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Kjetil Meisal

The Amp Hour

The Onio Batteryless Vision with Kjetil Meisal

Published
September 24, 2026
Duration
1h 3m
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Last updated
Sep 30, 2026

Discusses Kjetil Meisal, CEO and co-founder of Norwegian semiconductor startup ONiO, joins Chris to discuss th…

Summary

Kjetil Meisal, CEO and co-founder of Norwegian semiconductor startup ONiO, joins Chris to discuss the development of ONiO.zero—a revolutionary batteryless microcontroller powered entirely by ambient energy harvesting. They dive into Norway’s rich semiconductor heritage, custom RISC-V architecture, sub-microwatt cold starts, paper-based biofuel cells with …

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Kjetil Meisal, CEO and co-founder of Norwegian semiconductor startup ONiO, joins Chris to discuss the development of ONiO.zero—a revolutionary batteryless microcontroller powered entirely by ambient energy harvesting. They dive into Norway’s rich semiconductor heritage, custom RISC-V architecture, sub-microwatt cold starts, paper-based biofuel cells with BeFC, and making “stick and forget” IoT sensors a reality. Timeline Welcome Kjetil Meisal: Chris welcomes Kjetil Meisal, CEO of ONiO, to discus