Silicon Labs announced that its MG26 series of wireless SoCs is now easily available through Silicon Labs and its distribution partners. As the industry’s most advanced, high-performance Matter and concurrent multiprotocol solution to date, the MG26 SoC features double the Flash and RAM of other Silicon Labs multiprotocol devices, advanced AI/ML processing, and best-in-class security to empower developers to design future-proof Matter applications.
Silicon Labs is the only manufacturer of Matter SoC devices that enables customers to personalize their order with their own Matter device attestation certificates (DAC), further enhancing security through its Custom Part Manufacturing Service (CPMS).
This feature speeds up and simplifies product launches utilizing Silicon Labs Matter-enabled SoCs while thwarting IP theft and counterfeiting.
MG26 family SoC Powers Advanced IoT Applications and Matter
With its concurrent multiprotocol capabilities, the MG26 SoC further accelerates the adoption of Matter by allowing the simultaneous integration of many Smart Home and Building products, such as LED lighting, switches, sensors, and locks, into both Matter and Zigbee networks. This enables users to design routines and automations that integrate additional devices from other ecosystems.
Furthermore, the MG26’s AI/ML capabilities, which make use of its embedded accelerator, improve its performance in crucial activities like vision, anomaly detection, predictive maintenance, and keyword identification, among many other IoT-based applications. T
The MG26 series provides the following to assist developers in creating devices that can run sophisticated IoT applications:
- Higher computein a multicore format with an ARM® Cortex®-M33 CPU and dedicated cores for the radio and security subsystems, freeing up the main core for customer applications.
- Doubled Flash, RAM, and GPIO capacity compared to the MG24device family, allowing IoT device builders to develop advanced edge applications that leverage larger, more accurate machine learning models for improved performance. It also allows for the processing of larger machine learning workloads like higher resolution vision.
- Embedded AI/ML hardware acceleration, enabling up to 8x faster processing of machine learning algorithms using as little as 1/6th the power compared to running on the CPU. Silicon Labs’ new AI/ML Developer Journey [LINK] provides an easy on-ramp for developers to start building new models to take advantage of this processing power.
- Best-in-class security with Silicon Labs Secure Vault™and ARM TrustZone, compliant with all Matter security requirements.
- Using Silicon Labs Custom Part Manufacturing Service, MG26 devices can also be programmed with customer Matter device attestation certificate (DAC), security keys and other features in the fabrication process on demand, further hardening them against vulnerabilities.
- Secure OTA firmware updates in conjunction with Secure Boot prevent the installation of malicious software and allow for vulnerability patching.
- Concurrent Multiprotocol, enabling the ability to run both Zigbee and Matter over Thread at the same time, simplifying SKU management for the product manufacturer and ease of use for the end user.
- Industry-leading RF performance to energy-efficiency ratio, with transmission power of up to +19.5 dBm and world-leading receiver sensitivity with ultra-low TX, RX, and sleep currents enable long-life battery-powered IoT devices with superior wireless performance.
Setting the Industry Standard for Developing with Matter
Customers choose interoperable, user-friendly, and secure Matter devices. In order to achieve dependable, effective connectivity, Silicon Labs was selected as a Matter partner for Nuki, an Austrian smart lock maker that plans to join the U.S. market in 2025. It’s the first electronic lock from Nuki that works with both US and European deadbolts.
Nuki’s smart locks can run for longer periods of time without requiring frequent battery replacements thanks to Silicon Labs Matter-ready SoCs, which also support a variety of wireless protocols via Matter and guarantee seamless network communication.
Leadership Comments
“With MG26, we’re not just setting a new standard in multiprotocol wireless performance for battery-based, low-power smart home applications—we’re redefining what’s possible for the future of IoT connectivity with Matter,” said Jacob Alamat, senior vice president for the Home and Life business unit at Silicon Labs. “This device empowers developers to create smarter, safer, and more powerful solutions in an increasingly connected world.”
“Silicon Labs’s Matter-ready SoCs enable us to bring super compact, battery-driven devices with parallel support for several communication protocols to the market,” said Jürgen Pansy, co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Nuki. “Our latest innovation, the award-winning Smart Lock, supports Matter via Thread using Silicon Labs hardware that saves energy and space in the lock’s design to allow for additional connectivity integrations like Bluetooth LE and Wi-Fi.”
Silicon Labs Leads the Way in Matter Expansion
Since its early announcement in 2024, MG26 has been recognized globally for its impressive capabilities, winning industry awards such as the Embedded Computing Design’s Best in Show Award, IoT Evolution World’s 2024 Product of the Year, and AspenCore World?Electronics?Achievement?Award.
The Matter ecosystem is anticipated to experience significant growth, driven by new device types, enhanced security, and industry collaboration. As the leading semiconductor code contributor to Matter, Silicon Labs is proud to be part of this expansion.
Learn more about how to develop cutting-edge Matter- and AI/ML-enable devices using Silicon Labs below:
- The Silicon Labs Matter Developer Journey
- The Silicon Labs AI/ML Developer Journey
- Register for the March 18 Tech Talkintroducing the MG26
- Silicon Labs Wi-Fi SoCs with Matter support: SiWG917
To purchase or get more information on Silicon Labs’ MG26 SoCs, click here.
