The Zigbee Alliance, an organization of hundreds of companies creating and delivering open, global standards for the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced that STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor company, has joined its Board of Directors.
Along with other Zigbee Alliance promoter member companies, ST is expected to play a growing role in the adoption and evolution of Zigbee, which aims to simplify development for manufacturers and increase device compatibility for consumers.
“In both the consumer and industrial markets, demand for reliable IoT connectivity is expanding fast and the trend towards wireless technologies is growing tremendously – whether in smart-home solutions, asset-tracking production tools, or building control,” says Hakim Jaafar, head of marketing for wireless microcontrollers at STMicroelectronics.
“As a leading and trusted Arm Cortex-M supplier to both top OEMs and the mass market committed to propagating Zigbee technology in its 2.4GHz product roadmap, ST supports the mission of the Zigbee Alliance and joined the board to share our expertise and help continue the Alliance’s success.”
