MISSION
Ampcera is empowering lives with material solutions for next-generation energy storage.
United by a passion for clean energy, our team brings together world-class innovators and experts across battery chemistry, engineering, and manufacturing.
Through strategic collaborations with leading automotive OEMs, consumer-electronics companies, and battery manufacturers, Ampcera is integrating scalable, low-cost solid electrolyte technology into next-generation solid-state batteries—delivering higher energy and power density, all-climate adaptable, faster charging, and superior safety compared to today’s lithium-ion systems.
TIMELINE
Ampcera’s path to an electrified world
2018
First patent and order
First patent filed.
Pre-pilot line commissioned for solid electrolyte manufacturing.
First order of solid electrolytes successfully fulfilled.
First customer secured.
2019
The year of our 100th order
Completed 100th order of solid electrolytes.
U.S. DOE awards $200K SBIR grant for development of sulfide solid-state batteries.
2020
Ampcera's battery breakthrough
Achieved 100g electrolyte batch size.
Developed 20mAh solid-state battery.
U.S. DOE awards $3M grant to Ampcera, Pacific Northwest National Lab, and other partners, for sulfide solid-state electrolyte manufacturing.
2021
Grant milestone
100th customer onboard.
U.S.DOE awards $200K SBIR grant for dry processing of solid-state batteries.
U.S. DOE awards $1.25M grant to Ampcera, General Motors, and UC San Diego.
2022
Scaling the company
Achieved 1kg electrolyte batch size (manufacturing scale: 1 ton/annum).
Completed 1000th order of solid electrolytes.
U.S. DOE awards $1.5M grant to Ampcera and Lawrence Livermore National Lab.
Commissioned solid-state battery development facility.
2023
Major partnerships
Series A round of $15M led by Hanwha Solutions.
Achieved 10kg electrolyte batch size (manufacturing scale: 2 tons/annum).
200th customer onboard.
Developed 200mAh solid-state battery.
DOE ARPA-E awards $2.1M grant to Ampcera, Ford, and EC Power for JOULES program.
2024
Ampcera's 50th patent
Commissioned pilot line for solid-state electrolyte manufacturing.
Achieved 100kg batch size (manufacturing scale: 20 tons/annum).
1-5Ah solid-state battery cell prototypes.
U.S. DOE awards $3M grant to Ampcera, Argonne National Lab, and other partners, for solid-state battery manufacturing.
50th patent filed.
Team
Entrepreneurial and experienced
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Hui Du, Ph.D.
Co-founder, CEO/CTO
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Eongyu Yi, Ph.D.
Director of Battery Technology
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Jaewon Kim, Ph.D.
Director of Materials Production
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Dawei Liu, J.D.
Director of Legal
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Ross Dueber, Ph.D.
Senior Business Advisor
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Jungki Kim
Board Director
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Mei Cai, Ph.D.
Technology and Business Advisor
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Sungrok Bang, Ph.D.
Technology and Business Advisor
LOCATIONS
U.S. Company with a Global Vision
Ampcera has been focused on US's energy storage independence and secure US domestic materials supply chain.While we are serving global customers covering American Continent, Asian Continent, and European Continent, we are open to local partnership to build facilities close to our customers as the customers move into pilot scaling and manufacturing next-generation solid-state battery technology Commercialization.
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Headquarters
San Jose, CA
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R&D and Manufacturing
Tucson, AZ
