Samsung has been toying with the idea of producing solid-state batteries for many years. Progress in this area appears to have been slower than the development of flexible display technologies. However, a new report from South Korea says that the Korean giant is making significant progress in the development of solid-state batteries, and that two of its divisions will be responsible for producing the technology for different market segments.
According to Korean website The Elec, Samsung Electro-Mechanics is gearing up to research and develop oxide-based semiconductor batteries for the IT segment. This means it could work to power future mobile devices with this revolutionary battery technology. Another division of the Korean giant, Samsung SDI, will then focus on the development of semiconductor batteries with sulfide electrolytes for the electric car segment.
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While figuring out how to reliably and efficiently manufacture solid-state batteries seems like a huge challenge, the technology has a number of advantages. One of the most important is that solid-state batteries store more energy than the lithium-ion batteries used today. A second major advantage is that solid-state batteries do not catch fire when punctured, making them much safer than lithium-based batteries.
Thanks to the second mentioned advantage, solid-state batteries are especially in demand by manufacturers of electric cars, since li-ion batteries, which can catch fire in the event of an impact, represent one of the biggest safety problems for these cars. However, the IT market would also benefit from this technological advancement, as it would make smartphones and tablets more secure and durable. Samsung is not the only technology company involved in this field. Earlier this year, the Chinese giant Xiaomi announced that it had developed a working prototype of a smartphone powered by a solid-state battery. However, apart from a few scraps of documentation, he did not reveal much at the time.
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Even though Samsung has been working on this technology for many years, it doesn't seem that either it, Xiaomi, or anyone else is ready for mass production of solid-state batteries. However, it appears that the Korean giant is the furthest along in this area, as it has been working on this technology since at least 2013. Already this year, it demonstrated it in the early stages of development and highlighted its benefits.
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