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Semiconductors help Harald Parzhuber live life sustainably. The 36 solar panels on his roof, the solar inverter that converts energy from the sun into electricity that powers his home, the battery that stores electricity, the electric vehicle charger mounted on his garage’s wall and his hybrid EV all rely on innovative semiconductor technology. “To move […]

AUSTIN, Texas, June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in secure, intelligent wireless technology for a more connected world, today revealed the new dual-band FG28 SoC, designed for long-range networks and protocols like Amazon Sidewalk, Wi-SUN, and other proprietary protocols. A dual-band SoC, the FG28 includes radios for sub-Gigahertz (Ghz) and 2.4 Ghz Bluetooth LE, as well as a built-in AI/ML accelerator […]

Announced in March, Silicon Labs’ EFR32xG27 (xG27) family of wireless SoCs is now available to purchase, and its feature set is ideally suited to bring new functionality and design possibilities to industrial applications. These devices have been designed for ultra-low-power, small footprint applications including asset tracking of tools and warehouse equipment. This new addition to […]

From smart metering to building automation applications, wireless connectivity consists of implementations of massive scale. All industry verticals demand complete production-grade solutions that can work and scale quickly and effectively, within minutes. This translates into a great number of devices that need to connect in a secure and reliable manner. How great of a number? Potentially up to 4 […]

Today’s Matter 1.1 release by the Connectivity Standards Alliance represents the first set of updates to the Matter protocol after its release in Fall 2022. The Matter Work Group (WG) plans to keep Matter on a regular biannual release to drive improvements to the developer and user experiences. Matter 1.1 enhances support for many smart home products under the […]

The release of Bluetooth® 5.4 earlier this year was met with a lot of excitement. Two features in particular, Periodic Advertising with Responses (PAwR) and Encrypted Advertising Data (EAD), have been enthusiastically received by the growing Electronic Shelf Label (ESL) market. In fact, annual Bluetooth ESL shipments are expected to be in excess of 334 million units by the end of […]