Radio-frequency energy exists throughout modern connected environments. Channel Microsystems is developing semiconductor technology designed to capture available RF energy, convert it into usable electrical energy and intelligently manage that energy for ultra-low-power electronic devices.
Ambient RF energy is always present in the environment.
Our IC captures RF energy through a high-efficiency antenna interface.
Captured RF energy is rectified and converted into usable DC power.
Intelligent power management optimizes, regulates and distributes power efficiently.
Energy is stored in a supercapacitor or used to support and extend battery life.
Reliable, continuous power enables ultra-low-power IoT devices to operate.
Available ambient energy changes with the environment. The challenge is therefore not simply harvesting energy — it is deciding how that limited energy should be captured, stored, managed and delivered to the system.
Maximizing the usable energy drawn from available ambient RF signals.
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Regulating and delivering that energy without wasting the margin it took to capture it.
— to create a more intelligent power architecture for IoT devices.
Reduce energy drawn from the primary battery.
Decrease the frequency of battery replacement in large deployments.
Manage available harvested and stored energy according to system conditions.
Support applications where frequent battery servicing is undesirable or impractical.
Reduce dependence on disposable batteries across high-volume IoT deployments.
