THE INDUSTRY

In the past decade alone, the consumer electronics industry has spawned the development and sales of billions of devices that need AC to DC power supplies. 3.2 billion Power supplies will be designed and shipped in 2008 as every new CE device comes with a charger.

Unfortunately, because every electronic product has a unique voltage and current requirement, many incompatible power supplies must be designed, produced, packaged, shipped and discarded unnecessarily. Enough external power supplies and battery chargers have been discarded to reach the moon from the earth. By making power supplies universal and reusable through digital collaboration, manufacturers can eliminate costs, consumers enjoy the convenience of powering any product with any power supply and a rich set of features and energy savings are possible.