- the Z-Wave®- Alliance ( the Z-Wave-Alliance ) will become the standard development organizations of the agreement -
Austin, Texas, 2019 Nian 12 Yue - Silicon Labs (also known as "Silicon Labs') to join Z-Wave Alliance (Z-Wave Alliance) announced a new plan: open specification enables Z-Wave® it has become an approved, multi-source wireless communication standards and will be available to all protocol stacks and chip suppliers for the development. With this change, semiconductor and software providers will be able to join Z-Wave ecosystem, such as the leading smart home standards contribute to the future development, and to develop and provide sub-GHz Z-Wave RF devices and software protocol stack. Z-Wave Alliance will further expand into a Z-Wave standard specification development organizations, and will continue to manage the Z-Wave certification program, including software and hardware, including.
Z-Wave open specification is expected to be the second half of 2020 to enter the market, which will include ITU.G9959 PHY / MAC RF specifications, application layer, network layer and the host device communication protocol. Z-Wave is no longer a single-source specification, but will become a multi-source from the Z-Wave Alliance working group members collectively developed wireless smart home standards. With it deployed a total of more than 100 million units, the interoperability of equipment, a variety of certified products and 3200 more than 700 member companies, Z-Wave has the most mature and most popular on the market of smart home ecosystem.
Alliance members and smart home consumers will benefit from Z-Wave 's signature features, including interoperability, backward compatibility, S2 security framework, the SmartStart bring the installation convenience, low-power features of the 10-year battery life and a cover having a sub-GHz remote mesh network. Z-Wave Alliance will continue to maintain and expand the certification program provides a range of hardware and protocol stacks to provide certified as technology vendors, as well as provide application layer certified as system manufacturers.
"As a standards organization, Z-Wave Alliance will force to help solve interoperability challenges hindering the deployment of smart home devices," executive director of Z-Wave Alliance Mitch Klein said. "Alliance members will work together with a sub-GHz connectivity solutions, in order to ensure that the development was needed before and after the networking compatibility, interoperability, security, and robustness .Z-Wave Alliance will jointly promote a fully realized smart home standards forward. "
Silicon Labs is committed to the Internet of Things (IoT) standardization. By Z-Wave extension by multiple vendors support the standard, smart home ecosystem will benefit from a wider range of technical support and accelerate the adoption rate of the market.
"Silicon Labs has been working to create positive synergies consistent across the industry, designed to enhance security and compatibility while smart home devices," Silicon Labs vice president and general manager of Things and home consumer products division Jake Alamat representation. "The future success of the smart home industry depends on the distance between the ecosystem is getting closer, not farther away. Smart home market opportunity is enormous, and we hope to force to help promote its success. As in the ecosystem when all the members towards a common goal, including manufacturers, developers, retailers and consumers, including the entire industry will benefit from this open cooperation. "
"Z-Wave technology as an early adopter, Silicon Labs we welcome this initiative," George Land Z-Wave Alliance members of the Board and Trane (Trane), general manager of Digital Products, said. "Achieving an interconnection, the wider ecosystem will enhance the confidence of consumers and manufacturers, thereby promoting the overall development of the industry."
Silicon Labs will continue to invest in Z-Wave technology, and expand cooperation through the Z-Wave Alliance and new suppliers to contribute to its future growth. The development of open Z-Wave standard will be managed in a new working group established in the third quarter of 2020, detailed information on the chip and protocol stack platform certification program will be announced in the third quarter of 2020.
For more information about Z-Wave technology, please visit silabs.com/z-wave . For more information about Z-Wave Alliance membership, visit z-wavealliance.org/z-wave-specification .
Interested in joining the Z-Wave Alliance Companies can also visit the organization's booth at the 2020 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2020) in booth #: Sands # 41917.
About Z-Wave
Z-Wave technology is an internationally recognized ITU standard (G.9959). With its more than 3,200 existing models worldwide certified, the interoperability of products, Z-Wave is a leader on the market today wireless home control technology. The standard by the Z-Wave Alliance representatives, has been more than 700 companies worldwide support, which is a key enabler to provide intelligent life solutions for home security, energy, services, office and light commercial applications.
About Silicon Labs
Silicon Labs (also known as "Silicon Labs", NASDAQ: SLAB), a leading silicon, software and solutions provider, committed to building a smarter, more connected world. Our award-winning technology is shaping things, the future of the Internet infrastructure, industrial automation, consumer electronics and automotive markets. Our world-class engineering team to create products focused on performance, energy, Internet and simplification. For more information, please visit the website: www.silabs.com .
