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The Onio Batteryless Vision with Kjetil Meisal

The Amp Hour · 24 Sept 2026 · 1h 03m · Episode 735

What this episode covers

Kjetil Meisal, CEO and co-founder of Norwegian semiconductor startup ONiO, discusses the ONiO.zero, a batteryless microcontroller powered by ambient energy harvesting. He explains the chip's custom RISC-V architecture, multi-protocol 2.4 GHz radio, and ultra-low power design that enables 'stick and forget' IoT applications. Meisal highlights use cases in agriculture, smart home infrastructure, and sustainable healthcare, emphasizing the elimination of battery waste through energy harvesting and biodegradable packaging partnerships.

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early-stage companies

Topics

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Companies
ONiO, Texas Instruments, ChipCon, Silicon Labs, Energy Micro, ARM, Microchip, Atmel, Nordic Semiconductor, Novelda, BeFC
Products
ONiO.zero
Chips
AVR
Tools
Zephyr

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