July 20, 2004

By: Craig Jones
Website: http://www.1st-in-batteries.com

Ph.D. Brings Extensive Experience in Lithium Ion Batteries to Company

Kyocera Wireless Corp., a leading global manufacturer of CDMA wireless handsets and telemetry modules, today announced that Eddie Forouzan has joined the company to lead its battery technology engineering group. Forouzan brings to Kyocera Wireless a wealth of experience in electrochemistry and lithium ion batteries, both from a research and academic perspective as well as in manufacturing.

Forouzan most recently served as team leader and battery technologist for ABIOMED, Inc., where he managed the development of a fully implantable battery pack for the company's implantable bionic heart, among other responsibilities.

When it comes to the battery powering a bionic heart there's no margin for error, said Forouzan. That focus on reliability and execution is exactly what I bring to the engineering team at Kyocera Wireless, and I expect our batteries to be the best and most reliable in the industry.

At Kyocera Wireless, Forouzan internally and externally oversees all battery-related responsibilities, including procurement, quality, testing, packing and handling. Specifically, he specializes in energy production and storage devices, which include both primary and secondary batteries as well as chargers.

Eddie Forouzan brings an impressive knowledge of lithium ion batteries to Kyocera Wireless and his responsibility for ensuring the reliability and accuracy of crucial medical devices is the kind of experience we'll count on as our company continues to grow, said Tsuyoshi Mano, president of Kyocera Wireless Corp.

Forouzan holds a Ph.D. in electrochemistry from Clark University, a master's degree in polymer chemistry from Clark University and a bachelor's degree in biology and chemistry from Skidmore College. He completed three years of postdoctoral training in electrochemistry at the University of Texas at Austin. He has published more than a dozen industry articles and papers and is a sought-after speaker in his field.

Forouzan also holds one U.S. patent for recharge battery plenum stabilized with state changeable substance and has a U.S. patent pending for a procedure to manufacture high-surface-area electrodes for use in applications such as lithium ion batteries and ultra capacitors. For more information, see batteries for laptop computer.

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