MIT chip harvests IoT potential

23 Jun 2015

MIT chip
Source: Courtesy of the researchers
The MIT researchers' prototype for a chip measuring 3 millimetres by 3 millimetres. The magnified detail shows the chip's main control circuitry, including the startup electronics; the controller that determines whether to charge the battery, power a device, or both; and the array of switches that control current flow to an external inductor coil. This active area measures just 2.2 millimetres by 1.1 millimetres.