Public Title Integrated MEMS Switches for Leakage Control of Battery Operated Systems Division Lead Inventor Peroulis, Dimitrios Public Description In recent years, portable and battery operated computing and communication systems like personal digital assistants (PDA’s), cell-phones and digital organizers have become extremely popular. As improvements to these technologies continue to make them state of the art, the need arises for improvements in the battery life of these devices. Purdue researchers have developed a novel method that significantly lengthens the battery life of a portable device by reducing the amount of energy consumed by the device’s integrated circuits while in standby mode. Patent Status Public References Key Words Low power electronics, MEMS, standby operations, battery operated gadgets Manager Hilton Turner Email haturner@prf.org Telephone 765-588-3479 Fax 765-463-3486   Back to List