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Episode 33: The Land of IoT with Guest Stacey Higginbotham

The Circuit · 10 Sept 2023 · 33m · Episode 35

What this episode covers

Stacey Higginbotham, a veteran IoT analyst, discusses the current state of the Internet of Things, arguing that the market is shifting from hype to solving real-world problems in industrial and smart home sectors. She highlights key challenges such as power consumption, connectivity scaling, and the lack of a unified software platform, while noting that Matter is the closest standard to addressing interoperability. Higginbotham identifies specific semiconductor companies like Silicon Labs, Nordic Semiconductor, and Qualcomm as key players, and points to startups like Williot and Edge Impulse for innovations in energy harvesting and edge AI.

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companies scaling up

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Companies
Silicon Labs, Nordic Semiconductor, Qualcomm, NXP, Arm, Intel, Williot, Edge Impulse, Schneider Electric, Samsung, Broadcom, Sigma Designs, Bluetooth SIG, OPC Foundation
Also
Stacey Higginbotham, Matter, Amazon Sidewalk, Zigbee, Z-Wave

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