INDRA
The heart of Nikola Labs’ solutions is the tiny INDRA chip, which measures only 5.6mm x 3mm x 0.8mm. Developed with Texas Instruments and Skyworks Solutions, INDRA is a miniaturized version of Nikola Labs’ efficient RF-to-DC circuitry. INDRA was specifically designed to power Internet of things (IoT) devices, such as industrial sensors, which with the addition of wireless power can provide uninterrupted data without the need to ever change batteries.
Features of INDRA include:
State-of-the-art RF-to-DC rectifier using Skyworks Solutions diodes
Low forward voltage suitable for harvesting low-power RF signals
Power management optimized for ultra-low power applications
Efficient as low as 15 uW
330mV cold-start
50% Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT)
Regulated 3.3 V DC output
External antenna and impedance matching
Maximum application flexibility
Works over a wide range of frequencies – 300 MHz to 6 GHz
