ZPower Selects Texas Instruments for its First Battery Gas Gauge Solution for Silver...

ZPower Selects Texas Instruments for its First Battery Gas Gauge Solution for Silver Zinc Batteries

CAMARILLO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--ZPower, Inc., a leading global provider of silver-zinc,
rechargeable battery technology for consumer electronic devices, has
chosen Texas Instruments, a premier developer of analog, digital
signal processing, RF and semiconductor technologies, as the company's
first notebook battery gas gauge solution for silver zinc batteries.
Based on the Texas Instrument's bq2084 battery management platform,
the new solution will be part of all ZPower batteries as ZPower
prepares for high volume production in mid-2008.

The silver-zinc notebook battery gas gauge solution performs the
following:

-- Monitors and controls the charge and discharge of the
silver-zinc battery

-- Monitors the state of the charge of the battery

-- Provides battery protection from fault conditions

-- Communicates via SMBus with the notebook computer the status
of the battery

"Texas Instruments is a market leader in notebook battery
monitoring solutions," said Dr. Ross Dueber, President of ZPower, Inc.
"As ZPower has worked diligently to advance the chemistry of
batteries, Texas Instruments has done the same with battery monitoring
solutions. Texas Instruments provides us with the best opportunity for
compatibility with a wide range of OEMs and makes our battery an even
more attractive power source for our customers." This first notebook
battery gas gauge is the initial step toward the development of gas
gauge solutions for other mobile applications such as cell phones.
ZPower will use Texas Instruments when developing those solutions as
well.

"Texas Instruments is very pleased to have been chosen as the
development platform for a silver-zinc battery monitoring solution,"
said Garry Elder, Systems Engineering Manager of Battery Monitoring
Solutions at Texas Instruments. "We're proud to play a role in the
development of this innovative, new power source for mobile
electronics."

ZPower batteries offer up to 40% more run time than traditional
lithium-ion batteries. Additionally, ZPower(TM) batteries offer an
inherently safe technology which features a water-based chemistry that
is not flammable. The battery contains no lithium or flammable liquids
and is therefore free from the problems of thermal runaway, fire and
danger of explosion. ZPower(TM) batteries also offer consumers an
environmentally friendly alternative. Over 90 percent of the primary
elements used to produce the batteries can be recycled and re-used.
The raw materials recovered in the recycling process of silver-zinc
batteries are the same quality as those that went into the creation of
the battery.

ZPower is initially working with Tier 1 notebook computer and cell
phone manufacturers to provide an innovative new power source for
next-generation mobile devices. At CES 2008, ZPower(TM) batteries were
named among the "Top 5 Green Gadgets at CES" by TheDailyGreen.com.
Also at CES this year, Dr. Dueber was selected as a panelist at a
session called "The Top 10 Technologies You've Never Heard Of." The
company was also recently named a "GoingGreen 100" winner by AlwaysOn.

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments designs and manufactures analog, digital signal
processing and DLP(R) chip technologies that help customers develop
products that matter. From affordable mobile phones that connect more
people, to classroom projectors that support remote learning, to
prosthetic devices that provide greater confidence, flexibility, and
freedom - TI technology powers new ideas and inspires better
solutions.

About ZPower, Inc.

ZPower, Inc. develops and produces high performance rechargeable
silver-zinc batteries for mobile applications. The company currently
holds 16 key patents on rechargeable silver-zinc batteries which offer
30% more energy density than current lithium-ion batteries. ZPower has
strategic partnerships with, and venture investments from, Intel(TM)
Corporation, OnPoint(TM) Technologies--a venture capital fund of the
US Army, and PowerVentures--a large private equity group.

For additional information visit www.zpowerbattery.com

ZPower, Inc.
Ross Dueber, Ph.D.
805-445-7789
ross.dueber@zpowerbattery.com
or
Pipeline Communications
Robin Hoffman
973-746-6970
robinh@pipecomm.com

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