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TechnologyOverview

Award-WinningRFHarvestingTechnologyEnablesHighFunctionRFIDPowercasthasdevelopedandproductizedpatentedtechnologyforefficientlyconvertingcommonRFIDreadersignalsintoelectricalpower,whichcanthenbeusedtopowerelectronicdevices.TheCompany’sPowerharvester®receiverscangeneratepowerpurelyfromastandardRFIDreader.WhenusedinconjunctionwithastandardRFIDchip,PowercastcanprovideHighFunctionRFID:SensorTags,VisualTags,etc.Powercast’ssolutionsarecurrentlycapableofdeliveringpowerfrommicrowatts(uW)uptoalmosthalfawatt(W).ProductsareavailableinchipformatorasfullydevelopedRFIDtags.

HowItWorksAnRFIDreadergeneratesanelectromagneticsignalviaanantenna.AnRFIDtag’sreceivingantennacapturesaportionofthatsignal.Powercast’shighlyspecializedandefficientRFtoDCconverter(50-75%conversionefficiency),thentransformsthesignalintousableenergythatcanthenbeusedtopowerconnecteddevicessuchassensorsoradisplay.AstandardRFIDchipprovidesidentificationabilityandalowcostwirelesscommunicationlinkfordatatoandfromthereader.

Applications• Bi-stabledisplaytags(ImageRetention)

o RetailPricingo PackageTrackingo Logistics

• Sensortagso Industrialprocessmonitoringo Cold-chainmonitoringo Bodyworndevices

TypicalHighFunctionRFIDTagBlockDiagram

DistributionThePowercastchipset,modules,anddevelopmenttoolsaredistributedby:ArrowElectronics,FutureElectronics,MouserElectronics,andTokyoElectronDevice.

IntellectualPropertyPortfolioPowercast’sproductsareprotectedbyagrowingandstrongworldwideIPportfolio.Thecompany’sIPportfolioincludes41patentsworldwide(21intheUS)and29pendingpatentscoveringmanyaspectsofRFwirelesspowerincludingPowercast’shighlyefficientPowerharvesterreceiverandPowerspot®Transmitter.PowerharvesterandPowercasterareregisteredtrademarksofPowercastCorporation.

KeyBenefits• Lifetimedevices–NOBATTERIES!• Greentechnology• Poweroverdistance(uptotensofmeters)• Eliminatewiring&batteryreplacement(material&labor)• Sealed,reliable,connector-freedevices• Enableshightemperatureoperation

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