Neah Power implements wirebonding for fuel cell electrical connections

Leading fuel cell technology development company Neah Power Systems has announced new developments involving the use of wirebonding technology for fuel cell electrical connections.

The company says it received some of the funding for its latest fuel cell developments through a US Department of Defence contract.

Explaining the development, the company's vice president of technology and chief scientist, Dr Art Homa, said: "Neah Power has developed a wirebond technique used in standard semiconductor packaging operations that will allow a highly functional connection scheme based on a well-known, high volume manufacturing process."

Dr Homa added that the developments emphasised the benefits of the silicon electrode structure "from a performance, manufacturability and cost perspective" - adding that wirebonding was another significant step towards the realisation of high-volume production.

The company last month announced that it had started to use larger silicon electrodes in its fuel cell systems in order to achieve higher volumetric energy density.

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