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Japan : DEAL for solar-powered smartphone technology signed by Kyocera [TendersInfo (India)](TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) The Japanese electrical giant has signed into a technical and marketing partnership with Sunpartner, which has developed the Wysips Crystal technology for touch screens. Kyocera is to search the possibilities of solar-powered smartphones after it was declared previous week that the company has decided a close partnership with Sunpartner, developer of the Wysips Crystal technology. French company Sunpartner has disclosed that Japan's Kyocera has signed a deal to assess its Wysips technology from a "technical and marketing" standpoint a deal that could possible lead the way towards solar-powered touch screens that can be used in smartphones, tablets and e-readers. In 2011 the Wysips Crystal technology was disclosed however this is the first time that a global player in the PV industry has showed tangible interest in the technology. As per to Sunpartner, Kyocera will work alongside its scientists to improve the technology and adapt the technical characteristics of the PV components to facilitate diversified roll-out in various markets worldwide. Sunpartner Technologies co-founder and president Ludovic Deblois said, "We are delighted to partner with Kyocera as we consider Japanese industrials as key strategic partners for Sunpartner, with very high technological expertise . "We plan to open an application laboratory in Japan next year in order to be closer to our customers, and hope that this partnership will generate numerous products and technical synergies." The Wysips Crystal technology can be integrated into a touchscreen at the manufacturing stage, layered either above or below the glass. Its PV element works with sunlight and other forms of light, delivering an "always on" performance that means the battery has a permanent reserve of energy. Recently, Tech giants Apple has started exploring the use of solar power in its handheld devices, and in June applied for a patent at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for a display technology that harvests solar energy and that, the company expects, may soon be compatible for touchscreen devices, bringing to an end the era of the dead phone. (c) 2014 Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). |