New Program Provides Selected Customers and Partners with Early
Access to IP-Based Mesh Networking Stack
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Silicon
Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive,
mixed-signal ICs, today introduced the creation of a Thread beta program
for selected customers and ecosystem partners, enabling them to
accelerate their product development plans for IP-based mesh networking.
As a founding member of the Thread Group, Silicon Labs has been a major
contributor to the definition and development of the new IP-based mesh
networking software stack for the Connected Home.
"We have developed the Thread networking protocol according to the
latest draft specification and now have multi-node networks up and
running at key customers using our existing EM35xx wireless SoCs," said
Skip Ashton, vice president of software engineering at Silicon Labs. "We
are excited to be able to extend our leadership in mesh networking
solutions through activities such as this beta program and our continued
investment in ZigBee®
technology."
Customer requirements and the rapid expansion of applications in the Internet
of Things (IoT) market led to the creation of the Thread networking
protocol, a new standards-based, IP-addressable, low-power mesh
networking solution. Silicon Labs joined the Thread Group as a founding
member to contribute mesh networking expertise and deliver software
solutions that satisfy these market needs.
"As the industry's leading supplier of ZigBee SoCs and an innovator in
wireless mesh networking technology, Silicon Labs is well-positioned to
drive the development of Thread software while continuing to support the
growing ZigBee installed base, totaling more than 45 million units in
2013," said Mareca Hatler, director of research at ON
World Inc. "Providing early access to Thread software through beta
programs will encourage early market adoption of this next-generation
IP-based protocol stack for the IoT."
Silicon Labs is committed to supplying best-in-class Thread and
ZigBee-based connectivity solutions into the future. The company plans
to support both mesh networking protocols using a common portfolio of
ARM® based wireless SoCs and to deliver technology that will enable
current and future customers to deploy one or both software technologies
on those SoCs using simple over-the-air uploads.
For more information about Silicon Labs' wireless connectivity solutions
for the Internet of Things, visit www.silabs.com/wireless.
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