Long range RF technology selected for IoT solutions

6th August 2014

Siobhan O'Gorman

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LoRa, long range RF technology manufactured by Semtech, has been selected by Microchip Technology for use in the development of solutions for IoT and M2M. This technology enables long range, low power connectivity that previously had been unrealisable. Competing short-range technology requires too many repeaters and too much infrastructure to achieve wide coverage.

The selection of LoRa technology by Microchip is part of the IoT market increase. According to IMS Research, there will be more than 22 billion web-connected devices by 2020. Of those 22bn devices, more than 50% are predicted to need long-range connectivity and multi-year battery operation, making Semtech's long range RF technology suitable.

“Microchip is the leader in providing customers with easy-to-use solutions based on superior technology,” said Hardy Schmidbauer, Wireless Products Director, Semtech. “We are excited to have them as a source for LoRa technology and a contributor to the growing LoRa ecosystem.”

“Semtech’s LoRa technology provides an excellent solution for the rising market need to wirelessly connect IoT and many other embedded designs,” said Steve Caldwell, Vice President of the Wireless Products Division, Microchip. “We expect this technology to enable compelling new capabilities for our customers, and have already begun developing our first LoRa solutions.”