U.S. Patent Granted to O2Micro for Over-Voltage Controller

Dec. 12, 2012
O2Micro International Limited, a global leader in the design, development and marketing of high-performance integrated circuits and solutions, today announced that it was issued seven claims under United States patent number 8,232,773 for its Over-voltage Transient Controller; a continuation of the invention issued September 2009 under United States patent number 7,589,499.

O2Micro International Limited, a global leader in the design, development and marketing of high-performance integrated circuits and solutions, today announced that it was issued seven claims under United States patent number 8,232,773 for its Over-voltage Transient Controller; a continuation of the invention issued September 2009 under United States patent number 7,589,499.

Pre-charging (charging battery cells with a very low current) is required when a Lithium Ion rechargeable battery pack is too cold or deeply discharged. O2Micro's patented controller architecture enables lower cost pre-charging, without increasing the board size. The patented architecture enables "adaptive" pre-charge to increase the charging current as the cell voltage increases, until finally reaching the full charging current level. Prior art utilized a fixed charging current, taking a longer time to charge the battery pack.

"Rechargeable battery applications include laptop computers, PDAs, cell phones, and any portable electronic device," said Bill Densham, strategic marketing director, O2Micro.

O2Micro- www.o2micro.com

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