HaiLa Technologies Presents Ambient RF Powered Wi-Fi Communications

HaiLa’s ultra-low power communications solution has been paired with Energous’ over-the-air wireless power networks, resulting in innovative ambient powered solutions.

MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HaiLa Technologies, a provider of advanced low-power wireless semiconductor solutions for both Ambient and Intelligent connectivity, today announced the public showcase of its ultra-low power communications solution for Wi-Fi, powered by RF Energy harvesting.

The HaiLa solution is compatible with various energy harvesting technologies. Harvesting RF energy from an over-the-air wireless power network suits numerous IoT applications, including asset and inventory tracking and smart building implementations.

The HaiLa development board features the HaiLa BSC2000 Passive Backscatter on Wi-Fi chip combined with Energous’ PowerBridge transmitter system, allowing the HaiLa device to consistently provide data to the network and cloud.

"Supporting RF energy harvesting further demonstrates the low power capabilities of HaiLa’s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technology. Ambient powered devices will eliminate the need for batteries in certain connected sensing applications," stated Patricia Bower, VP Product Management at HaiLa. "Ambient IoT reduces operational expenses by making sensing devices maintenance-free."

HaiLa’s low-power communication chips are instrumental in reducing the energy consumption of connected devices to near zero levels. HaiLa’s optimized active transmit and backscatter adaptations use only a fraction of the power consumed by typical Wi-Fi or Bluetooth radio architectures, enabling smaller batteries, a single battery throughout the product's lifespan, or no battery at all by leveraging harvested energy.

“Energous’ wireless power technology is a catalyst for the ambient IoT revolution,” said Giampaolo Marino, SVP of Strategy and Business Development at Energous. “By removing the need for batteries and enabling continuous, maintenance-free sensing over existing Wi-Fi infrastructure, we’re helping unlock a future of truly energy-autonomous, intelligent IoT devices. We look forward to collaborating with HaiLa to demonstrate the power of a new generation of intelligent, wireless, and battery-free IoT that’s poised to positively disrupt industries.”

HaiLa and Energous will participate in the industry event Sensors Converge from June 24 to 26, 2025, at the Santa Clara Convention Centre.

About HaiLa Technologies Inc.

Founded in 2019, HaiLa is a fabless semiconductor and software company developing low-power multi-protocol radio communication for IoT devices. Originally conceptualized at Stanford University, HaiLa enables pervasive edge AI and the scaling of battery-free IoT by offering extremely power-efficient wireless connectivity on industry standard wireless protocols like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular. HaiLa solutions deliver unparalleled cost savings in battery maintenance, the ability to leverage existing wireless infrastructure, and support for efficient communication of locally inferenced AI/ML data directly on the device.

Customers and partners are focused on the consumer electronics, smart buildings and logistics spaces, along with mobile, manufacturing, transportation, and medical markets.

HaiLa has raised $16.8 M USD in funding, including non-dilutive financing from Sustainable Development Technology Canada and TechnoClimat Quebec.

Find more information at http://www.haila.io

About Energous Wireless Power Solutions

Energous Corporation d/b/a Energous Wireless Power Solutions (NASDAQ: WATT) is pioneering scalable, over-the-air (OTA) wireless power networks that enable unprecedented levels of visibility, control, and intelligent business automation. The Company’s wireless power transmitter and receiver technologies deliver continuous access to wireless power, helping drive a new generation of battery-free devices for asset and inventory tracking and management—from retail sensors, electronic shelf labels, and asset trackers, to air quality monitors, motion detectors, and more. For more information, visit http://www.energous.com/ or follow on LinkedIn.