Contour Energy Debuts New Coin-Cell Batteries

By TWICE Staff On Jan 6 2011 - 6:01am

LAS VEGAS — Contour Energy Systems is announcing the launch of its nextgeneration coin-cell product family with the introduction of the four top-selling lithium coin-cell sizes (2032, 2025, 2016 and 2450) featuring the company’s proprietary Fluorinetic technology.

According to the Contour, the Fluorinetic technology leverages breakthrough lithium/carbon fluoride advancements to achieve higher energy and power densities than existing lithium batteries. In addition the new batteries overcome operational problems exhibited by some other lithium batteries, such as passivation, which is a significant voltage drop upon starting up a device, the company added.

The chemistry also delivers longer shelf life, Contour claimed.

“Packing more power into coin cells involves ‘tuning’ the cathode to optimize power density for specific applications,” said Joe Carcone, sales and marketing VP. “Our Fluorinetic technology stands alone in this capability. By altering how fluorine is introduced into the carbon structure at the molecular level during the manufacturing process, the fundamental properties of our coin cells can be changed in ways that favor higher power densities to better match a particular application.”

The batteries will be available for a broad range of applications, including handheld portable CE devices, in-home health care equipment, toys and cameras and light meters.

Contour’s new coin-cell lineup will be available in Q2 2011.

The company, founded through the collaboration of CalTech and CNRS, the French National Center for Scientific Research, is headquartered in Azusa, Calif.