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    • Why Matter Matters

    Matter is tying together multiple IoT protocols and networks
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    A Sampling of Resources for the Maker Community

    Sept. 17, 2024
    A wide array of kits and tools are available for Makers and others interested in tinkering and creating electronic systems.
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    How Matter 1.2 Simplifies Creation of Secure, Easy-to-Use IoT Apps

    Jan. 31, 2024
    Crafted by the Connectivity Standards Alliance, the Matter protocol brings seamless provisioning and interoperability to an array of smart-home and IoT products and equipment....
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    Talking About Matter Enablers for Home Automation

    April 6, 2023
    Matter enables interoperability among products from different ecosystems, and devices like Silicon Labs' MG24 SoC provides a highly robust, secure, and low-power wireless networking...
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    Integrated Smart Home with Matter Over Thread, Wi-Fi, and BLE

    March 14, 2023
    Matter can tie together wireless devices that utilize different protocols. NXP's demo showed control of multiple systems.
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    Interoperability Will Drive IoT Innovation Across Industries in 2023

    March 1, 2023
    Wi-Fi 6, Matter, and Wi-SUN will help fulfill capacity, efficiency, and performance needs for enhanced IoT connectivity. These advances will benefit industrial, commercial, and...

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    Unify SDK Bridges Matter with Other Protocols

    Feb. 28, 2023
    In the Z-Wave pavilion at CES 2023, Silicon Labs showed off a Matter-over-Thread switch connected to a hub running the Unify SDK along with Z-Wave and Zigbee radios.
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    A Comparison of Wireless Connectivity Protocols

    Jan. 26, 2023
    Texas Instruments recently introduced Matter-enabled software development kits for Wi-Fi and Thread SimpleLink wireless microcontrollers that will help streamline adoption of ...
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    Matter Dev Boards and Gadgets Make Waves at CES 2023

    Jan. 23, 2023
    Matter device and development-board breakthroughs could be seen from all corners at this year’s CES. Here are six that caught our eye.
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    Some Smart-Home Solution Demos Now Using the Matter IoT Standard

    Jan. 19, 2023
    Designed for smart homes and smart buildings, the Matter IoT ensures seamless interactions between connected devices across different IP platforms.
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    In 2023, Things are Looking Up for Matter with Thread

    Jan. 12, 2023
    With all of the buzz surrounding Matter and its import for the IoT, we talked with the Thread Group about its outlook for 2023 in terms of Matter's market acceptance and technology...
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    Smart-Home Solutions Leverage Matter Wireless Standard

    Jan. 11, 2023
    Created by the Connectivity Standards Alliance, Matter is royalty-free standard for integration and interoperability between different IoT products, ecosystems, and protocols....
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    Secure Wireless MCUs Strike to the Heart of the Matter

    Jan. 3, 2023
    NXP is preparing for the Matter era of the smart home with its RW612 and K32W148 wireless MCUs.
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    Talking Thread (and Matter) with the Thread Group

    Dec. 22, 2022
    What is Thread, and why does it Matter? Learn about the hottest technologies in consumer electronics and smart-home infrastructure as we discuss mesh networking with the Thread...
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    Unlocking the Smart Home’s Brain with Matter

    Dec. 21, 2022
    The CSA’s Matter standard will enhance consumers’ smart-home experiences with advanced interoperability and generate more competition in the smart-home device market. But what...
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    How Layoffs Affect the Trajectory of Technology

    Nov. 23, 2022
    The recent layoffs at Twitter, Amazon, and Meta also were about major technologies such as voice control and virtual/augmented reality.
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    CSA Launches Matter IoT Protocol for Simple, Secure Device Interoperability

    Nov. 9, 2022
    The Connectivity Standards Alliance released the Matter 1.0 IoT interoperability protocol, presented as a secure and trusted infrastructure for connected things.
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    Matter Gains Traction—and Solutions

    Oct. 27, 2022
    Rob Alexander explains Matter and how Silicon Labs has played a part in its development.
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    Bluetooth: The Great Configurator

    Oct. 12, 2022
    Matter is a unifying connection environment for IoT, but adding something to the mix often includes Bluetooth.
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    Secure Wi-Fi 6 Plus Bluetooth LE SoC is Matter-Ready

    Sept. 20, 2022
    Silicon Labs rolled out its first Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth LE SoC family that promises to be ready for the new Matter smart-home standard.
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    What's Happening at Works With 2022?

    Sept. 13, 2022
    Silicon Labs' Ross Sabolcik talks about four announcements at the show covering Matter and Amazon Sidewalk.
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    Why Matter Matters to the IoT

    Jan. 27, 2022
    Today's "smart home" suffers from a lack of technology cohesion. Cees Links, GM of wireless connectivity at Qorvo, discusses why Matter, along with Wi-Fi 6/6E, can be the glue...