Post on 29-May-2018
Mission statement Sol-Chip target to become a leading company for
alternative & sustainable energy provider of solar battery for low power applications Sol-Chip will promote the importance of alternative
energy products for the economic, social and environmental well-being of all market sectors
Looking for Alternative Energy Sources
How can we replace toxic batteries and deliver green power? • Major environmental hazard
• Limited life
• Expensive
Replacement costs ~$1 billion in 2013*
*OnWorld Research
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The Need: Continuous Power SolChip™ Solar Battery
SolChip™ Solar Battery provides power forever 4
SolChip™ Solar Battery
Charger
Voltage Regulator
Power Converter
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The Sol Chip Green Solution
Solar Cells (PV)
Electronic Device (VLSI)
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Smart, small, integrated solution
Competitive Advantages
• Eliminates the need to replace batteries
• Improves overall power efficiency
• Saves the environment
• Small/simple/robust solution
A powerful, cost-saving solution 6
• Agriculture
• Smart Power Grid • Smart Buildings / Cities • Transportation • Security & Safety • Electronic Shelf Labels
• Asset & Personnel Tracking
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Low Power PV Applications (Examples)
Automatic Parking
Smart Meters Transportation
Sensors
Smart House
Source: Libelium
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SolChip™ for Better Agriculture
Sol Chip is not a dream – it’s ready to launch.
•Drip irrigation system: sensors used for humidity levels (in
several depths) and the percentage
of fertile substances in the soil
•Milking cows’ biological sensor: transmits indications of the
cow health and heat a few times per day
•Herd’s positioning: Global Positioning System receiver (GPS)
and a long distance transmitter
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• Monitoring of sea and beaches
• Forest fire prevention and detection
• Chemical/biological detection
• Detection of Insects
• Climates Changes
• Parks & Rivers monitoring
• Disaster relief: volcanoes, landslide
• Biological, Earth, and environmental monitoring
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SolChip™ for Better Environment
Climate Sensor
Ztrap
Source: Crossbow
Source: MicroStrain
Source: Spensa
Environmental Monitoring Sensor
Future Market Segments
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Internet of things (M 2 M, Smart Society) – wireless connectivity
Smart Dust – wireless monitoring
• Smart Power Farming • Smart Buildings • Transportation (Smart Parking) • Security & Safety • Electronic Shelf Labels
• Asset & Personnel Tracking
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Smart Cities
Automatic Parking
Smart Meters Transportation
Sensors
Smart House
Source: Libelium
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Smart Power Grid - Less OPC (Overall Power Consumption) “Smart Grid’’ interconnected, and interactive electrical network , combined with alternative energy sources . Network intelligent will require - Wireless Sensors Networks (WSN)
Sol-ChipTM enhance WSN with simplicity and autonomy Outcome: optimal grid Operation with less energy waste and less Greenhouse Gases
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Source: Schneider Electric
Adv. Parking Sensors (APS)- Less Greenhouse Gases Smart parking offers a complete ecosystem to congested cities from the sensors in the ground to the mobile apps.
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Optimize parking availability, reduces CO2 emissions by saving fuel and minimizing traffic jams. Sol-ChipTM enhance WSN and Improve quality of life, environmental impact, and revenue.
Source: Steerline
Business Model Sol Chip
Integrators (Netafim, Herd Management, Magal)
Environmental
Foundries
Smart Buildings
Security
Agriculture Farming
“The clean energy jobs at this plant are the jobs of the future” [B. Obama, may 2011]
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Sol Chip at a Glance
Sol Chip is not a dream – it’s ready to launch
• 7 experts in: management, business, semiconductors
• Transfer to Pilot Production has started
• Conditional PO of $1.3M & 4 LOIs with potential customers
• 4 patents +1 paper : process, design, implementation
• Total funding to date: $2M Chief Scientist of Israel, Trendlines, Israel Electric Comp, Angels, Investment bank
• Winner: US-Israel Entrepreneurship award
• Nominated by EETimes as one of 60 HOT Startups to watch
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Board of Directors
A leading management team
Board of Directors • Moshe Kelner: Chairman of the Board • Dr. Shani Keysar: Founder & CEO • Rami Friedlander: Founder, VP Business Development & Applications • Yossi Ron: Active board member, Trendlines COO • Steve Rhodes: Board member, Trendlines Chairman & CEO
Advisory Board • Prof. Yosi Shacham: Director, Tel Aviv University Research Institute for Nano
Science and Nanotechnology • Dr. Doo Young Yang: World-renowned PV and semiconductor expert • Doron Simon: Former GM Tower USA, Business development, US • Danny Hacohen: Business development, Far East
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Thank you!
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Dr. Shani Keysar
Mobile: +972-52-3533264
E-mail: shani@sol-chip.com
Web: www.sol-chip.com SolChip™ is a trademark of Sol Chip Ltd. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2011-12 Sol Chip Ltd. All rights reserved.
580M Units @ 2012
1.01B Units @ 2022
780M Units @ 2017
* IDTechEx Energy Harvesting and Storage for Electronic Devices 2012-2022.
Market Size by 2017
Low-power Batteries TAM 9.6B units
Solar Energy Harvesting
SAM 780M units
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Smart Power Grid
Water, Gas & Power
Smart Meters
Smart Power Grid
Source: mapawatt
Source: energyboom
Source: girish-deshpande
SolChip™ Energy Harvester
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A unique Photo Voltaic (PV) cell which produces six selectable voltage levels in the range of 0.7 volt to 8.4 volt Each selectable voltage delivers a different current Maximum power extracted in full day light is ~10 mWatt Several voltage and power levels can be delivered simultaneously
Photo Voltaic Cell Basis
Fig. 1: Schematic Band-gap of a p-i-n junction
solar cell
Alternative Energy Sources for Agriculture
How can we help the plant to feed the increasing population and deliver green power?
• Use precision agriculture: wireless sensors mesh network • Current solutions use batteries : Major environmental hazard, Limited Life and Expensive
Replacement costs ~$1 billion @ 2013*
*OnWorld Research
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What is Mesh Networking for Agriculture?
• Sensing device which tracks several parameters
• A wireless communication component (transceiver)
• Wireless sensors spread in the field with small distances
• Transceiver : sends receives
data/commands from neighboring
sensors through central base station
Mesh Network – Fits Precision Agriculture Needs
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The Technology
Apply amorphous Si PV on top of IC , based on known
materials and processes to the semiconductor industry
• Generic Module easily adapted to all technology nodes
Sol Chip IP unique and green
Solar Energy For Mesh Networking • Solar energy provides higher energy compared to other alternative energy
sources
• Current solution: a solar panel in addition to several power management components
• Current solutions are: large in size, introduce reliability risks, impact power efficiency and consume a relatively large amount of power in order to operate.
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