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Dialog Semiconductor Plc.: Dialog Semiconductor Launches Industry-First OpenThread Sandbox Development Platform (news with additional features)

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Dialog Semiconductor Plc.: Dialog Semiconductor Launches Industry-First
OpenThread Sandbox Development Platform (news with additional features)

21.06.2016 / 08:00
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Provides Thread ecosystem developers with plug-and-play hardware and
OpenThread software released by Nest, enabling development for the
connected home

London, United Kingdom - June 21, 2016 - Dialog Semiconductor plc
(FWB:DLG), a provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC power
conversion, solid state lighting (SSL) and Bluetooth(R) low energy
technology, today announced a complete hardware and software development
platform for OpenThread, an open source implementation of the Thread
networking protocol released by Nest. The initial version of OpenThread is
being distributed by Nest on Github. Dialog's OpenThread Sandbox
Development platform has all the components required for evaluation and
development work, consisting of a hardware board, a SmartSnippets(TM)
software development kit (SDK), software tooling and documentation.

Since October 2014, more than 230 members have joined Thread (including
Dialog Semiconductor) and more than 30 products have been submitted and are
awaiting certification. Thread is designed as a protocol for connecting and
controlling products in smart homes. Thread's approach to wireless
networking offers numerous technological advantages, including a secure and
reliable mesh network with no single point of failure, simple connectivity
and low power. Thread networks are easy to set up and secure to use with
banking-class encryption to close security holes that exist in other
wireless protocols.

The OpenThread Sandbox Development Platform comprises a hardware
development board based on Dialog's SmartBond(TM) System-on-Chip (SoC)
family. The OpenThread Sandbox Development Platform is intended for
engineers who like to get early access to hardware and software tools and
be first to get their hands on advanced technology. Additionally, it
provides an ideal environment to contribute to OpenThread software
development.

"By launching the OpenThread Sandbox Development Platform, Dialog is making
key contributions to OpenThread. We're delighted to support one of the
major smart home players in their initiative to accelerate the development
of connected home products," said Sean McGrath, Senior Vice President and