{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"149067","rtpr_id":"nBw1t5Kqla-20260922","ticker":"SMTC","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["SMTC"],"title":"Semtech’s LoRa Plus LR2021 Transceiver Wins 2026 EDGE Award","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-09-22T06:00:00.103Z","article_body":"Semtech’s LoRa Plus LR2021 Transceiver Wins 2026 EDGE Award\n\nSemtech Corporation\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.semtech.com%2F&esheet=54607257&newsitemid=20260921701241&lan=en-US&anchor=Semtech+Corporation&index=1&md5=f70b038e7886ebe082c42368ba1bb064)\n(Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading provider of high-performance semiconductors powering\nAI data center networking and intelligent, connected Internet of Things\n(“IoT”) devices worldwide, today announced its LoRa Plus™ LR2021\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.semtech.com%2Fproducts%2Fwireless-rf%2Flora-plus%2Flr2021%2F%3Futm_source%3Dpress_release%26utm_medium%3Dpr%26utm_campaign%3Dttc-2026%26utm_content%3Dlr2021&esheet=54607257&newsitemid=20260921701241&lan=en-US&anchor=LoRa+Plus%26%238482%3B+LR2021&index=2&md5=3667f7f21242eca6d815deee65ebf3b3)\ntransceiver incorporating fourth-generation LoRa® IP was named a winner of\nthe 2026 EDGE Award for Design Innovation. The EDGE Awards are presented by\nthe Engineering Design & Automation Group of Endeavor Business Media to\nchampion innovative technologies launched in the past year.\n\nThe 2026 EDGE Awards celebrate outstanding innovation in product design and\nfunction for the engineering industry. The LR2021 was named a winner in the\nCommunications & Networks category. This award recognizes an innovation\nthat received the most votes in a category from a Readers’ Choice poll.\n\nThe LR2021 was also recently selected for the 25th IoTE Gold Award –\nInnovative Product Award at IoTE Shenzhen 2026.\n\nDesigned for Next-Generation IoT\n\nWith over 500 million end nodes deployed worldwide, LoRa is the leading low\npower wide area network (LPWAN) for IoT applications. The LR2021 is the first\ntransceiver chip in Semtech's LoRa Plus family, incorporating\nfourth-generation LoRa IP with Multi-PHY compatibility that supports both\nterrestrial and SATCOM connectivity paths across sub-GHz, 2.4 GHz ISM bands\nand licensed L/S-bands.\n\nThe transceiver is designed to be backward compatible with previous LoRa\ndevices, supporting seamless LoRaWAN® compatibility, while featuring expanded\nphysical layer modulations to support higher data rate applications utilizing\ninnovative fast long-range communication (FLRC), which has a data rate of up\nto 2.6 Mbps.\n\n“The LR2021 gives device makers the flexibility to support LoRa, edge AI,\nmulti-PHY, high-bandwidth, and non-terrestrial applications using a single\nchip without compromising on power or range,” said Shahar Feldman, senior\ndirector of product marketing at Semtech. “For contract manufacturers, the\nsingle-SKU design also cuts supply chain complexity. Recognition by engineers\nwho understand design and logistics considerations firsthand makes this award\nespecially meaningful.”\n\nExpanded Architectural Features\n\nOther notable LR2021 architecture features include:\n\n\n * Hardware Simplification: Single-SKU design eliminates the need for multiple\nregional variants, reducing inventory complexity by up to 70% for global\nmanufacturers, and improved robustness to frequency offset allows lower cost\ncrystals and design simplifications.\n\n * Component Elimination: RF switch and TCXO are no longer required, reducing\nbill of materials (BOM) costs, PCB footprint and simplifying thermal\nmanagement.\n\n * Protocol Flexibility: Multi-PHY supports future-proof hardware investments as\nmarket requirements evolve.\n\n * Application Expansion: FLRC’s 2.6 Mbps data throughput enables entirely new\nuse cases — from basic sensor telemetry with firmware update over-the-air\n(FUOTA) capabilities, to AI-powered image and audio processing at the edge.\n\n * Extended Coverage: Enhanced sensitivity and satellite connectivity options\naddress previously unreachable deployment scenarios. Detecting four spreading\nfactors in parallel with a single transceiver eliminates the\npower-versus-range trade-off in single-channel LoRaWAN gateways.\n\n * Improved Power Efficiency: Faster, configurable channel activity detection\n(CAD) modes reduce idle power consumption and false detections.\n\n * Interference Mitigation: Enhanced blocking immunity and configurable forward\nerror correction, combining convolutional coding with long interleaving,\nimprove resilience to burst interference, blocking, Doppler effects, and fast\nfading.\n\nCustomers and ecosystem partners are invited to visit Semtech at booth #XL2\nduring The Things Conference 2026, Sept. 22–23, in Amsterdam, Netherlands,\nto learn more about the portfolio and meet with Semtech’s technical experts.\n\nLearn more about the LR2021 at semtech.com/lr2021\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.semtech.com%2Fproducts%2Fwireless-rf%2Flora-plus%2Flr2021%2F%3Futm_source%3Dpress_release%26utm_medium%3Dpr%26utm_campaign%3Dttc-2026%26utm_content%3Dlr2021&esheet=54607257&newsitemid=20260921701241&lan=en-US&anchor=semtech.com%2Flr2021&index=3&md5=5454231efc60e0231d6f8ce8e4f6e8fb)\n.\n\nAbout Semtech\n\nSemtech Corporation\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.semtech.com%2F&esheet=54607257&newsitemid=20260921701241&lan=en-US&anchor=Semtech+Corporation&index=4&md5=f02ec0cfebf7dbfcff63c5afa49ec11d)\n(Nasdaq: SMTC) is a leading provider of high-performance semiconductors\npowering AI data center networking and intelligent, connected IoT devices\nworldwide. Our global teams are committed to empowering solution architects\nand application developers to develop breakthrough products for the\ninfrastructure, industrial and consumer markets. To learn more about Semtech\ntechnology, visit us at Semtech.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.semtech.com%2F&esheet=54607257&newsitemid=20260921701241&lan=en-US&anchor=Semtech.com&index=5&md5=6da5f340d7d678d92b8660f2e9841f06)\nor follow us on LinkedIn\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fsemtech&esheet=54607257&newsitemid=20260921701241&lan=en-US&anchor=LinkedIn&index=6&md5=cb5aafd42f85a33a073f48a391831c3d)\nor X\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FSemtechCorp&esheet=54607257&newsitemid=20260921701241&lan=en-US&anchor=X&index=7&md5=74cca0c70e154badc8cd71c50de5a48c)\n.\n\nSemtech, the Semtech logo, LoRa, and LoRaWAN are registered trademarks or\nservice marks of Semtech Corporation or its subsidiaries. LoRa Plus is a\ntrademark or service mark of Semtech Corporation or its subsidiaries. All\nother trademarks, service marks and trade names mentioned in this press\nrelease are the property of their respective owners.\n\nSMTC-P\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260921701241/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260921701241/en/)\n\nMichelle Lozada, pr@semtech.com (mailto:pr@semtech.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw1t5Kqla-20260922","title":"Semtech’s LoRa Plus LR2021 Transceiver Wins 2026 EDGE Award","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"SMTC","created":"2026-09-22T06:00:00.103Z","tickers":["SMTC"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Semtech’s LoRa Plus LR2021 Transceiver Wins 2026 EDGE Award\n\nSemtech Corporation\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.semtech.com%2F&esheet=54607257&newsitemid=20260921701241&lan=en-US&anchor=Semtech+Corporation&index=1&md5=f70b038e7886ebe082c42368ba1bb064)\n(Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading provider of high-performance semiconductors powering\nAI data center networking and intelligent, connected Internet of Things\n(“IoT”) devices worldwide, today announced its LoRa Plus™ LR2021\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.semtech.com%2Fproducts%2Fwireless-rf%2Flora-plus%2Flr2021%2F%3Futm_source%3Dpress_release%26utm_medium%3Dpr%26utm_campaign%3Dttc-2026%26utm_content%3Dlr2021&esheet=54607257&newsitemid=20260921701241&lan=en-US&anchor=LoRa+Plus%26%238482%3B+LR2021&index=2&md5=3667f7f21242eca6d815deee65ebf3b3)\ntransceiver incorporating fourth-generation LoRa® IP was named a winner of\nthe 2026 EDGE Award for Design Innovation. The EDGE Awards are presented by\nthe Engineering Design & Automation Group of Endeavor Business Media to\nchampion innovative technologies launched in the past year.\n\nThe 2026 EDGE Awards celebrate outstanding innovation in product design and\nfunction for the engineering industry. The LR2021 was named a winner in the\nCommunications & Networks category. This award recognizes an innovation\nthat received the most votes in a category from a Readers’ Choice poll.\n\nThe LR2021 was also recently selected for the 25th IoTE Gold Award –\nInnovative Product Award at IoTE Shenzhen 2026.\n\nDesigned for Next-Generation IoT\n\nWith over 500 million end nodes deployed worldwide, LoRa is the leading low\npower wide area network (LPWAN) for IoT applications. The LR2021 is the first\ntransceiver chip in Semtech's LoRa Plus family, incorporating\nfourth-generation LoRa IP with Multi-PHY compatibility that supports both\nterrestrial and SATCOM connectivity paths across sub-GHz, 2.4 GHz ISM bands\nand licensed L/S-bands.\n\nThe transceiver is designed to be backward compatible with previous LoRa\ndevices, supporting seamless LoRaWAN® compatibility, while featuring expanded\nphysical layer modulations to support higher data rate applications utilizing\ninnovative fast long-range communication (FLRC), which has a data rate of up\nto 2.6 Mbps.\n\n“The LR2021 gives device makers the flexibility to support LoRa, edge AI,\nmulti-PHY, high-bandwidth, and non-terrestrial applications using a single\nchip without compromising on power or range,” said Shahar Feldman, senior\ndirector of product marketing at Semtech. “For contract manufacturers, the\nsingle-SKU design also cuts supply chain complexity. Recognition by engineers\nwho understand design and logistics considerations firsthand makes this award\nespecially meaningful.”\n\nExpanded Architectural Features\n\nOther notable LR2021 architecture features include:\n\n\n * Hardware Simplification: Single-SKU design eliminates the need for multiple\nregional variants, reducing inventory complexity by up to 70% for global\nmanufacturers, and improved robustness to frequency offset allows lower cost\ncrystals and design simplifications.\n\n * Component Elimination: RF switch and TCXO are no longer required, reducing\nbill of materials (BOM) costs, PCB footprint and simplifying thermal\nmanagement.\n\n * Protocol Flexibility: Multi-PHY supports future-proof hardware investments as\nmarket requirements evolve.\n\n * Application Expansion: FLRC’s 2.6 Mbps data throughput enables entirely new\nuse cases — from basic sensor telemetry with firmware update over-the-air\n(FUOTA) capabilities, to AI-powered image and audio processing at the edge.\n\n * Extended Coverage: Enhanced sensitivity and satellite connectivity options\naddress previously unreachable deployment scenarios. Detecting four spreading\nfactors in parallel with a single transceiver eliminates the\npower-versus-range trade-off in single-channel LoRaWAN gateways.\n\n * Improved Power Efficiency: Faster, configurable channel activity detection\n(CAD) modes reduce idle power consumption and false detections.\n\n * Interference Mitigation: Enhanced blocking immunity and configurable forward\nerror correction, combining convolutional coding with long interleaving,\nimprove resilience to burst interference, blocking, Doppler effects, and fast\nfading.\n\nCustomers and ecosystem partners are invited to visit Semtech at booth #XL2\nduring The Things Conference 2026, Sept. 22–23, in Amsterdam, Netherlands,\nto learn more about the portfolio and meet with Semtech’s technical experts.\n\nLearn more about the LR2021 at semtech.com/lr2021\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.semtech.com%2Fproducts%2Fwireless-rf%2Flora-plus%2Flr2021%2F%3Futm_source%3Dpress_release%26utm_medium%3Dpr%26utm_campaign%3Dttc-2026%26utm_content%3Dlr2021&esheet=54607257&newsitemid=20260921701241&lan=en-US&anchor=semtech.com%2Flr2021&index=3&md5=5454231efc60e0231d6f8ce8e4f6e8fb)\n.\n\nAbout Semtech\n\nSemtech Corporation\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.semtech.com%2F&esheet=54607257&newsitemid=20260921701241&lan=en-US&anchor=Semtech+Corporation&index=4&md5=f02ec0cfebf7dbfcff63c5afa49ec11d)\n(Nasdaq: SMTC) is a leading provider of high-performance semiconductors\npowering AI data center networking and intelligent, connected IoT devices\nworldwide. Our global teams are committed to empowering solution architects\nand application developers to develop breakthrough products for the\ninfrastructure, industrial and consumer markets. To learn more about Semtech\ntechnology, visit us at Semtech.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.semtech.com%2F&esheet=54607257&newsitemid=20260921701241&lan=en-US&anchor=Semtech.com&index=5&md5=6da5f340d7d678d92b8660f2e9841f06)\nor follow us on LinkedIn\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fsemtech&esheet=54607257&newsitemid=20260921701241&lan=en-US&anchor=LinkedIn&index=6&md5=cb5aafd42f85a33a073f48a391831c3d)\nor X\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FSemtechCorp&esheet=54607257&newsitemid=20260921701241&lan=en-US&anchor=X&index=7&md5=74cca0c70e154badc8cd71c50de5a48c)\n.\n\nSemtech, the Semtech logo, LoRa, and LoRaWAN are registered trademarks or\nservice marks of Semtech Corporation or its subsidiaries. LoRa Plus is a\ntrademark or service mark of Semtech Corporation or its subsidiaries. All\nother trademarks, service marks and trade names mentioned in this press\nrelease are the property of their respective owners.\n\nSMTC-P\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260921701241/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260921701241/en/)\n\nMichelle Lozada, pr@semtech.com (mailto:pr@semtech.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-22T06:00:00.163742373Z","server_sent_at_ms":1790056800163},"received_at":"2026-09-22T06:00:00.651Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260921701241/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"137626","press_release_id":"149067","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment","sector":"Information Technology"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Semtech's LoRa Plus LR2021 transceiver won the 2026 EDGE Award for Design Innovation in the Communications & Networks category, presented by Endeavor Business Media's Engineering Design & Automation Group based on a readers' choice poll.\n\nThe LR2021 is the first chip in the LoRa Plus family, built on fourth-generation LoRa IP with multi-PHY support across sub-GHz, 2.4 GHz ISM and licensed L/S-bands for both terrestrial and satellite connectivity, and FLRC data rates up to 2.6 Mbps.\n\nSemtech says the single-SKU design cuts inventory complexity by up to 70% for global manufacturers and eliminates the RF switch and TCXO from the bill of materials, while the LoRa ecosystem has surpassed 500 million deployed end nodes.\n\nThe LR2021 also recently won the 25th IoTE Gold Award (Innovative Product Award) at IoTE Shenzhen 2026, and Semtech is showcasing the portfolio at The Things Conference 2026 in Amsterdam on Sept. 22-23.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Award recognition reinforces the LR2021's positioning in IoT connectivity — a PR-level positive for the LoRa franchise, not a financial event."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"flrc_max_data_rate":"2.6 Mbps","lora_end_nodes_deployed":"over 500 million","inventory_complexity_reduction":"up to 70%"}},"quotedText":"single-SKU design also cuts supply chain complexity","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Shahar Feldman","role":"Senior Director of Product Marketing, Semtech"},{"name":"Michelle Lozada","role":"PR contact"}],"products":["LoRa Plus LR2021","LoRa","LoRaWAN"],"companies":[{"name":"Semtech Corporation","ticker":"SMTC","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"Endeavor Business Media","relationship":"EDGE Awards presenter (Engineering Design & Automation Group)"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"An industry award win (2026 EDGE Award, plus a recent IoTE Gold Award) for the new LoRa Plus LR2021 flagship transceiver is a positive marketing/validation milestone for Semtech's IoT franchise, but the release contains no financial figures, orders, or guidance impact. 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