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Next-Gen IoT: Arduino and Silicon Labs Make Matter More Accessible with Edge AI and ML

From Partnership to Innovation: Arduino and Silicon Labs Join Forces In January 2024, Arduino and Silicon Labs announced a partnership that set out to simplify access to the Matter protocol in two phases. In the first phase, we saw the release of an extensive Arduino library for Matter along with a core for Silicon Labs m...

2/24/2025 | Stefano Implicito | 3 Min Read

EFR32FG28 Series 2 SoCs, EFR32MG24 Series 2 Modules, EFR32MG24 Series 2 SoCs, EFR32MG26 Series 2 SoCs, IoT Insights, Matter, News and Events, Smart Home

Matter

Matter

In the Land of the Smart Home, One App to Rule Them… Almost

We recently had a Matter roundtable at Silicon Labs Works With 2024. It was a fantastic chance for ecosystems, device makers, development partners, and others to learn more about the current state of Matter, its challenges and limitations, what is being done to address its shortcomings, new device types coming in the futu...

1/22/2025 | Rob Alexander | 6 Min Read

IoT Insights, Matter, Smart Home

Matter

Matter

Matter 1.4 Continues the CSA’s Commitment to Unifying the Home

The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) reached another milestone with the release of Matter 1.4 on November 5th, 2024. Approximately two years since the 1.0 release, the CSA and its members have been on a mission to ensure the evolution of the Matter specification by introducing new device types, improving usability, a...

11/12/2024 | Matt Maupin | 4 Min Read

Matter, News and Events

Smart Home

Smart Home

How to Reduce Gateway Energy Consumption in the Smart Home with Low-Power Mesh Technology

Internet broadband business has historically been a race for the fastest throughput. However, increasing sustainability awareness and stricter energy regulations, including the European Union’s Ecodesign regulations on standby modes, are changing the game for internet service providers (ISPs). While they must still keep u...

10/3/2024 | Wael Guibene | 4 Min Read

IoT Insights, Matter, Smart Home

Smart Home

Smart Home

Smart Home Technologies - One Protocol to Rule Them All?

Introduction to Smart Home Technologies Smart home devices are becoming more popular and affordable. But, the array of different wireless technologies that enable these devices to communicate with each other and with your smartphone can be confusing. These technologies are protocols or standards, and they all have differe...

10/3/2024 | Devanjan Sikdar | 7 Min Read

Amazon Sidewalk, Bluetooth Low Energy, IoT Insights, Matter, Proprietary, Sidewalk, Smart Home, Wi-Fi, Z-Wave, ZigBee and Thread

Matter

Matter

Bringing Matter to the People: Join the Matter Developer Challenge Presented by Silicon Labs, Arduino, and Mouser

Registration is open for the first-ever Silicon Labs Matter Challenge, featuring the Arduino Nano Matter Board. The latest addition to the Nano family, the Arduino Nano Matter, is designed specifically for embedded IoT device development and allows users to develop for the world’s most popular smart home connectivity stan...

8/13/2024 | Holley Wright | 2 Min Read

Matter

Matter

Matter vs Z-Wave: What You Need to Know

Smart home devices are becoming more popular and diverse, but they also face a challenge of interoperability. Different devices use different protocols to communicate with each other and with the hub or controller, which can lead to compatibility issues, security risks, and performance problems. To address this challenge,...

7/11/2024 | Devanjan Sikdar | 6 Min Read

IoT Insights, Matter, Smart Home, Z-Wave

Matter

Matter

Matter 1.3 is Here - What it Means for Smart Home Adoption

5/7/2024 | Matt Maupin | 3 Min Read

EV Charging, IoT Insights, Matter, Smart Home

Silicon Labs Events

Silicon Labs Events

A Day in the Life: Embedded World 2024

Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of attending Embedded World in Nuremberg for the first time. Folks from across our company had been busy leading into the event, making final touches on our booth and practicing their speaking sessions. Beyond that, even more of us were involved in preparations for the announcement o...

4/24/2024 | Ann Olivo | 2 Min Read

Life at Silicon Labs, Machine Learning, Matter

Matter

Matter

Matter Development Kit – How to Pick the Best Board for Your Matter Project

Matter is perhaps the most exciting technology today if you develop software and hardware for smart home and other ecosystem connected IoT devices. As a developer, you want the most efficient development kits and tools in place to get your work done quickly and without hassles. In this blog we walk you through the process...

3/27/2024 | Mikko Nurmimaki | 3 Min Read

EFR32MG24 Series 2 SoCs, Matter, SiWx917 Wireless SoCs