Archive

Press Releases 2008

September 17, 2008	CAP-XX CEO to Present at Nanotech Northern Europe

September 15, 2008	CAP-XX High Temperature Supercapacitors Named a 2008 Design News Golden Mousetrap Award Finalist

August 21, 2008	CAP-XX Honored by Frost & Sullivan with 2008 Asia Pacific Industrial Technologies Award for Technology Innovation of the Year

June 2, 2008	Perpetuum and CAP-XX Team on Battery-Free Wireless Condition Monitoring

May 27, 2008	CAP-XX formalizes partnership with Murata to supply supercapacitors

January 23, 2008

CAP-XX Supercapacitors Named in EDN "Hot 100" Products of 2007

 

Press Releases 2007

December 18, 2007	CAP-XX Appoints Specialty Supercapacitor Distributor Tecate
December 3, 2007	CAP-XX BriteSound™ Power Architecture Shortlisted for Elektra 07 Award
October 6, 2007	CAP-XX to Present Talk on Improving Mobile-Phone Audio Quality and Power at AES Convention
September 19, 2007	BriteSound™ Power Architecture Finalist in Design News Golden Mousetrap Awards
September 10, 2007	CAP-XX Announces High Temperature Supercapacitors
June 12, 2007	CAP-XX Announces BriteSound™ Power Architecture
February 28, 2007	BriteFlash™ LED Flash Power Architecture Finalist in EDN's 17th Annual Innovation Awards

 

Press Releases 2006

November 16, 2006	CAP-XX Appoints Jon Edwards European Sales and Business Development Manager
October 24, 2006	Comparison of Xenon Flash and High-Current LED BriteFlash™ for Camera Phones
March 7, 2006	BriteFlash™ Power Architecture for High-Resolution LED Flash Camera Phones
February 7, 2006	CAP-XX Receives Frost & Sullivan's Technology Innovation of the Year Award

 

Press Releases 2005

March 1, 2005	CAP-XX Signs Contract With Polar Twin Advance to Expand Production Capacity
January 19, 2005	CAP-XX Selected as 2005 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer

 

Prior Press Releases

October 14, 2004	CAP-XX has previously been awarded the Green Partner Certificate by Sony Corporation
July 31, 2003	TecStar to Distribute CAP-XX Supercapacitors in Japan
September 24, 2001	CAP-XX Defies Investment Trend with US$17 million in B-Round Financing
October 25, 2000	CAP-XX Receives Investment from Innovation Capital, Intel Capital, and TVP

 

In the News 2009

December 14, 2009	Using a supercapacitor to manage your power. Energy Harvesting Journal
November 23, 2009	New Approaches to Managing High-Current Transient Loads in Battery-Powered Handheld Devices. ON Semi
October 2, 2009	Using CAP-XX HS206 with On Semiconductor CATS3224 to power LED flash. ECN Asia
September 22, 2009	Supercapacitor specialist CAP-XX has published an updated study comparing different flash light solutions based on xenon and high-current LEDs. EE Herald
July 20, 2009	Pump up the volume! Enhance audio quality and power in mobile phones and portable media players with CAP-XX supercapacitors. Mobile Handset Design Line
June 25, 2009	OnSemi Introduces industry first 10A Supercapacitor-based LED Flash driver for Ultra-slim camera phones and digital cameras.
June 22, 2009	Comparison of xenon flash & high current LEDs for photo flash in camera phones. Mobile Handset DesignLine
May 26, 2009	Supercaps team with RF-transmitted power for “perpetual power supply”. EDN
May 26, 2009	Powercast and CAP-XX Team On Battery-Free Power Supply For Wireless Sensors. PowerPulse.net
May 21, 2009	Powercast, CAP-XX team on battery-free power for sensors. Small Times, USA
May 21, 2009	Battery-Free Power Source for Wireless Sensors. AZoNano.com, Sydney, Australia
May 19, 2009	Battery-free Power Supply Introduced for Wireless Sensors. Sensors Magazine
May 12, 2009	Supercapacitor-optimised LED flash drivers launched. ElectronicsTalk
May 4, 2009	Design Tools for LEDs in Camera Phones. Mobile Handset DesignLine, USA
May 1, 2009	Supercapacitor-optimized LED flash drivers offer design benefits for camera phones, digital cameras. EETimes, France
April 27, 2009	Using a Supercapacitor to Power Wireless Nodes from a 3V Button Battery. Dave McIntosh & Pierre Mars, IEEE ITNG Conference, Las Vegas
March 4, 2009	Supercapacitors for SSD Backup Power. Electronic Products
February 2009	AnalogicTech AAT1282 LED Flash driver IC makes EDN's 2008 Hot 100 Products list
January 2009	Powering High Brightness LEDs in Camera Phones. LED Journal

 

In the News 2008

November, 2008	ON Semiconductor debuts industry’s first 4A, single chip, LED flash driver

November 17, 2008	Ultracapacitors Branch Out Into Wider Markets. Electronic Design

November 17, 2008	Energy Harvester Perpetually Powers Wireless Sensors. Electronic Design

October 1, 2008	CAP-XX named a finalist in Australian Technology Showcase Patron’s Award 2008

September 25, 2008	CAP-XX CEO Anthony Kongats presents at Nanotech Northern Europe

August 28, 2008	Chips Help Supercaps Flash White LEDs Brighter For Higher-Res Photos. Electronic Design

June 17, 2008	Great Shakes. The Engineer Online

June 3, 2008	Microgenerator-supercap system powers first wireless sensor network. PowerManagement DesignLine

June 3, 2008	Perpetuum and CAP-XX Develop Battery-Free Condition Monitoring. Sensors Magazine

June 3, 2008	Battery free condition monitoring. New Electronics

June 3, 2008	When the earth moves - free electricity. iTWire

May 27, 2008	Supercapacitor powers LED flash. EDN

May 27, 2008	AnalogicTech Announces Industry’s First 2A Flash Driver IC Capable of Delivering High-Intensity WLED Lighting for Camera Phones

May 22, 2008	Electronic Design Top 101 Components 2008 ranks CAP-XX G Series Supercapacitors #3 Overall & #1 Power Source

May 15, 2008	Top Overall Power Honor in EDN May 2008 Best of Power Products HS and HW Supercapacitors. EDN

January, 2008

Successful Trial of Wireless Monitoring at Nyhamna Gas Plant, Shell EPE-TD Technology News

 

In the News 2007

December 18, 2007	CAP-XX Named in EDN Hot 100 Products of 2007
December 8, 2007	Ralph Raiola, editor of Electronic Products magazine, talks to Pierre Mars about BriteSound™ at the AES convention in New York
December 8, 2007	BriteSound™ audio demonstration at the AES convention in New York
December, 2007	Supercapacitors for mobile phone power - Electronic Products
December, 2007	Supercapacitors extend operating temp to 85C - Electronic Products
October 11, 2007	A solution to the mobile power problem - ComputerWorld
October 3, 2007	Pump Up the Volume! Supercapacitors Enhance Audio and Power in Cell Phones - EDN
September 30, 2007	Supercapacitors Boost Audio Power for Mobiles - Nikkei Electronics Asia
September 18, 2007	Nanotech supercapacitors up voltage, operating temperature - EDN
September 13, 2007	New CAP-XX supercapacitors target LED flash applications - LEDs Magazine
September 13, 2007	Nano-enabled CAP-XX supercapacitors feature high-temp operation, storage - Small Times
September 10, 2007	One small step to better flash for camera phones - iTWire
September 10, 2007	CAP-XX develops high-power LED flash technology for camera phones - Camera Core
July 2, 2007	Australian-made supercapacitors boost cellphone audio - MrGadget.com.au
June 15, 2007	Supercapacitor boosts audio power for richer sounding music - EEProductCenter.com
June 14, 2007	Parts 1 and 2 of featured article "Supercapacitors enhance audio quality and power in mobile phones" - Audio DesignLine
June 13, 2007	Parts Maker Promises iPod-Quality Audio for Phones - WIRED Blog Network
June 13, 2007	Supercapacitors promise 'iPod quality' audio from your cellphone - ITWire
March 19, 2007	Adding a thin supercapacitor to the LED flash in camera phones provides sufficient light energy for high-res pictures in low light without compromising slimline design - The Engineer Online
March 5, 2007	LED flash power architecture is up for award - electronicstalk.com
March 1, 2007	BriteFlash™ looks more than just a flash in the pan - The Inquirer
February, 2007	Supercapacitors brighten prospects for power LED flash in camera phones - LED Magazine.

 

In the News 2006

October 23, 2006	Get enlightened about camera phone flash units - compare xenon to high-current LEDs, MobileHandsetDesignLine, HOWTO article features CAP-XX solution - EE Times
June 29, 2006	How to use supercaps to extend alkaline battery life in portable designs - EE Times
May 21, 2006	CAP-XX's LED flash solution for camera phones - PowerManagementDesignLine
May 4, 2006	Interview with CAP-XX CEO...CAP-XX targets mobile phone market - Electronics Weekly
April 21, 2006	First day of trading in CAP-XX shares successful - The Guardian
April, 2006	Reference design drives LED flash - Electronic Products
April 5, 2006	Supercaps can extend alkaline battery life - Electronics Weekly
March 28, 2006	If the cap fits - New Electronics   NB: Downloads large 2.4 Megabyte PDF
March 15, 2006	CAP-XX Announces BriteFlash™ Power Architecture - Slashphone
March 10, 2006	BrightFlash™ lights up pixt phone industry - The Register
March 10, 2006	CAP-XX supercapacitors power super-bright LED flash - LEDs Magazine
March 7, 2006	Camera phone flash burns more brightly - The Inquirer
March 7, 2006	BriteFlash™ for LED Flash Cameraphones - Gizmodo
February 7, 2006	CAP-XX Recognized for Small Prismatic Supercapacitors - Nanotechnology Now

 

In the News 2005

June 14, 2005	Acte Components has launched its CAP-XX range of Supercapacitors on the UK market
May 16, 2005	Use supercapacitors to drive a white LED camera flash - Planet Analog
February 24, 2005	There are many early-stage companies looking to be born global: Reino Parking Meters, CAP-XX, Opdicom, Future Fibre - Australia Business Review Weekly (subscription)
February 17, 2005	CAP-XX, an Australian nanotechnology company, has been named a "2005 Technology Pioneer" by the World Economic Forum (WEF) - Ferret
January 20, 2005	World Economic Forum names CAP-XX a 2005 Technology Pioneer - Nanotechnology News

 

In the News 2004

February 11, 2004

Nanomaterials Could Soup Up Supercapacitors if Price is Right - Small Times