Welcome to Darnell's Third Annual nanoPower Forum

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Practical energy harvesting, thin-film batteries and power management solutions for low-power wireless systems will be spotlighted at Darnell’s third annual nanoPower Forum (nPF ’09), May 18-20 in San Jose, California. Both are critical technologies enabling wireless applications such as mesh networks, wireless sensor and control applications, microelectromechanical (MEMs) systems, and so on. If you are an engineer involved with low-power system design, nPF ’09 will provide you with the latest design techniques and powering solutions.

“Mesh networks, wireless sensor and control systems, industrial/building automation and a variety of medical, military and other applications are being enabled by the latest advances in energy harvesting, thin-film batteries and power management,” observed Jeff Shepard, President of Darnell Group. “This year, our nanoPower Forum will focus on the latest practical solutions to the increasing complexity of wringing out the maximum performance from today’s advanced ultra-low power devices,” he continued.

nPF ’09 will bring together component suppliers and system designers and will address the latest advances in this rapidly emerging field. Regardless of the energy harvesting technology (piezoelectric, photovoltaic, thermo-electric, and so on) or the energy storage technology (battery, supercapacitor, fuel cell, etc.), the critical aspect of designing an ultra-low power wireless device is the complete power management solution and efficient energy utilization. Designers will not wait for the “ultimate” energy harvesting or energy storage solution; it may never arrive. “Even if an improved energy harvesting and/or energy storage solution arises, the emphasis will remain on getting the maximum possible performance from the device, and that implies continued focus on developments in advanced power architectures, sophisticated power management and efficient energy utilization. nPF ’09 will offer practical solutions for today’s designs.” Shepard concluded.

The third annual nanoPower Forum will be a focused three-day international conference that will serve an audience of decision makers who are interested in learning about and contributing to the latest practical advancements related to the emerging area of “ultra-low power” (ULP) systems. ULP devices are being deployed for wireless applications such as mesh networks, wireless sensor and control systems, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), radio frequency identification (RFID) devices, and so on. Energy harvesting, energy storage and power management are some of the major issues in terms of the commercial rollout of next-generation ULP systems. Participants will have an opportunity to meet and talk with top executives and technical professionals in the fields of advanced batteries, power management, ultra-low power RF technologies, energy harvesting, networking protocols, and related fields.

Technology Topics will include: Thin-Film and Minature Batteries Energy Harvesting Technologies MEMS Devices & Powering Issues Advanced Power Conversion Optimizing System Efficiencies RF Powering Considerations

Case Study Topics will include: Mesh Networks Wireless Sensor & Control Systems Industrial / Building Automation System Integration Issues Data Integrity and Security Issues System Architectures

nPF '09 is expected to attract over 200 delegates including:

• Executives and engineers from ULP wireless system companies
• MEMS engineers and component designers
• Advanced battery technology executives and engineers
• Energy harvesting technology specialists
• Power management and power conversion design professionals and engineers
• Applications engineers
• Power system specifiers
• Commodity managers
• Research and development professionals
• Industry analysts