Silicon Labs

Silicon Labs is a global semiconductor design and manufacturing company founded in 1996 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, USA. Silicon Labs focuses on developing solutions for microcontrollers (MCUs), wireless systems on chips (SoCs), timing devices, digital isolation devices, sensors, broadcast equipment and other hardware and IoT markets.

development path

Silicon Labs was founded in 1996 by Crystal Semiconductor alumni Nav Sooch, Dave Welland and Jeff Scott. In 1998, Silicon Labs launched its first product, a new generation of DAA. This DAA was a great success due to its lower cost and smaller footprint. The company's sales increased from US$5.6 million in 1998 to 1999. Nearly $47 million annually. At the end of 1999, Silicon Labs launched the first RF chip; in 2000, Silicon Labs went on the market. In 2012, Silicon Labs began to focus on IoT solutions.

Key product release times

In 1998, an updated DAA design was released.

In 1999, RFChip was launched.

In 2001, the first products in its timing product portfolio were released, a family of clock generators designed for high-speed communication systems.

In 2003, it entered the mixed-signal MCU market with its analog-intensive high-speed 8-bit MCU.

In 2004, the first family of crystal oscillators with patented Digital Phase Locked Loop (DSPLL) technology was released.

In 2005, a single-chip FM receiver was launched, allowing FM radios to be installed in new applications.

In 2006, with the launch of the integrated MCU series, it entered the automotive electronics market.

In 2007, the industry's first single-port PoE interface integrated with a DC-DC controller was launched.

In 2008, the industry's smallest fully integrated automotive AM/FM radio receiver IC was released.

In 2009, it entered the human-machine interface market with a combination of fast-responsive touch, proximity and ambient light sensor devices.

In 2010, the industry's first single-chip multimedia digital TV demodulator was launched.

In 2011, the industry's first single-chip hybrid TV receiver was released.

In 2012, it entered the ARM-based 32-bit MCU market with a range of mixed-signal MCUs with USB and non-USB options.

In 2013, the world's first single-chip digital radio receiver for consumer electronics was launched.

In 2014, the world's first digital UV index sensor was released.

In 2015, Thread networking technology was released for connected devices, including wireless Sensor 360s, thermostats, connected lighting and control panels.

In 2016, the Gecko series of multi-protocol wireless SoC devices were released.

In 2017, the industry's first wireless clock supporting 4G/LTE and Ethernet was launched.

In 2018, the Z-Wave700 hardware/software IoT platform was launched.

In 2019, an updated version of the wireless GeckoWeb development platform was released.

product line

Silicon Labs' semiconductor products are used in a variety of electronic products, including connected devices, AM/FM radios and other consumer electronics, networking equipment, test and measurement equipment, industrial monitoring and control, home automation, automotive

systems and customer premises equipment (CPE). The company also offers development kits and software, including Simplicity Studio, an integrated development environment for IoT connected device applications.

Silicon Labs' product portfolio is organized around four focus areas: IoT, infrastructure, broadcast and access.

Internet of Things:

system on chip

mesh network module

Bluetooth

Sub-GHz and 2.4GHz proprietary wireless protocols

Zigbee Wireless SoC and Development Tools

Z-Wave wireless solutions for smart home applications

Thread network solution

Wi-Fi transceiver, transceiver module, Xpress module, stand-alone module

EFM8TM8-bit MCU

EFM32TM32-bit MCU

Infrastructure:

clock generator

Jitter attenuation clock

clock buffer

Crystal Oscillator (XO) and Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCXO)

digital isolator

Isolated gate and FET drivers

Isolated ADC

isolation simulation

Powered Device (PD) Controller

Power Supply Equipment (PSE) Controller

PSE power management IC

broadcast:

car radio

TV tuner

Access ：

modem

SLICs

Power over Ethernet (PoE) controller

Company structure

Silicon Labs is headquartered in Austin, Texas, USA, with 3 regional offices, 8 offices and 15 sales offices around the world.

3 regional offices: Boston, MA, San Jose, CA, and Weston, FL.

It has offices in 8 countries around the world, including Sydney in Australia, Quebec in Canada, Copenhagen in Denmark, Espoo in Finland, Budapest in Hungary, Oslo in Norway, High Wycombe in the UK and Singapore.

There are a total of 15 sales offices around the world. Including Boston and San Jose in the United States, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Wuhan in China, Espoo in Finland, Montigny in France, Munich in Germany, Milan in Italy; Tokyo in Japan, Seoul in South Korea, Singapore, Taipei in Taiwan and Camberley in the United Kingdom.