To control charging, to report diagnostic info like the number of charge-discharge cycles and the full charge capacity. It also stores info, like the battery S/N, date of manufacture, etc. If you put this fuel gauge(evil chip) somewhere else, like in the notebook, it wouldn't be able to differentiate between two different batteries.
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To control charging, to report diagnostic info like the number of charge-discharge cycles and the full charge capacity. It also stores info, like the battery S/N, date of manufacture, etc. If you put this fuel gauge(evil chip) somewhere else, like in the notebook, it wouldn't be able to differentiate between two different batteries.