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Widetronix: Long Life Batteries for Microelectronics
--25 Years of Power for Medical Implants, Security and Logistics--
 

The Center for Economic and Environmental Partnership, Inc. will sponsor its next New York Energy & Environmental Funders’ meeting on Friday, February 12, 2010.

Registration Payment

Attend the Event $50.00 Call In (number provided after payment) $20.00 12 month membership $400.00 Sponsorship $5,000.00

Widetronix designs and builds low power, long life batteries for microelectronics. This is an innovative class of battery, called betavoltaics, which continuously produces very, very small electrical currents. (In the nA to uA range.) 

Similar to photovoltaics, these devices collect electrons from decaying isotopes using a proprietary silicon carbide diode in a small semiconductor package. This technology is based on a patent licensed from Cornell and patents pending filed by the company. Widetronix is a privately held C-corporation formed in 2003 by several colleagues in the semiconductor industry. Management has raised over $3M in grants and a $250K seed investment round from Drapher Fisher Jurvetson and DFJ Gotham Ventures. The company intends to launch a $5M Series A financing in 1Q 2010 to fund product development, a manufacturing facility, and expansion of the management team.

Betavoltaics are uniquely capable of providing continuous power for ultra low power (ULP) devices (>1 uW) requiring a small footprint (20 uW/cm3) and/or long lifetimes (>25 years). Customers have validated that chemical batteries cannot offer such energy density and lifetime cost effectively. The company’s expertise with silicon carbide wafer production enables it to take advantage of the materials’ 3X greater collection efficiency, resulting in an equivalently lower cost structure than the competition.

The company has identified over $2B in addressable US market potential in the defense and medical industries for ULP applications. Market entry is focused on customers in the Department of Defense seeking low-power (<1 uW) long-life batteries (25 year) for anti-tamper applications. Growth is focused on applications in the medical sector powering MEMS-based implants and telemedicine applications, anticipated for introduction in 3 to 5 years. Widetronix is currently developing a prototype battery to service this market in collaboration with a major medical implant company.   

Speaker: Jon Greene, MS MBA, CEO, will describe the company’s technology and marketing strategy.
Sector Expert: David Freeman, Fellow, Texas Instruments

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Date:        Friday, February 12, 2010 
Time:        8:00 – 10:00 am
Place:       Dickstein Shapiro LLP   
                  1633 Broadway
                  32nd floor (between 50th and 51st Streets)
                  New York, NY


Security:     Tell the personnel at the security desk in the ground floor lobby that you are attending the Center for Economic and Environmental Partnership, Inc. meeting at Dickstein Shapiro LLP. You will need personal ID. They will issue a pass.


Fee:    $50, payable if you pre-register. Cash or checks (payable to CEEP) accepted. Must register or cancel by 4pm the previous day. No shows will be invoiced. 
           $20 for call-in. Your call-in number and, if available, the presentation, will be sent to you ahead of time.
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Agenda:    8:00 to 8:30 – Networking with Colleagues
                   8:30 to 9:00   –  Presentation by Jon Greene, CEO, Widetronix, Inc.
                   9:00 to 9:30   –   Presentation by Sector Expert: David Freeman, Fellow, Texas Instruments
                   9:30 to 10:00 – Discussion and Networking 


To register, click on the login information on the upper right side of this page. If you need more information, please contact Gelvin Stevenson at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 917-599-6089.


Advisory Board
Mark Austin, Chandler-Reed
John Cusack, Gifford Park Associates
Ira Rubenstein, Center for Economic and Environmental Partnership, Inc.
Gelvin Stevenson, Ph.D., Center for Economic and Environmental Partnership, Inc.


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Formed in October 2001, New York Energy & Environmental Funders (NYE&EF) is a joint service of Investors Circle, the Energy & Environmental Capital Network (ECN), the Environmental Business Association of New York State, Inc. (EBA/NYS) and Investors Circle. NYE&EF provides networking, information, and other services to investors interested in energy and environmental companies.  NYE&EF activities are produced by the Center for Economic and Environmental Partnership, Inc. (CEEP) in furtherance of its educational mission.

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES:

Jon Greene, MS MBA, CEO, Widetronix, has focused his career on partnering with researchers to commercialize early stage technologies. Prior to joining Widetroinx in 2007, he started two energy companies based on Cornell technology and was the founding Director for Cornell's Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise. Previously, Jon led a real estate development group at Vail Resorts Inc. and was a management consultant for Abt Associates Inc. Jonathan has an MBA and BS from Cornell University and a MS in environmental management from the University of Michigan.


Sector Expert

David Freeman is a Texas Instruments Fellow and engineering manager in Texas Instruments’ Power Management business unit. In this position, he is a key technologist focused on the development and design of innovative semiconductor technology, which will dramatically increase energy efficiency and simplify power design.

 

David’s 35-year career has always focused on energy sources and energy management. He started his career in petroleum exploration where he worked in both field laboratories and research labs developing techniques for drilling optimization as well as measurement methods and equipment for fluid, electrical and mineralogical properties. After 15 years, he moved to semiconducting technology where he helped start Benchmarq Microelectronics and served as director of applications. Benchmarq was noted for their battery management semiconductor products.

 

In 1998, Unitrode Corporation, a leader in power management, acquired Benchmarq, and David became the application director for the combined company. In 1999, Texas Instruments acquired Unitrode and David became the applications manager for TI power products.

 

David is a popular expert in his field who has presented at many conferences around the world, including in the U.S., China and Japan. He has written multiple technical papers and a monthly column in a publication targeted to electrical engineers. Many patents in battery technology and power management have been credited to David’s efforts.

 

Recently, David worked in the area of digitally controlled power technology that intelligently monitors and controls power supplies used in end-equipment, such as computing, servers and telecommunications systems. In this role, he relies on specialized microcontroller peripherals that are optimized for power applications to digitally control and manage power systems.

 

Currently David manages TI’s Solar Energy Systems Lab. This lab focuses on methods that increase the delivered power from solar energy systems as well as provide monitoring and management for improved reliability and safety. David has a BS degree in physics from Midwestern University.