Wiliot Unveils Passive Bluetooth Sensor
The innovative semiconductor firm has also announced that it has raised an additional $30 million in funding from Avery Dennison, Amazon Web Services and Samsung Venture Investment.
By Mark Robertiin RFIDJournal
Jan 25, 2019—Wiliot, a fabless semiconductor company launched in 2017, has unveiled the world's first passive Bluetooth sensor. The device, which is still a prototype, can harvest ambient RF energy from Wi-Fi access points, as well as smartphones connecting to cell towers and other Bluetooth signals. It is also able to detect temperature, pressure and movement, then relay that information to any Bluetooth transceiver. The firm has raised an additional $30 million in funding from Amazon Web Services, Avery Dennison and Samsung Venture Investment Corp.
"This is the third iteration of our chip, and this one is actually transmitting," says Steve Statler, Wiliot's senior VP for marketing and business development. "It's sort of our first call across the Atlantic. This year will be about going from proving it's possible to create a passive Bluetooth sensor to scaling it. Having the investment from Avery Dennison, Amazon Web Services and Samsung will help us do that."
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