California-based wireless semiconductor company InnoPhase announced at CES the Talaria 6 family of systems-on-chip (SoCs) for the IoT market, integrating multi-protocol wireless connectivity.

The chips support Wifi 6, Bluetooth 6.0, Thread and Zigbee, while providing enhanced PSA levels two and three security and a high-performance Arm Cortex M33 core.

They offer robust performance, energy efficiency, enhanced security, edge AI processing and connectivity for IoT devices. Target markets include smart home, building automation, industrial IoT, and health and medical segments, and key applications span video cameras, doorbells, locks, thermostats, lighting, environmental and vibration sensors, appliances, health and medical devices, hubs and gateways, and Matter bridge routers.

“The diversity of consumer, commercial and industrial IoT applications increasingly requires flexible wifi SoCs that can more effectively address the power, range, latency, reliability, throughput and security requirements of a growing number of heterogeneous IoT devices,” said Andrew Zignani, senior research director at ABI Research (www.abiresearch.com). “InnoPhase IoT’s combination of Wifi 6 with Bluetooth and 802.15.4 on a single multi-protocol SoC can enable higher performance devices, streamline deployment and interoperability, create innovative new features, user experiences, and valuable new services, alongside reducing design complexity and time to market. These will be critical in enabling the installed base of connected devices to reach nearly 88 billion by 2028.”

With Wifi 6 (802.11ax) and Wifi 7 (802.11be) ready, it provides robust throughput even in noisy and high-density environments. Based on its integrated digital CMOS radio technology, it ensures energy-efficient, reliable connectivity for applications such as smart thermostats, video cameras and environmental sensors.

Single and dual-band 2.4 and 5GHz flexibility allows improved range, throughput and connection stability, especially in environments with high device density or interference. The option to select the band based on the use case and congestion levels allows IoT devices to operate seamlessly.

Seamless integration and interoperability with a wide array of existing and future IoT devices make Talaria 6 (innophaseiot.com/talaria-6-family-of-socs) suitable for applications requiring diverse low-power connectivity options. Use cases can range from localisation, proximity awareness and music streaming for audio devices, to wearables and home automation systems.

The Arm Cortex-M33 MCU with peripheral support provides the necessary computational power for real-time processing of edge AI tasks such as predictive maintenance, sensor analytics and smart power management directly on the device. This integration simplifies design and reduces system costs and space by combining wireless connectivity and applications processing in one chip.

PSA level two and three security ensures protection against cyber-security threats with hardware-based encryption, secure boot and tamper resistance to safeguard sensitive data and meet the enhanced security demands of IoT devices. This makes it suitable for mission-critical applications in healthcare, industrial IoT and smart home environments.

The 802.11be extensions and multi-link operations offer improved throughput, lower latency and higher reliability in congested environments by using multiple links to boost network performance, suitable for high-demand applications such as video cameras, smart locks and thermostats.

Development and time-to-market for new IoT products are aided by an SDK with integrated IDE and development tools, proven hardware designs, and global regulatory and industry standards certifications. It leverages the Talaria platform’s IoT partner ecosystem, including sensor, ISP and MCU suppliers, cloud service providers, and worldwide design partners.

“InnoPhase IoT has been elevating the IoT user experience by enabling the use of high bandwidth ubiquitous wifi in untethered, battery-based applications,” said Wiren Perera, president of InnoPhase IoT. “Our suite of market-ready options, including provisioning and device management capabilities, has also addressed key developer and time-to-market challenges. Extending our Talaria platform with its digitally oriented RF architecture to Wifi 6 provides a significant boost in throughput, range and energy efficiency. Coupled with multi-protocol support, enhanced cyber security and edge AI capabilities, we are now unleashing a range of new applications with exceptional use cases.”

InnoPhase IoT (innophaseiot.com), headquartered in San Jose, California, is a wireless semiconductor company dedicated to the IoT.