotive and Industrial High-cell-count Li-Ion Battery Packs
Devices enable cost savings of up to 60 percent compared to existing solutions
San Jose, CA, October 7, 2009 – Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) today announced the availability of a new Li-Ion battery management chipset for high-cell-count automotive and industrial applications such as electrical/hybrid vehicles, e-bikes or uninterruptible power supplies. Atmel is currently the only supplier to provide a complete two-chip protection solution including all necessary functionalities with the highest safety level.
The ATA6870/71 chipset requires less external components than comparable solutions because it includes a hot plug-in capability, six integrated AD converters with a cut-off … Read More → "Atmel Launches Industry’s Safest Battery Management Solution for Automotive and Industrial High-cell-count Li-Ion Battery Packs"