Internet of things (IoT) chip vendor Semtech Corp. is collaborating with Exeger, a developer of solar cells, to extend the battery life of asset tracking and environmental sensing devices.
The LoRa Edge asset management platform scans GNSS satellites and Wi-Fi SSIDs between IoT devices and the LoRa Cloud to determine location. Exeger’s Powerfoyle solar cells can be integrated into any electronics device and converts all forms of light to charge and power devices.
The goal is to create a new standard of solar-powered based platforms that could be used for geolocation use cases such as:
- Indoor/outdoor asset tracking
- Global supply chain logstics
- Agriculture
- Smart utilities
- Smart cities
Semtech said the collaboration will allow manufacturers to develop IoT devices that use energy harvesting technology that is smarter and more environmentally friendly.
