Silicon Labs and many IoT ecosystem and platform partners successfully held the 2024 Shanghai Works With Developer Conference

Silicon Labs and many IoT ecosystem and platform partners successfully held the 2024 Shanghai Works With Developer Conference

Keynote speeches, guest speeches, roundtable forums, technical training, on-site demonstrations - igniting the whole audience

Shanghai, China – October 29, 2024 – Silicon Labs, a global leader in secure, intelligent wireless connectivity technology, recently successfully held the 2024 “Works With Developer Conference” in Shanghai. This is the first physical event held in the five years since the Works With conference was founded . The conference attracted more than 400 industry elites and technicians from all over the world, including business leaders, equipment manufacturers, wireless technology experts, developers and engineers, to gather together to share and explore the latest progress and development trends in the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem, wireless connectivity technology, and the global and Chinese markets, and to showcase the latest innovative applications and solutions of wireless technologies on site.

The theme of this conference is "Where Innovation Meets Implementation". Matt Johnson, President and CEO of Silicon Labs, and Daniel Cooley, Chief Technology Officer, delivered wonderful keynote speeches online, discussing the transformative integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things and their future impact, and demonstrated and introduced Silicon Labs' third-generation wireless development platform built based on these trends.

A popular IoT technology and ecosystem event

From online activities to physical activities, from Austin, Texas, where Silicon Labs is headquartered, to the world, the Works With Developer Conference has not only received strong support from sponsors, partners, customers and distributors, but also received active participation from industry professionals and developers around the world. Previously, the conference has been held in Austin, San Jose, the core of Silicon Valley, and Hyderabad, India, all of which have been widely welcomed and participated in. For China, Silicon Labs specifically chose Shanghai as the venue to demonstrate its important force in promoting the development of the industry and emphasize its importance and affirmation of the Chinese market.

The Works With Developer Conference held in Shanghai was kicked off by Wang Luming, Vice President of Silicon Labs Asia Pacific and Japan Business. He introduced that the Works With Conference has evolved from focusing on smart home to covering key applications such as smart home, smart city, smart industry and commerce, and connected healthcare. The conference included keynote speeches, guest speeches, roundtable forums, technical training, on-site demonstrations and other rich sessions. Wang Luming said: The purpose of the Works With Conference is "platform + communication", creating a platform for developers, engineers and experts in the field of the Internet of Things to exchange in-depth information on the latest developments and applications of various Internet of Things technologies, promote communication and cooperation within the industry, and inject new vitality into promoting the innovative development of the Internet of Things.

Speaking of the evolution of Works With, Matt Johnson, President and CEO of Silicon Labs, thanked partners for their support and extended a warm welcome to attendees. He said, “The Internet of Things is changing the way people live and work at an unprecedented pace. With the growth of the global population and the acceleration of urbanization, the application scenarios of IoT technology will become more and more extensive, covering smart homes, smart cities, industrial manufacturing, healthcare, energy management, smart agriculture, electric vehicles and many other fields. With its unparalleled breadth, depth and focus in IoT connectivity, Silicon Labs uses highly integrated wireless solutions, including pre-certified modules, Simplicity Studio development tools and specially created powerful software protocol stacks to help simplify the design process and help developers create wireless devices to transform industries, promote economic growth and improve lives.”

Silicon Labs' third-generation wireless development platform has attracted much attention

In today's global IoT market, Silicon Labs' second-generation wireless development platform has always been a leading product in the IoT field, bringing developers connectivity, computing, intelligent processing, and security features, while simplifying the complexity of RF design. The second-generation platform still maintains many of the industry's top performance, such as being the first to pass the PSA Level 3 security certification. Therefore, development based on the second-generation platform will not only produce explosive products, but will also continue to provide excellent performance for the IoT industry for a long time. The new third-generation wireless development platform will use a 22 nm process node to create innovative integration of artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) and the IoT, and through new architectures and technologies such as more powerful data processing accelerators and stacked storage, it will support customers in creating new smart, wirelessly connected, and secure devices in the coming years to meet the explosive growth in data volume.

Daniel Cooley, Chief Technology Officer of Silicon Labs, said in his keynote speech: "Our latest third-generation wireless development platform brings breakthrough innovations covering connectivity, computing architecture and security, which can help customers take their products to a new level. In addition, in terms of connectivity, the third-generation platform will be able to connect almost all devices, and dozens of products support major protocols and frequency bands, including Bluetooth, Matter, Wi-Fi, Thread, Zigbee, Wi-SUN, etc. In terms of security, the third-generation platform products include advanced features of the Secure Vault security solution, and add dedicated encryption engines, in-place authentication for instant decryption of code, as well as advanced differential fault analysis, next-generation post-quantum cryptography, etc. As the future of the Internet of Things, the third-generation wireless development platform will meet the needs of developers for future innovation."

Join hands with global ecological partners to bring a larger ecosystem to Chinese customers

During the guest speech session, Liu Xiaolong, Director of IoT Business Development, Samsung Electronics Greater China, introduced the development status, planning and global opportunities of Samsung SmartThings smart home, smart health and other smart products for Chinese manufacturers. He also gave a detailed introduction to SmartThings vision and certification. He hopes that by working with partners like Silicon Labs, more manufacturers can be supported to create smart products with excellent connectivity and AI functions, making people's lives smarter and better.

Google, also a leader in the ecosystem, was represented by Asia Pacific Technical Account Manager Lin Yahui, who introduced the rapid development of Google Home around the world, how the company's relevant teams in China support domestic developers in building smart connected products, and how the company has worked with leading manufacturers such as Silicon Labs to help Chinese manufacturers enter the huge Google Home ecosystem, as well as how the ecosystem and innovative smart home products are used to bring safe, intelligent and convenient smart home experiences to end users.

Chen Liaohan, co-chairman and president of Tuya Smart, shared the innovative opportunities brought about by the integration of artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things. For example, products such as AI bird feeders with smart cameras, by increasing AI capabilities and leveraging reliable network connections, have not only added fun to consumers through dynamic scenes, but also achieved a significant increase in product revenue and gross profit. Tuya Smart will work with Silicon Labs to introduce AI into industries such as smart homes, providing users with a better experience while supporting downstream manufacturers to achieve innovative development.

Zhao Yan, senior vice president of business and marketing at Vensi, introduced the company's series of innovations, such as combining IoT technology and digital platforms to provide stable and reliable gateway and template products for the smart home field. In addition, the company has also achieved breakthroughs in the field of energy management. By utilizing smart IoT products provided by companies such as Silicon Labs, Vensi can support customers in combining digital platforms to move towards a development model centered on green and low-carbon development, and use IoT and intelligent solutions to achieve carbon emissions management and control.

In addition, the conference also held a roundtable forum on the theme of smart home, where heavyweight guests such as Tobin Richardson, President and CEO of the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), Zhou Jun, Secretary General of the China Smart Home Industry Alliance (CSHIA), Xu Yuanmo, Vice President of User Experience Department of Samsung Electronics Greater China, Lin Dawei, Head of Smart Home in Asia Pacific, Google, and Yang Shizhang, Head of Smart Strategy and Ecological Products of Tuya, shared and discussed cooperation and competition in the field of smart home. The guests of the forum said that diversified competition in the field of smart home will definitely exist, but mutual cooperation, standardization and higher security are the development trend. Better user experience and higher user satisfaction can make the smart home cake bigger, and each manufacturer can achieve greater development by focusing on developing innovative products and realizing differentiated services.