iPhone supplier TDK to roll out new batteries to keep pace with AI

FILE PHOTO: A logo of TDK Corp is pictured at CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) JAPAN 2016 at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo

TOKYO: TDK Corp, one of the main suppliers of batteries for Apple Inc’s iPhones, will this year roll out an improved version of its most advanced product to help mobile devices keep up with the rising power demands of built-in AI.

The Tokyo-based company plans to start mass production of its third-generation silicon-anode cells, chief executive officer Noboru Saito said in an interview.