Solid state battery creates breakthrough self-powered health tracker
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Baracoda in France is using micro solid state battery technology for a breakthrough self-powered health tracker.
The BHeart wearable design will use the POWENCY solid state battery from Iten in France to capture energy harvested from body heat and indoor lighting and will be shown at the Computex exhibition in Taiwan next week.
The health tracker is designed to be worn as a bracelet or seamlessly integrated into a watch band, which requires a tiny battery. The Paris-based company works as an ODM to supply with a wide range of product companies with white label designs, from smart mirrors to toothbrushes. It provides an AI-enabled platform called Bconnect, which uses the MICROEJ VEE Virtual Execution Environment and software application containerisation. This aims to push Bconnect as the standard protocol for the connected bathroom through an ecosystem of objects for everyday health such as brushing teeth, measuring weight, studying body posture and skin condition.
Baracoda is using the container technology to globally distribute a set of proprietary and ready-to-use software bricks on a large number of electronic systems commonly used for the design of electronic products.
It has a high-end precision manufacturing plant in the Philippines and works with a network of tier-one manufacturers across Asia when the production volume grows. This covers the manufacturing capabilities necessary for health tech wearables, from surface mount and substrate-level assembly to system in package (SiP) manufacturing and online tracking systems with analytics.
Iten has recently teamed up with A*Star IME in Singapore to mount a solid state battery on wafer die to further reduce the size of packages and simplify manufacturing and assembly.
Energy management is a critical challenge for the tracker which integrates multiple sensors such as PPG, temperature and step counting. The solid state battery can handle peak currents with a discharge rate of over 150C, or 25mA) to provide a consistent performance even during intensive data collection, like continuous heart rate monitoring.
“Our collaboration with Baracoda exemplifies how innovative battery technology can redefine health tracking and more broadly connected devices. Together, we’re making health monitoring smarter, more sustainable, and more accessible,” said Vincent Cobée, CEO of Iten.
“By integrating Iten’s battery solutions, we’re pushing the boundaries of connected health tech,” said Thomas Serval, CEO of Baracoda. “BHeart’s self-sufficient energy model is more than just a technical achievement—it’s a commitment to sustainability and user convenience.”
www.iten.com; www.baracoda.com
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