Each Winner Will Receive $10,000 in Semiconductor Components to Help
Bring Their IoT Ideas to Product Reality
AUSTIN, Texas & THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Silicon
Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB), the leading provider of semiconductor and
software solutions for the Internet
of Things (IoT), and Digi-Key,
the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and
delivery, today announced an IoT design contest for pioneering
developers who want to create connected "things" that will help make the
world a smarter, more connected and energy-friendly place. Co-sponsored
by Silicon Labs and Digi-Key, the "Your IoT Connected World" design
contest is open to inventors of all skill levels, from professional
embedded developers and seasoned makers to electronics enthusiasts.
The contest runs now through July 17, with three winners to be announced
on August 3, 2015. Visitors to the www.YourIoTContest.com
site will vote to decide on 15 finalists, and expert judges from Silicon
Labs and Digi-Key will choose the three winners. Each winner will select
the Silicon Labs components they need (microcontrollers, wireless chips,
sensors, boards and more - valued up to $10,000 USD) to bring their
prize-winning IoT ideas to market as commercially viable products.
"The silicon and software technology needed to make ‘your IoT' a reality
is available today, and it's up to pioneering developers like you to
create the next IoT innovations that will help save time and energy,
enhance health and security, and improve the quality of life for people
everywhere," said Peter Vancorenland, vice president of engineering and
IoT solutions at Silicon Labs. "This is your chance to bring your
groundbreaking IoT ideas to market, enabled by Silicon Labs development
tools and kickstarted by $10,000 in Silicon Labs components."
"Whether designers are solving an existing problem or creating a totally
new invention, ideas are limited only by the developer's imagination,"
said David Sandys, director of technical marketing for Digi-Key.
"Winning IoT designs may include innovations like connected home
devices, smart appliances, lighting control systems, wearable
technology, security systems, wireless sensor networks and much more."
To get started, simply visit www.YourIoTContest.com.
All IoT designs must contain a Silicon Labs microcontroller (MCU)
product. Each contestant must submit photos or a brief video overview of
their IoT product design. Silicon Labs offers a wide array of 8-bit and
32-bit MCUs, wireless ICs, interface chips, optical and environmental
sensors, and development tools for IoT applications, all available
through Digi-Key. To help simplify the evaluation, design and
prototyping process, Silicon Labs' Simplicity Studio development
platform can be downloaded at no charge at www.silabs.com/simplicity-studio.
The competition is open to contestants in selected countries in the
Americas and EMEA including Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada (excluding
Quebec), the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary,
Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.
For more details including complete contest rules, please visit www.YourIoTContest.com.
About Digi-Key Corporation
Digi-Key Corporation, based in Thief River Falls, Minn., is a global,
full-service provider of both prototype/design and production quantities
of electronic
components, offering more than four million products from over 650
quality name-brand manufacturers. With over one million products in
stock and an impressive selection of online resources, Digi-Key is
committed to stocking the broadest range of electronic components in the
industry and providing the best service possible to its customers.
Additional information and access to Digi-Key's broad product offering
is available at www.digikey.com.
About Silicon Labs
Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) is a leading provider of silicon, software
and system solutions for the Internet of Things, Internet
infrastructure, industrial control, consumer and automotive markets. We
solve the electronics industry's toughest problems, providing customers
with significant advantages in performance, energy savings, connectivity
and design simplicity. Backed by our world-class engineering teams with
unsurpassed software and mixed-signal design expertise, Silicon Labs
empowers developers with the tools and technologies they need to advance
quickly and easily from initial idea to final product. www.silabs.com
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