Energy-Friendly EFM32 MCU Technology Wins EDN China Innovation Award;
EZRadioPRO Transceiver Named Best Smart Energy Solution by ECCN
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Silicon
Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive,
mixed-signal ICs, today announced that its ARM®-based energy-friendly
microcontroller (MCU) technology and sub-GHz wireless connectivity
solution for the Internet
of Things (IoT) and smart
metering markets have won two prestigious awards in the China
microelectronics industry.
The ultra-low-energy
MCU technology powering Silicon Labs' EFM32™
Zero Gecko family won a 2014 EDN China Innovation Award in the
category of "Innovation Excellence: Leading Technologies." Held annually
for the past ten years, the EDN China Innovation Awards are widely
recognized as one of the electronics industry's most distinguished
honors. The awards were announced at the 2014 EDN China Innovation
Awards Ceremony held on June 26 in Shanghai. Award winners are selected
by a panel of EDN China editors and electronics industry leaders, as
well as votes from EDN China's community of 800,000 registered online
readers and website members.
Silicon Labs' Si4438
EZRadioPRO® wireless transceiver won recognition as the "Best Smart
Energy Solution" in the 2013-2014 China Best IC and Electronic Products
Solution Award-Winning Program. The annual awards program is
administered by the Microelectronics Development Center, China Ministry
of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), and organized by China
ECNet (ECCN.com), China Electronics Purchasing Association (CEPA) and
Global Electronics China Magazine (GEC). Winners are chosen by a panel
of industry experts and registered online users of ECCN.com. With more
than 630,000 registered members, ECCN is a leading Internet portal for
China's electronics industry.
"It is a tremendous honor for Silicon Labs to win these two prominent
industry awards from EDN China and ECCN," said LM Wang, vice president
of Asia-Pacific sales at Silicon Labs. "Given the extensive base of
registered online readers for each publication, these awards reflect the
growing popularity of our EFM32 MCU and EZRadioPRO wireless products for
IoT and smart energy applications in the China market."
About the EFM32 Gecko MCU Family
Based on the ARM® Cortex®-M0+ processor, EFM32 Zero Gecko MCUs are
designed to achieve the lowest possible energy consumption for an array
of battery-powered applications including smart meters, thermostats,
security systems, wearables and other connected devices for the IoT.
Zero Gecko MCUs feature a sophisticated energy management system with
five energy modes enabling applications to remain in an energy-optimal
state. The MCUs include an energy-saving feature called the Peripheral
Reflex System (PRS) that significantly enhances energy efficiency by
enabling different MCU peripherals to communicate autonomously without
CPU intervention. Zero Gecko MCUs are also the only Cortex-M0+ devices
to integrate a programmable current digital-to-analog converter (IDAC)
and a 128-bit AES encryption block.
About the Si4438 EZRadioPRO Transceiver
Silicon Labs engineered the Si4438 EZRadioPRO wireless transceiver to
meet the performance, energy efficiency, cost and regulatory
requirements of the smart metering market in China. Featuring an
efficient on-chip power amplifier, the Si4438 provides extended range
and robust communication links for smart metering by leveraging
best-in-class specifications in transmit output power, sensitivity and
link budget. The Si4438 is the most energy-efficient sub-GHz wireless
transceiver available for smart metering applications, offering
sleep/standby current that is 40 times lower than competing transceiver
products.
Silicon Labs
Silicon Labs is an industry leader in the innovation of
high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs. Developed by a
world-class engineering team with unsurpassed expertise in mixed-signal
design, Silicon Labs' diverse portfolio of patented semiconductor
solutions offers customers significant advantages in performance, size
and power consumption. For more information about Silicon Labs, please
visit www.silabs.com.
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