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- StandardSummaries onlyThe Onio Batteryless Vision with Kjetil Meisal
Published Sep 24, 2026
Kjetil MeisalKjetil 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