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NEC Unveils Notebook PC with Built-in Fuel Cell

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NEC Unveils Notebook PC with Built-in Fuel Cell



Tokyo, Japan, July. 02, 2003 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation
today unveiled a prototype notebook PC with an internal fuel cell
at a press conference to introduce its subsidiary company, NEC Personal
Products Ltd. The new company, to be formed on July 1, discussed its
business strategy and related technology trends at the conference.

NEC demonstrated a working notebook PC with an external fuel cell at
Nano Tech 2003, an international nanotechnology exhibition, held from
February 26 to 28 in Makuhari, Japan. The development of NEC's notebook
PC with an internal fuel cell was enabled by improving the generating
power of the fuel cell and developing peripheral technologies to install
a fuel cell inside a PC.

The compact, high-powered prototype fuel cell boasts the world's best
output density of 40mW/cm2, and achieves an average output of 14W and a
maximum output of 24W. NEC aims to release a notebook PC with a built-in
fuel cell on the market by end of 2004, and to make a notebook PC
equipped with an internal fuel cell that has a battery life of 40 hours
available within two years.

The development of the prototype was aided by the Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry's project for developing technologies and products
applying nano-carbon technology.

Details of the fuel cell include the following.


Average output (maximum output) :     14W (24W)
Voltage :                             12V
Weight (weight of fuel) :             900g (300g)
Weight of PC with fuel cell :         2 kg
PC Dimensions :                       288 x 280 x 40 (mm)
Operating time :                      Approximately 5 hours
                                       (using 300cc of methanol fuel
that
                                        has concentration of approx.
10%)



About NEC Corporation

NEC Corporation (FTSE: 6701q.l) is one of the
world&apos;s leading providers of Internet, broadband network and
enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs
of its diverse and global base of customers. Ranked as one of the
world&apos;s top patent-producing companies, NEC delivers tailored
solutions in the key fields of computer, networking and electron
devices, by integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks, and
by providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics
Corporation. The NEC Group employs more than 140,000 people worldwide
and had net sales of approximately $40 billion in the fiscal year ended
March 2003.For further information, please visit the NEC Corporation
home page at: www.nec.com <http://www.nec.com> 

Contact
NEC Corporation
Diane Foley
d-foley@ax.jp.nec.com
+81-3-3798-6511
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July. 02, 2003, 11:49 (JST)
Source: NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation  (FTSE: 6701q.l) 
www.nec.com <http://www.nec.com> 
From the Japan Corporate News Network
www.japancorp.net <http://www.japancorp.net> 
Topic: New Product
Sectors: Consumer Electronics, Electronic Components, Fuel Cells,
Electronics General, Hardware, IT General


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