PCTEST Engineering Laboratory Receives Maryland Industrial Partnerships Award to...

PCTEST Engineering Laboratory Receives Maryland Industrial Partnerships Award
to Develop a 'Smart Thermal Management Platform for Lithium Batteries'

COLUMBIA, Md., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- PCTEST Engineering Laboratory, Inc.
(PCTEST Lab), a leading independent testing laboratory of consumer electronics
and wireless devices, announced today that it has received the Maryland
Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) award for its research on "Smart Thermal
Management Platform for Lithium Batteries."

The lithium battery research project will be jointly conducted by PCTEST Lab,
led by Chief Technology Officer Dr. Jae Sik Chung, and by The Center for Risk
and Reliability at the University of Maryland, led by Director, Professor Ali
Mosleh, PhD and Professor Byeng D. Youn, PhD, both from the Department of
Mechanical Engineering. The Center for Risk and Reliability focuses primarily
on the research and development needs of the industry to understand the
fundamental causes of failures or accidents and develop corresponding
preventive measures.

"We're looking forward to working with Dr. Youn and Dr. Mosleh of the
University of Maryland on the lithium battery research project," said Randy
Ortanez, PCTEST Lab president and Maryland Electrical Engineering alumni. "We
are eager to partner with the University to develop a Smart Thermal Management
(STM) platform and improve the safety and reliability of lithium batteries
used in mobile devices. PCTEST Lab is excited about this opportunity to
support the continued evolution and safety of lithium battery products."

About PCTEST Engineering Laboratory, Inc.

PCTEST Engineering Laboratory is a leading testing laboratory in RF and
Protocol Conformance testing, Over-The-Air Antenna (OTA) Performance testing,
EMC/EMI testing, Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) testing, Hearing-Aid
Compatibility (HAC) testing, and testing of Lithium Batteries for IEEE 1725
CTIA certification. In addition to being a Verizon Wireless certified 3rd
party Open Development Lab, PCTEST LAB is also an approved CTIA Authorized
Test Lab (CATL), Telecommunication Certification Body, CCF Authorized Test
Facility (ATF), and is an ISO-17025 accredited laboratory by U.S. NIST/NVLAP
and A2LA.

About Maryland Industrial Partnerships

The Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) program accelerates the
commercialization of technology in Maryland by jointly funding collaborative
R&D projects between companies and University System of Maryland faculty. For
more information about MIPS, please visit: http://www.mips.umd.edu .

SOURCE PCTEST Engineering Laboratory, Inc.

Randy Ortanez, President of PCTEST Engineering Laboratory, Inc.,
+1-410-290-6652, randy@pctestlab.com