# The Onio Batteryless Vision with Kjetil Meisal

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2026-09-24
- Length: 1h 03m
- Episode: 735
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-09-24-the-onio-batteryless-vision-with-kjetil-meisal
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/735-the-onio-batteryless-vision-with-kjetil-meisal/

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-09-24-the-onio-batteryless-vision-with-kjetil-meisal#t=0) Introduction: Kjetil Meisal and ONiO
- [2:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-09-24-the-onio-batteryless-vision-with-kjetil-meisal#t=154) Norwegian Semiconductor Ecosystem
- [5:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-09-24-the-onio-batteryless-vision-with-kjetil-meisal#t=320) ONiO.zero Specifications and Energy Storage
- [9:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-09-24-the-onio-batteryless-vision-with-kjetil-meisal#t=570) Company Origin and 'Stick and Forget' Vision
- [15:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-09-24-the-onio-batteryless-vision-with-kjetil-meisal#t=908) Custom RISC-V CPU and Power Management
- [26:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-09-24-the-onio-batteryless-vision-with-kjetil-meisal#t=1588) Energy Harvesting Sources and Applications
- [33:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-09-24-the-onio-batteryless-vision-with-kjetil-meisal#t=2025) RISC-V vs ARM and CoreMark Performance
- [44:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-09-24-the-onio-batteryless-vision-with-kjetil-meisal#t=2669) Target Markets: Agriculture, Logistics, and Healthcare
- [54:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-09-24-the-onio-batteryless-vision-with-kjetil-meisal#t=3277) Development Tools, SDKs, and Customer Access
- [59:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-09-24-the-onio-batteryless-vision-with-kjetil-meisal#t=3568) Scaling, Funding, and Trade Shows

## Topics

- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Batteries & low-power design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/batteries-and-low-power)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- ONiO (company)
- ONiO.zero (product)
- Texas Instruments (company)
- ChipCon (company)
- Silicon Labs (company)
- Energy Micro (company)
- ARM (company)
- Microchip (company)
- Atmel (company)
- AVR (chip)
- Nordic Semiconductor (company)
- Novelda (company)
- BeFC (company)
- Zephyr (tool)

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