Speaker Profile
Jean-Claude MARTIN
Deputy CEO, The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd, div. Asulab
Switzerland
★ Keynote Speaker
Title
Our Sun and Watchmaking: A Story of Energy
Abstract
Most solar-powered watches on the market today are based on an electronic architecture developed in the 1980s. They incorporate an amorphous silicon solar cell on a flexible substrate placed behind a semi-transparent or partially openworked dial. This approach limits the aesthetics of the solar products, as well as the choice of key components, namely the solar cell and the rechargeable battery.
The proposed approach, based on a new-generation energy management circuit, relaxes these constraints by offering more options on these specific components for future performance-optimized watchmaking products.
The proposed approach, based on a new-generation energy management circuit, relaxes these constraints by offering more options on these specific components for future performance-optimized watchmaking products.
Bio
Jean-Claude Martin joined Swatch Group after graduating in Electrical Engineering at EPFL in 1991.
After three years developing telecom products for the Swatch brand in Biel/Bienne, he joined the R&D Center (Asulab) of Swatch Group in Marin, close to Neuchâtel as Project Manager. Eight years later, he is appointed Head of the Electronic Systems Group in charge of ultra-low-power integrated circuits and systems for innovative watch applications.
Since 2011, he has been overseen the operational aspects of the R&D center in charge of technical breakthrough for next generation of watch products.
After three years developing telecom products for the Swatch brand in Biel/Bienne, he joined the R&D Center (Asulab) of Swatch Group in Marin, close to Neuchâtel as Project Manager. Eight years later, he is appointed Head of the Electronic Systems Group in charge of ultra-low-power integrated circuits and systems for innovative watch applications.
Since 2011, he has been overseen the operational aspects of the R&D center in charge of technical breakthrough for next generation of watch products.