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To: Huei-Sheng Kao who wrote (22440)	11/22/2000 10:48:41 AM
From: Dennis V.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27311

Huei-Sheng Kao, the advantages of the Valence Lithium polymer battery accrue from the shape or "form factor", the energy density and safety. Over time, there will be a "mass migration" to this type of battery for many common electronic applications and a number of special applications. The rectangular, plastic battery is ideally suited for "flat" battery bays such as notebook computers, PDA's, phones and the like. The batteries can be made in virtually any size but regardless of size, this battery type generally packs more charge capacity than other rechargeable battery types of similar weight and volume. Valence has an active R&D team and has product upgrades in the works which will feature even higher energy density. The initial product launches will be in "high end" models and applications. Some of these can be seen in recent Valence press releases. One example, the Alcatel "slim" battery exploits the form factor and energy advantages; a battery as thin as a wafer powers a cellphone with 250 hours of standby time and 5 hours talk time.