Development platforms that simplify and accelerate the use of the new Matter standard

NXP Semiconductors has announced new Matter-enabled development platforms to simplify and accelerate the creation of Matter devices for smart homes and buildings.

These new Matter development platforms enable designers to easily leverage the breadth of NXP's portfolio across processing, connectivity and security solutions to create a wide variety of IoT devices ranging from battery-powered devices such as sensors and actuators to complex Thread Border Router and Matter Controller-capable gateways.

With the recently announced Matter certification program and standard ratified, the smart home is expanding very rapidly.

The new Matter standard, designed within the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) by a consortium of industry leaders, including NXP, brings with it a new era of interoperability across the IoT, reducing the communication limits of devices.

This will give users of smart homes and buildings the flexibility to select a mix of smart devices from different vendors and control them from multiple platforms or ecosystems, without compatibility issues.

Matter-enabled development platforms

NXP's Matter-enabled development platforms, on sale now, leverage commercially available evaluation boards and tools to make IoT development easier, faster, and less risky with downloadable software, introductory guides, application notes, schematics, training videos, and connectivity support community.

These platforms are currently awaiting confirmation of Matter certification from the Connectivity Standards Alliance.

NXP is also collaborating with Apple, Amazon, Google and SmartThings and participating in Matter Early Access programs, where available, to enable NXP customer products to work with these and other ecosystems.

The development platforms offer a dedicated EdgeLock secure element and secure authenticator to provide complete turnkey Matter security, including Matter device certificate and credential provisioning.

Security, the heart of Matter

NXP development platforms offer dedicated EdgeLock SE05x secure element and EdgeLock A5000 secure authenticator to provide complete turnkey Matter security.

These Plug & Trust security components, which can be connected to any type of processor using a standard I2C interface, take care of the provisioning of Matter attestation keys and certificates on the device and provide hardware-accelerated execution of Matter authentication protocols.

In this way, OEMs can simplify and accelerate production and compliance with Matter security specifications, particularly the generation and entry of attestation and commissioning credentials, as well as the security logistics associated with the Matter ecosystem.

In addition, OEMs can further leverage NXP's EdgeLock secure element and secure authenticator, which are Common Criteria EAL6+ certified, to protect user data and user privacy, device integrity, and secure connections to multiple clouds, including software update servers.

Expanding the portfolio of development platforms

NXP continues to expand capacity and integration to enable innovation in the smart homes and buildings markets.

TheIW612, the industry's first tri-radio secure device to support Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3 and 802.15.4 protocols, enables Matter on a wide range of MCUs and MPUs.

In addition, NXP will launchnew fully integrated multiprotocol and tri-radioMCUs optimized for Matter (including Thread, Zigbee, Bluetooth Low-Energy) starting in early 2023.

NXP's Matter portfolio

Matter, developed by the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), is the industry unifying standard that creates more connections between multiple objects, simplifies development for manufacturers and increases compatibility for consumers.

As an active Connectivity Standards Alliance board member and global contributor to the Matter specification, NXP is helping to define and implement the Matter standard.

From connectivity and security to computing and software, NXP offers complete end-to-end solutions to enable Matter devices.

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