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World's First 'Hexagon' Battery for Smartwatches Developed

Google 우선 소스Published2015.07.03 17:32

LG Chem is set to lead the future IT market in earnest through battery innovation.
In this regard, LG Chem announced on the 28th that it has developed the world's first hexagon battery and plans to begin full-scale mass production.
The 'Hexagon Battery' is a hexagonal battery for smartwatches that is an innovative product with a capacity increased by more than 25% compared to existing rectangular or square-shaped products due to its higher design freedom. In fact, if this product is applied to a smartwatch, the usable time is expected to increase by up to 4 hours or more compared to existing batteries.

Although we cannot disclose the client company under contract, LG Chem has been collaborating with a global IT company on technology development for a round smartwatch battery and plans to supply the product to the client within the year.
LG Chem is strengthening its push into the smartwatch market through battery innovation because demand for circular designs in this market has recently surged.
In the existing global wristwatch market, circular designs account for an absolute share of over 90%, and with global IT companies expected to launch smartwatches with circular displays starting this year, related demand is expected to increase explosively in the future.
According to global market research firm Gartner and others, as smartwatches are projected to account for more than 40% of the total consumer wearable device market by 2016 and more than 100 million units are expected to be shipped by 2020, LG Chem plans to strengthen its efforts to target the related market.
▣ Full-scale leadership of the future IT market with 'Free Form Battery' capable of being manufactured in any form
Along with this, LG Chem's strategy is to actively lead the future IT market through its new small battery business, 'Free Form Battery'.
'Free Form Battery' refers to a battery that can be manufactured in any shape by applying LG Chem's proprietary patented Stack & Folding technology.
The Stack & Folding method is a technology that involves stacking key battery materials—such as cathode materials, separators, and anode materials—layer by layer, folding them, and then injecting an electrolyte. This method can secure superior performance compared to competitors' Winding method in terms of design freedom, energy density, and stability.
LG Chem has been focusing on developing 'Free Form Battery' as a new growth engine for the small battery sector, following the development of 'Step Battery', 'Curve Battery', and 'Wire Battery' in 2013, and recently succeeding in developing round-shaped batteries and hexagon batteries.
Accordingly, LG Chem has achieved the feat of securing about 10 global clients in the 'Free Form Battery' sector alone since 2013.
In particular, as mobile IT devices have recently been evolving into various forms such as curved and non-standard shapes, and with the full-scale advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) era, customer demands for batteries are also becoming more diverse.
LG Chem's strategy is to respond to changes in the future IT market by securing the competitiveness to manufacture various types of batteries based on its world-class capabilities to meet such customer demand.
In this regard, LG Chem plans to introduce new battery products, such as 'L'-shaped and '□'-shaped designs with a hole in the center, within a few years.It is scheduled to be released.
When these products are applied to IT products such as mobile phones and laptops, it is expected to bring about an average capacity increase of more than 20% compared to using existing 'square' batteries by maximizing internal space utilization.
Meanwhile, LG Chem plans to further strengthen its position as the world's leading competitor in medium and large batteries, such as those for electric vehicles and ESS, and solidify the image of 'Battery = LG Chem' by expanding sales in the small battery sector.
The goal is to solidify its market position to the point where LG Chem is the first name that comes to mind whenever someone anywhere in the world needs a battery.
In this regard, Kwon Young-soo, Head of LG Chem's Battery Business Division, stated, "The surest way to lead the market is to create and grow new markets that have never existed before," and
“We will rise to become the world’s number one in the small battery sector in 2018 through innovative products that exceed customer expectations and imagination, and by pioneering new markets,” they stated.
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