New software options have been released for the Wireless Gecko portfolio from Silicon Labs, enabling simultaneous sub-GHz and 2.4GHz Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) connectivity on a single chip.

The smart home has been growing over the last decade, both in the number of devices on the market and the number of homes with devices. Recent statistics from Futuresource Consulting, reveal that smart home devices will achieve a retail value of $6bn worldwide this year, with revenues expected to triple by 2021. By: Johan Pedersen, Product Marketing Manager Z-Wave/IoT, Silicon Labs

Silicon Labs has released the industry’s first comprehensive network performance results based on large-scale, multicast testing of Zigbee, Thread and Bluetooth mesh software. Each mesh networking protocol presents characteristics and advantages, depending on the use case and end application. All testing was conducted at Silicon Labs’ Boston design center using the company’s Wireless Gecko SoC platform to eliminate the devi...

Silicon Labs has introduced a new family of low power PCI Express (PCIe) Gen 1/2/3/4 clock buffers that provide ultra-low jitter clock distribution in 1.5 and 1.8V applications. With additive jitter performance of 40fs RMS (typical), Silicon Labs’ new Si532xx PCIe clock buffers provide more than 90% margin to stringent PCIe Gen 3 and Gen 4 jitter specifications, simplifying clock distribution and de-risking product development.

Two new Power over Ethernet (PoE) Powered Device (PD) families have been released by Silicon Labs, delivering what the company claims to be best-in-class integration and efficiency for a range of IoT applications. Silicon Labs’ Si3406x and Si3404 families include all necessary high-voltage discrete components on a single PD chip. The new PD ICs support IEEE 802.3 at PoE+ power capabilities, flexible power conversion options exceeding 9...

In order to meet the needs of developers designing the next-gen of secure, battery-powered connected devices for the IoT, Silicon Labs has expanded its EFM32 Tiny Gecko microcontroller (MCU) family. Silicon Labs’ new EFM32TG11 Tiny Gecko MCUs provide a cost-effective, ultra-low-power solution for connected devices requiring long battery life and no compromises in features or security.

The number of electric vehicles is increasing rapidly, and Silicon Labs offers components such as analogue to digital converters, analogue measurement devices, gate drivers, and digital bus isolators.

For 20 years, Silicon Labs has created the silicon, software, and solutions for a smarter, more connected world.

  At this year's embedded world show in Nuremberg, Germany, Silicon Labs will showcase a variety of low power wireless connectivity solutions for smart homes, building automation, lighting, metering and other Internet of Things (IoT) applications. 

At the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) awards celebration held on 7th December in Santa Clara, California, Silicon Labs won top honours among public semiconductor companies achieving $500m to $1bn in annual sales.

In advance of the release of Silicon Labs’ new dynamic multiprotocol software for its Wireless Gecko system-on-chip (SoC) and module portfolio, Electronic Specifier got the chance to speak with Tom Pannell, Senior Director of Marketing, IoT Products. Principally a mixed signal and analogue company, Silicon Labs entered the software market five years ago. Now the IoT group - of which Pannell is a member – accounts for half of the ...

Women at Silicon Labs share what they find exciting and enjoyable about their positions in the tech industry.

Silicon Labs has introduced a family of clock generators providing the industry’s lowest jitter, highest integration and lowest power consumption for applications using PCI Express (PCIe) Gen 1/2/3/4. The new Si522xx PCIe clock generators meet the stringent requirements of PCIe Gen 4 with 20% jitter margin while providing 60% margin to PCIe Gen 3 jitter specifications. Developers can now design PCIe-compliant solutions with confidence ...

Provider of USB connectivity solutions and smart interface ICs that enable developers to add USB to embedded designs without the cost and complexity of firmware development, Silicon Labs, has introduced a comprehensive reference design to simplify the development of USB Type-C rechargeable lithium ion battery packs used to power smartphones, tablets, laptops, headphones and other portable devices.

Provider of silicon, software and solutions, Silicon Labs, has introduced a new family of high-performance, multi-channel jitter attenuating clocks for 4.5G and Ethernet-based Common Public Radio Interface (eCPRI) wireless applications. The new Si5381/82/86 clocks leverage Silicon Labs’ DSPLL technology to deliver an advanced timing solution that combines 4G/LTE and Ethernet clocking in a single IC.

Silicon Labs has introduced a new family of high performance clock generators offering what it claims to be the industry’s most highly integrated timing solution for 10/25/100G applications. The new Si5332 clock family leverages Silicon Labs’ proven MultiSynth fractional clock synthesis technology to deliver a timing solution that provides frequency flexibility and jitter performance of 230fs rms.

Silicon Laboratories, has been upgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a ‘hold’ rating to a ‘buy’ rating, according to a report issued on Saturday, 26th August. The brokerage presently has a $82.00 price objective on the semiconductor company’s stock. Zacks Investment Research‘s price objective suggests a potential upside of 7.75% from the stock’s previous close.

Offering high power efficiency, flexible I2C configuration, and built-in tamper detection and temperature sensing, Silicon Labs brings Hall-effect sensing into the 21st century with a magnetic sensor portfolio. Silicon Labs’ new Si72xx portfolio includes what the company claims to be the most advanced, feature-rich magnetic sensors available today, outclassing reed switches and traditional Hall-effect devices in a wide range of open/cl...

Silicon Labs has introduced what it claims to be the industry’s most scalable, flexible and cost-effective car radio solution for the global automotive infotainment market. Silicon Labs’ new portfolio of Global Eagle and Dual Eagle AM/FM receivers and digital radio tuners and Digital Falcon coprocessors enables automakers and Tier 1 suppliers to address all market segments, cost and performance levels, and digital radio standards whil...

With the introduction of industrial-strength microcontrollers (MCUs) delivering higher performance, more features and lower power, Silicon Labs has expanded its energy-friendly EFM32 Gecko portfolio. The new EFM32GG11 Giant Gecko MCU family offers a wide feature set for the low-power MCU market, targeting smart metering, asset tracking, industrial/building automation, wearables and personal medical applications.