Silicon Labs Shipping Low-Power SoCs in March Targeted to Mesh Network Devices

Silicon Labs will begin shipping ultra-low-power Zigbee SoCs for IoT products used in mesh networks next month, it said Wednesday. They’re the smallest, lowest power SoCs optimized for Zigbee Green Power applications and are targeted to Zigbee devices powered by coin cell batteries. Zigbee Green Power further reduces power consumption by decreasing the amount of data required for wireless transmission, it said. Target applications include smart home sensors, lighting controls and building and industrial automation.