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of smart phones and tablets may feel a little relieved because there
are some startup companies who are working hard to create a long-lasting
battery . One of the newcomers is a startup company Amprius . The idea of establishing this company was born in leading university campuses in Silicon Valley, Stanford University . Since 2008 , the startup Amprius develop innovative energy storage technology in the form of lithium - ion batteries . If the old method of using carbon , then Amprius using silicon as a material for electrodes .
The advantages of using silicone to replace carbon as the ability to store ten times the energy density than lithium batteries on the market today . Compared with ordinary lithium-ion battery , battery Amprius artificial expected to have lifetimes of 10 percent to 25 percent stronger .
Since the month of May 2013 , Amprius start producing batteries at the facility in the city of Nanjing , the Chinese state . While the location of the center of research and development , as well as the company 's headquarters still remain in the city of Sunnyvale , California . Currently still are conducting a series of tests , the battery actually will be marketed to the general public later in 2015.
This week Amprius announced the receipt of a third round of funding ( Series C ) amount of $ 30 million dollars . Supporters of capital in this round consists of SAIF Partners , a leading investment company in Asia .
While supporters of the previous round of capital also contributed to the third round this , including Trident Capital , VantagePoint Capital Partners , IPV Capital , Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers , Chinergy Capital , Google Chairman Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors through , and Stanford University . In the second round ( Series B ) granted in 2011 , Amprius has received $ 25 million dollars . Since it was founded , is estimated to have received a working capital of more than $ 55 million dollars .
The advantages of using silicone to replace carbon as the ability to store ten times the energy density than lithium batteries on the market today . Compared with ordinary lithium-ion battery , battery Amprius artificial expected to have lifetimes of 10 percent to 25 percent stronger .
Since the month of May 2013 , Amprius start producing batteries at the facility in the city of Nanjing , the Chinese state . While the location of the center of research and development , as well as the company 's headquarters still remain in the city of Sunnyvale , California . Currently still are conducting a series of tests , the battery actually will be marketed to the general public later in 2015.
This week Amprius announced the receipt of a third round of funding ( Series C ) amount of $ 30 million dollars . Supporters of capital in this round consists of SAIF Partners , a leading investment company in Asia .
While supporters of the previous round of capital also contributed to the third round this , including Trident Capital , VantagePoint Capital Partners , IPV Capital , Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers , Chinergy Capital , Google Chairman Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors through , and Stanford University . In the second round ( Series B ) granted in 2011 , Amprius has received $ 25 million dollars . Since it was founded , is estimated to have received a working capital of more than $ 55 million dollars .
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