AI/ML Engines in Series 3 devices boost
performance by more than 100x
New Simplicity Studio 6 SDK Opens Development
Environment and Opens Developers to Series 3
AUSTIN,
Texas, Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- At their
fourth annual Works With Developers Conference, Silicon Labs
(NASDAQ: SLAB) today announced their next-generation Series 3
platform, purpose-built for embedded IoT devices. With a move to
the 22 nanometer (nm) process node, new Silicon Labs Series 3
devices will be designed to offer industry-leading compute,
wireless performance, and energy efficiency with the highest levels
of IoT security architected to the silicon. To help developers and
device manufacturers streamline and accelerate product designs,
Silicon Labs also announced the next version of their developer
tool suite, Simplicity Studio. With support for Silicon Labs'
entire portfolio, including Series 3, Simplicity Studio 6 will
allow developers to utilize some of the most favored integrated
development environments (IDEs) on the market, while giving
developers the latest tools to support their continued development
on Series 2 as well as Series 3.
"Our Series 3 platform is built for a more connected world that
demands development flexibility and that more intelligence be
pushed to the edge," said Silicon Labs CEO Matt Johnson. "Series 3 not only meets the needs
of developers and device manufacturers today but is built to meet
their needs for the next decade."
Series 3 Platform Brings New Performance Capabilities,
Efficiencies, and Diversified Supply Chain
The initial Series 1 and current-gen Series 2 platforms continue to
be successful in helping to scale the IoT, connect more and more
devices, and open up new applications. In large part, this is
because they formed a platform with many commonalities that
developers could leverage, and Series 3 follows in the same
mold.
Series 3 devices will be able to answer the challenges that the
continued acceleration of IoT poses: demands for more processing
power at far-edge devices across all IoT applications in key areas
including, but not limited to, smart cities and civil
infrastructure, commercial buildings, retail and warehouses, smart
factories and Industry 4.0, smart homes, personal and clinical
healthcare, and the demand for increasingly portable, secure,
compute-intensive applications. Series 3 advances Silicon Labs'
industry-leading wireless platform:
- More Security and Power Efficiency: Building on Silicon
Labs' industry-leading Secure Vault™ technology, the first security
package to earn PSA Level 3 certification, Series 3 devices will
include all the security features available on Series 2 devices
with new enhancements to make them the most secure devices in the
IoT marketplace. By targeting critical power points
with proprietary improvements, Series 3 is designed to add
years to a device's battery life.
- New Levels of Compute: Series 3 will bring more
than 100X processing capability, including integrated AI/ ML
accelerators for edge devices, enabling consolidation of system
processing into wireless SoCs. In other words, with Series 3, with
the increases in programmable compute, developers can eliminate
MCUs taking up space and adding cost to their systems. This will
include cutting-edge digital and analog peripherals enabling
higher-performance systems.
- More Scalable: Series 3 will be the only multi-radio IoT
platform with a common code base for over 30 products across key
wireless protocols including, but not limited to, Bluetooth LE,
Wi-Fi, Wi-SUN, 15.4, multiprotocol, and proprietary protocols. This
will allow developers to use one common set of tools to build
applications and program countless devices. In addition, Series 3
will support an extendable, scalable memory architecture, including
support for external flash.
The move to 22 nm will also open significant scalability for
Series 3. The past several years have included several events and
trends that have put a strain on the semiconductor supply chain
across the entire industry, and the IoT hasn't been immune. In an
effort to minimize geographic risk and disruptions for customers,
Series 3 will be produced in multiple fabs across multiple
geographies.
Silicon Labs Simplicity Studio 6 Enhances Developer Tools
with Visual Studio Code Support
Silicon Labs continues to invest in the developer experience for
its customers including everything from documentation, partnerships
with external tool providers, integrating new plug-ins and
extensions into existing SDKs. Along with the Series 3 hardware,
today Silicon Labs is also announcing Simplicity Studio 6, the
latest version of its award-winning application development and
productivity tools. Simplicity Studio 6 will bring the latest
development tools to the entire Silicon Labs portfolio of devices,
including Series 1 and Series 2, will giving developers a bridge to
Series 3.
One of the most common pieces of developer feedback is that they
don't want to be locked into vendor-specific tools, and they
increasingly want to leverage open-source communities and
third-party applications to enhance their development capabilities.
Because of this, the biggest and most impactful change to
Simplicity Studio 6 is the decoupling of the IDE from our
productivity tools. With the launch of Simplicity Studio 6, Silicon
Labs is enabling developers to utilize some of the most requested
IDEs in the industry and not be locked into a vendor-specific
IDE.
"We recognize that development is not a one-size-fits-all
approach," said Michael Norman,
Senior Product Manager of IoT Development at Silicon Labs. "That's
why we wanted to present developers with the most complete set of
tools, support for an expansive universe of providers, and let them
choose. We want to offer a great platform, tools, and support and
get out of their way."
In a move to fulfill that goal, Silicon Labs has announced an
extension for Microsoft Visual Studio Code, the most popular tool
for software development in the world today. This extension will
enable Silicon Labs applications, new or existing, to be developed
from within Visual Studio Code. A Beta release of the Silicon Labs
extension is available for download today in the Visual Studio Code
Marketplace that works with the latest version of Simplicity Studio
5.
In addition, to be a supportive partner in the development
process, Silicon Labs today also revealed an expanded Developer
Journey for Amazon Sidewalk as well as an all-new Matter
Development Journey. Both provide the tools, documentation,
hardware, and expert support needed for development in the two
technologies, backed by Silicon Labs.
Silicon Labs Works With Developers Conference Brings the Best
and Brightest to Discuss Embedded IoT Development
These announcements are being made during Silicon Labs' fourth
annual Works With Developer's Conference. The free virtual
conference takes place on August
22nd and 23rd, with sessions available
on-demand shortly after their original broadcast. This year, Works
With covers everything from Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to Matter and LPWAN
and explores the latest developments in security and AI/ML. Those
interested in joining on August 22nd
and 23rd as well as those interested in watching the
sessions on-demand at a later date can register for Works With 2023
here.
This document references forward-looking statements. Any such
references are not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to
deliver any material, code, or functionality. The development,
release, and timing of features or functionality remain at the sole
discretion of Silicon Labs, Inc.
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