July, 2020 − Rev. 1

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TND6285/D

Continuous Harvesters and

ON Semiconductor’s Low−Power RF

Technology Close the Gap in

Environmental and Accelerometer

Sensors for IoT

TND6285/D

Rev. 1, JULY − 2020

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Continuous Harvesters and ON Semiconductor’s

Low−Power RF Technology Close the Gap in

Environmental and Accelerometer Sensors for IoT

BACKGROUND

While the proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT) is inarguable, only few publications have

so far enlightened the public regarding the problem of energy availability to support the

rapidly−growing number of sensors and transceivers.

Figure 1. Forecast of Number of Sensors Deployed Annually

(Source: Sia and Tsensor.org 2015)

At the 2018 World Material Forum in Nancy, France, it was confirmed that the rapid growth

of IoT combined with the high requirement of data storage, processing and transmission will

become a big concern for the sustainability of the project. As such, any type of energy harvesting

solution is welcome, if not absolutely mandatory.