Majority of Thread Mesh Network Demos at CES Use Silicon Labs' Thread
Software and Wireless SoCs
AUSTIN, Texas & LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Demonstrating Thread technology's growing market momentum in 2016,
dozens of Thread-enabled
consumer products using mesh networking technology from Silicon
Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) are debuting at the International Consumer
Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. As a founding member of the Thread
Group, Silicon Labs is playing a leading role in helping to advance
Thread protocol as the first viable, commercially available IP-based
mesh networking solution for the Internet of Things (IoT).
Silicon Labs' Thread software stack and wireless SoCs are enabling
robust, interoperable connectivity for lights, door locks, ceiling fans,
thermostats, garage door openers, gateways and other connected home
products featured at CES. More than half of all Thread-enabled live
product demos at CES and the majority of live Thread network demos at
the Thread Group booth (Sands Expo, Level Two # 70560) are powered by
Silicon Labs technology.
"Thread is at the forefront of IP-based mesh networking, and CentraLite
continues to be a leader in IoT innovation by being among the first
companies to showcase Thread-enabled products at CES," said John
Calagaz, vice president and CTO of CentraLite,
a leading provider of hardware and software products that enable a
connected world. "We're leveraging Silicon Labs' robust Thread protocol
stack, market-proven mesh networking SoCs and easy-to-use development
tools to deliver a wide array of seamlessly integrated ‘things' for
connected home ecosystems."
CentraLite is demonstrating a 3-Series Lamp Module, Motion Sensor and
Door Sensor, all enabled by Silicon Labs' Thread technology, at the
Thread Group booth at CES. The company is also providing demos of
Thread-enabled home automation products at its own booth (#70731)
located in the Tech West Sands Expo at CES.
"Thread technology has gained significant market traction with the
release of the Thread 1.0 technical specification last summer, Thread
Group's launch of the product certification program last November and a
surge in Thread-enabled product demos at CES," said Skip Ashton, vice
president of software engineering at Silicon Labs and vice president of
technology for the Thread Group. "Leading connected home vendors have
submitted more than 30 products for Thread certification and are demoing
dozens of Thread-enabled products at CES. This is just the tip of the
iceberg as hundreds of companies are now using Silicon Labs' Thread
protocol stack to develop new Thread-enabled products expected to hit
the market this year."
About Silicon Labs' Thread Technology
Silicon Labs, a leading supplier of wireless connectivity solutions for
the IoT, introduced its Thread protocol stack to the market in July 2015
and demonstrated the industry's first multi-node Thread-enabled mesh
network in late 2014. Silicon Labs offers a broad portfolio of wireless
system-on-chip (SoC) products and a common development platform for both
Thread and ZigBee®
solutions. The combination of Silicon Labs' Thread stack, wireless SoCs,
and hardware and software tools provides developers with a seamless
migration path from ZigBee to Thread.
Silicon Labs' Thread solution offers a simple, secure and scalable way
to wirelessly interconnect hundreds of connected home devices and to
seamlessly bridge those devices to the Internet. Thread software
provides a self-healing, IPv6-based mesh network capable of scaling to
250+ nodes with no single point of failure. The protocol provides robust
support for sleepy end nodes, enabling years of low-energy operation
using a single battery as well as easy commissioning. Silicon Labs'
Thread stack uses banking-class, end-to-end security to join nodes to
the network and proven AES-128 cryptography to secure all networking
transactions. For more information about Silicon Labs' Thread software
stack, hardware platforms and development tools, visit www.silabs.com/thread.
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