OP 27 October, 2022 - 08:53 AM
Silicon Labs’ exit from any business not related to wireless connectivity and IoT devices marks the beginning of the company’s journey to becoming a “pure-play” IoT chip designer, according to Silicon Labs CEO Matt Johnson.
“We see the potential for ourselves to be the undisputed leader in our space, as in three to four times the market share of any closest competitor,” Johnson said in an exclusive interview with EE Times. “We can become to our industry in wireless connectivity, embedded connectivity, what other companies have done in their markets, like Nvidia did for GPUs and AI, or what Qualcomm did for cellular.”
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Silicon Labs CEO Matt Johnson at the 2022 “Works With” conference. (Source: Silicon Labs)
“They are one of (if not the) first company to have dedicated silicon that supports not only the Matter standard, but previous standards such as Zigbee and Zwave”, McConnell said. “This means companies who want to build products that connect together all kinds of different smart home devices (both old and new) are likely to look at Silicon Labs as a supplier.”
On Oct. 4, The Connectivity Standards Alliance and its members released the Matter 1.0 standard and certification program, helping to unify a previously disparate range of IoT devices, from silicon to storefronts.
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“We see the potential for ourselves to be the undisputed leader in our space, as in three to four times the market share of any closest competitor,” Johnson said in an exclusive interview with EE Times. “We can become to our industry in wireless connectivity, embedded connectivity, what other companies have done in their markets, like Nvidia did for GPUs and AI, or what Qualcomm did for cellular.”
Silicon Labs CEO Matt Johnson at the 2022 “Works With” conference. (Source: Silicon Labs)
“They are one of (if not the) first company to have dedicated silicon that supports not only the Matter standard, but previous standards such as Zigbee and Zwave”, McConnell said. “This means companies who want to build products that connect together all kinds of different smart home devices (both old and new) are likely to look at Silicon Labs as a supplier.”
On Oct. 4, The Connectivity Standards Alliance and its members released the Matter 1.0 standard and certification program, helping to unify a previously disparate range of IoT devices, from silicon to storefronts.
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