Ossia Inc., a wireless device manufacturer, and Marubun Corporation, which provides solutions in the semiconductor and electronics business, will leverage Ossia's technology to create IoT sensor receivers that can be used to power devices such as inventory trackers and headsets to digital signage and wearables, according to a company press release.

The Cota-enabled IoT sensors will be able to receive power at a distance, without the need for line-of-sight, and will have communication capabilities.

The Cota Power Receiver for IoT will be built on Ossia's 2.4GHz wireless power system, with the 5.8GHz system to follow. Once embedded into the end devices, the wirelessly powered sensors can be managed remotely through the cloud-based Cota IoT Platform.

"There are so many ways Cota can be leveraged for so many different kinds of devices. To date, we have seen successful applications within commercial products such as ESLs and commercial truck trackers," Doug Stovall, CEO of Ossia, said in the release. "With this new development and partnership with Marubun, even more companies will be able to bypass a 'retrofitting' step and seamlessly build the Cota Power Receiver for IoT right into the device itself. This will save on costs and one-off experimentation, and offer a shortcut to market."

Cota enables devices to receive power without user intervention, charging pads, plugging in, or batteries. It can deliver power at a distance to multiple devices simultaneously, while supporting frequent updates, required with a digital display. It can also deliver power while the device is in motion.

"The Cota system is stable, resilient, and scalable," Satoshi Fujino, senior V.P. of Marubun, said in the release. "To bring it to fruition more rapidly, we saw an opportunity to leverage Cota wireless power technology for a sensor that can be integrated within many types of IoT devices. Developing for one device at a time is not economical, nor wise, when a single wireless power sensor can be applied to so many different types of devices, from commercial and retail to industrial and medical."

The Cota Power Receiver for IoT is expected to be available through Marubun for limited distribution in early 2022, with a full release in Q2 2022. Marubun is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Ossia is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

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