Smart home technology provider SONOFF has selected Silicon Labs MG21 2.4 GHz SoC for its new Micro Zigbee USB Smart Adaptor, the ZBMicro smart switch. The ZBMicro is both a smart switch for USB devices and a Zigbee router.

Silicon Labs’ MG21 SoC is designed for Zigbee applications. It offers a number of advantages for ZBMicro, including output power, RF performance, and processing capability. MG21 is a multi-protocol SoC in Silicon Labs’ Series 2, and supports multiple IoT protocols such as Zigbee, Thread and Bluetooth Mesh.

MG21 SoC comes with Silicon Labs’ Secure Vault IoT security, which meets PSA Level 3 certification, to greatly reduce IoT security vulnerabilities and ensure safe and stable operation of devices.

“Silicon Labs is an ideal partner for SONOFF, providing industry-leading wireless connectivity products and solutions that meet our needs for RF performance, intelligence, security, reliability, and low-power consumption, to help us create smart home products with diverse features,” said Jerry Shi, COO of SONOFF. “In the future, we will continue to work with excellent partners like Silicon Labs to create more market-leading smart home products.”

“We are pleased to see ZBMicro utilising our MG21 SoC to deliver significant progress in device connectivity, convenience and style, simplifying and enhancing the smart home experience for users,” said Colin Cureton, Vice President, Home Business, at Silicon Labs. “Smart home is not only an important application area of IoT, but also a key focus area for Silicon Labs. Silicon Labs has utilised our deep experience and technological advantages in the IoT to launch multiple SoCs to help smart home manufacturers create better products that are popular in the market.”