Semtech has announced that STMicroelectronics has licensed the LoRa IP and will begin building LoRa SoCs based on its 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs). STMicro will also be joining the LoRa Alliance, and says it will be targeting MNOs and large-scale private network deployments, by releasing reference designs. STMicro joins Microchip as licensees of LoRa, with Semtech the only current source of the LoRa chips, with Microchip due to start shipping within the next two quarters – see additional details below. While Semtech and Microchip are focusing on producing the radio modules, STMicro looks to be set on developing an integrated SoC – which could make way for smaller and more power efficient designs down the road. The reference designs will be…