The global leader in smartphone battery supply, TDK Corporation (OTC:TTDKY), which also supplies for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), is causing a stir with its groundbreaking battery technology.
What Happened: TDK’s new line of smartphone batteries is catching widespread attention. The company’s goal is to revolutionize the smartphone market by offering greater power in increasingly thinner devices, as per a recent Bloomberg report.
TDK CEO Noboru Saito revealed that TDK has applied a new technological innovation to smartphones, an approach that competitors have generally used to enhance electric vehicle mileage. The small-scale lithium-ion batteries use silicon electrodes, a product of their Hong Kong-based subsidiary Amperex Technology.
Currently, TDK stands as the sole mass producer of silicon-carbon batteries for smartphones. This pioneering development has piqued the interest of smartphone manufacturers looking to acquire a competitive upper hand with ultra-thin designs enabled by high-capacity batteries.
Reportedly, the new battery boasts a 10% higher capacity than the traditional graphite anode batteries. However, industry ...