Mobile handset batteries and fuel cells report

2006-2013

Publication Date	July 2006
Publisher	Visiongain
Product Type	Report
Pages	93
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	VIS00031

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If handheld devices continue to improve and demand more power, then traditional batteries will soon be unable to deliver the required energy - FACT.

Power-hungry multimedia applications will drain traditional batteries rapidly and users and the industry demand that the power gap is reduced quickly.

Micro fuel cells are emerging as a viable technology alternative to achieve this goal. However, critical questions remain, such as, when will micro fuel cells be available in commercial handsets and laptops? And how can they help improve the user experience? How much will they cost and what impact this will have on handset costs. Only visiongain's brand new exclusive management report will tell you.

A longer battery life is essential to both the consumer and enterprise segments, with consumer surveys showing extended battery life to be by far the most desired functionality by end users. What are you doing to satisfy your customers' requirements? Handset OEMs and mobile operators who can cater to this demand with longer phone operating hours will create a powerful element of product and service differentiation. Shouldn't you be delivering this demand to your clients, today?

Indeed, OEMs and operators are waking up to the potential on offer by fuel cells for the next generation of mobile phones and laptops. Fuel cell manufacturers are aggressively working beyond R&D to commercialise their products. But is there a business model for micro fuel cells? Which fuel cell manufacturers have the most solid strategies? This report will answer your questions, and more.

Fuel cells, which produce electricity from an external supply of fuel and oxygen, are the most promising technology to solve future energy problems. The fuel cell uses, for example, hydrogen, alcohol (including methanol) or purified and modified form of formic acid as fuels. These fuels, stored in cartridges or canisters, contain high amount of chemical energy that is converted efficiently (without any significant loss) into electrical energy. However issues remain, such as, standardisation, pricing, safety, form factor, and electrical and mechanical interface - these must be addressed before fuel cells become prevalent in mass-market CE devices. What are you and your organisation doing to ensure these issues are tackled?

This 90+ page report specifically focuses on the use of micro-fuel cells for mobile handsets and laptops. It answers questions including:

How will the costs of micro fuel cells fall by 2013? And by how much
What fuel cells solutions will make the biggest market impact in the mobile and portable space?
And who will be the crucial manufacturer?
What competition does fuel cell technology face from Lithium Polymer batteries?
How are fuel cell vendors solving the technical challenges and what are their commercialisation roadmaps?
What is the market size for micro fuel cell units and revenues and how will it evolve?

This focused, high-level report focuses exclusively on the use of micro-fuel cells for mobile handsets and laptops. It analyses the market evolution, including shipment, revenue and cost forecasts until 2013. It evaluates the products and strategies of leading fuel cell manufacturers and discusses the competition that fuel cells face with Lithium Polymer and other standard handset battery technologies. I look forward to receiving your order today.

Content

1 Executive Summary
- 1.1 Key market issues
- 1.2 Fuel cell benefits and drivers
- 1.3 Fuel cells and the user experience
- 1.4 Carriers and OEMs increasingly view fuel cells as a viable technology alternative
- 1.5 Barriers limiting micro fuel cell adoption
- 1.6 Market trends and evolution
- 1.7 Key findings
2 Introduction
- 2.1 Defining fuel cell technology
- 2.2 Fuel cell benefits
- 2.3 How fuel cells work
- 2.4 Focus and scope of this report
3 Strategic overview
- 3.1 Rechargeable batteries
  - 3.1.1 Nickel Cadmium
  - 3.1.2 Nickel Metal Hydride
  - 3.1.3 Lithium ion
  - 3.1.4 Li-polymer
- 3.2 Batteries and the end-user experience
  - 3.2.1 Battery power and content delivery
- 3.3 Li-ion vs Li-Poly batteries in handsets
- 3.4 Portable fuel cell market barriers
- 3.5 Technical challenges affecting fuel cells
  - 3.5.1 Size
  - 3.5.2 Heat generation
- 3.6 Fuel cell market drivers
  - 3.6.1 Signs of confidence in fuel cell technology
    - 3.6.1.1 Carriers
    - 3.6.1.2 OEMs
- 3.7 Business case for micro fuel cells
- 3.8 Fuel cells provide a means of differentiating handset offerings
4 Fuel cell market opportunities
- 4.1 Market trends
  - 4.1.1 Power-hungry mobile devices
  - 4.1.2 Advanced services
  - 4.1.3 ARPU
- 4.2 Handset constraints
  - 4.2.1 The impact of handset components on power consumption
  - 4.2.2 High current bursts
  - 4.2.3 Power consumption by memory, displays and peripherals
- 4.3 Laptop power requirements
- 4.4 Alleviating the power gap through fuel cells
  - 4.4.1 Fuel cells offer multiple benefits
  - 4.4.2 Fuel Cell Metrics
    - 4.4.2.1 Revenues
    - 4.4.2.2 Pricing
    - 4.4.2.3 Shipments
5 Market evolution and commercialization issues
- 5.1 Costs and pricing
- 5.2 Volume production
- 5.3 Public awareness
- 5.4 Power hungry handsets
- 5.5 Standardization
- 5.6 Distribution
- 5.7 Safety and aircraft transport regulations
- 5.8 Packaging, regulatory certification and conformance
  - 5.8.1 Packaging for cartridges
- 5.9 Testing
- 5.10 Raw materials, cost of components and manufacturing technologies
- 5.11 What are vendors doing to achieve commercial success?
  - 5.11.1 Partnerships and collaboration
- 5.12 Fine-tuning the business model
- 5.13 Working with mobile operators
- 5.14 Technology assessment and competitive readiness
  - 5.14.1 Is one fuel cell type likely to dominate the handset market?
6 Competitive landscape
- 6.1 Antig Corporation
  - 6.1.1 Technology
  - 6.1.2 Products
  - 6.1.3 Power
  - 6.1.4 Commercialization date
  - 6.1.5 Application
- 6.2 Tekion
  - 6.2.1 Technology
  - 6.2.2 Products
  - 6.2.3 Power and energy
  - 6.2.4 Commercialization date
  - 6.2.5 Application
  - 6.2.6 Customers
  - 6.2.7 Notable developments
- 6.3 Angstrom Power
  - 6.3.1 Technology
  - 6.3.2 Products
  - 6.3.3 Applications
  - 6.3.4 Customers
  - 6.3.5 Commercialization
- 6.4 Medis Technologies
  - 6.4.1 Technology
  - 6.4.2 Products
  - 6.4.3 Application
  - 6.4.4 Pricing
  - 6.4.5 Commercialization, marketing and manufacturing
- 6.5 SFC Smart Fuel Cell AG
  - 6.5.1 Technology
  - 6.5.2 Products
  - 6.5.3 Application
  - 6.5.4 Commercialization and marketing
- 6.6 Neah Power Systems
  - 6.6.1 Technology
  - 6.6.2 Products
  - 6.6.3 Commercialization
- 6.7 MTI Micro Fuel Cells
  - 6.7.1 Technology
  - 6.7.2 Products
  - 6.7.3 Commercialization
- 6.8 Ultracell
  - 6.8.1 Technology
  - 6.8.2 Products
- 6.9 LG
- 6.10 Samsung
- 6.11 Toshiba
7 Conclusion and Recommendations
- 7.1 Conclusions
- 7.2 Recommendations
  - 7.2.1 For battery vendors
  - 7.2.2 For fuel cell manufacturers
  - 7.2.3 Recommendation for Mobile operators
List of Tables
- Table 3.1: NiCD characteristics
- Table 2.2: Comparative view of different fuel cell types
- Table 3.5: Type of battery behind OEM handsets
- Table 3.3: Li-ion characteristics
- Table 3.10: Recent handset OEM fuel cell developments
- Table 3.7: Impact of mobile data consumption on battery life (by application)
- Table 3.9: Main Specifications of DoCoMo's Prototype Micro Fuel Cell
- Table 3.11: Capabilities of various fuel cell technologies
- Table 4.3: Handset design issues
- Table 4.1: Data ARPU of major operators
- Table 4.7: Typical power requirements of a laptop
- Table 4.5: Typical energy consumption by component in GSM handsets
- Table 4.9: Fuel cell prices by device category, 2006-2013
- Table 4.10: Fuel cell shipments for mobile devices by region, 2009 & 2011
- Table 5.2: Fuel cell vendor partnership agreements
- Table 5.1: Fuel cell prices by device category, 2006-2013
- Table 5.1: Micro fuel cell standardisation efforts
- Table 5.3: Fuel cell vendor matrix
- Table 4.6: Power requirements of GSM and CDMA phones
- Table 4.8: Global fuel cell market size by device category in 2011
- Table 4.2: Data ARPU drivers
- Table 4.4: Battery capacity of various handset models
- Table 3.6: Battery types powering laptop computers
- Table 3.8: Recent mobile operator fuel cell deals
- Table 3.2: NiMH characteristics
- Table 3.4: Li-Poly characteristics
- Table 6.2: V60 specifications
- Table 6.6: C20-CP specifications
- Table 6.3: G2 specifications
- Table 6.5: Medis PowerPack
- Table 6.4: P1 specifications
- Table 6.1: Typical specification of Antig's products
List of Figures
- Figure 2.1: Typical fuel cell
- Figure 3.1: FOMA handset attached to micro fuel cell
- Figure 5.1: Strategies for success
- Figure 6.1: Formira fuel cell
- Figure 6.2: Prototype of Neah's internal battery cavity fuel cell
List of Charts
- Chart 3.1: User experience of a mobile handset with Li-ion battery vs fuel cell
- Chart 3.2: User experience with laptop using fuel cell vs Li-ion battery
- Chart 4.1: Power consumption by handset component
- Chart 4.2: Affect on battery of "heavy pulling"
Appendices
- Appendix A Fuel cell technologies, advantages and claims
- Appendix B Products, Commercialization roadmap, Customers, and Patents
- Appendix C Lead author's profile
- Appendix D About visiongain
- Appendix E Report evaluation form Acer
Companies Listed
- Angstrom Power
- Antig
- Apple
- Aquafairy
- ASE International
- Casio
- Celestica
- Compaq
- CSA America
- Dell
- Fujitsu
- General Dynamics
- Gillette/Duracell
- Hitachi
- HP
- Hydrocell
- Intermec
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
- KDDI
- Kensington Technology Group
- Lenovo (IBM)
- LG Chem
- LGE
- Medis Technologies
- Mobile Enterprise Alliance
- Motorola Ventures
- MTI MicroFuel
- Neah Power Systems
- NEC
- Nokia
- Novellus Systems
- NTT DoCoMo
- O2
- Samsung
- SFC Smart Fuel Cell
- SK Telecom
- Sony
- Sony Ericsson
- Sprint Nextel
- Superior Communications
- TUEV
- Tekion
- Toshiba
- UltraCell
- UN
- Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
- University of Illinois
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Verizon
- Vodafone