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Are you interested in learning how Silicon Labs produced the industry leading Wireless SoC, the EFR32?  This podcast episode reflects on the different milestones that contributed to the astronomic growth in popularity of the EFR32.   Take time to review the EFR32 resources: https://www.silabs.com/wireless Take time to thank all of your co-workers!

Our monthly Security episode covers the "Evil Maid" attack on encrypted laptops.  Silicon Labs Security System Engineer Aurash Kamalipour explains the details of a hack made public due to recent events.  How should customers design their systems to avoid hackers accessing encrypted data?  Don't take partial measures... learn from Aurash a mistake often made by designers. Article on "Evil Maid" Hack: https://dolosgroup.io/blog/2021/7/9/from-stolen-laptop-to-inside-the-company-network

"Sometimes you want to go Where everybody know your protocol..."  Ok, maybe a Cheers reference is of base.  However, you may have found yourself searching for somewhere to help you with your IoT development questions.  The Silicon Labs community is becoming that place!  Kaisa Belloni and Tom Nordman join this episode to explain why it may be time for you to revisit this Silicon Labs resource.  https://community.silabs.com/

Do you need to support multiple IoT protocols in your next gateway/bridge design?  Silicon Labs' Unify Software Development Kit (Unify SDK) provides a simple API to enable you to leverage multiple IoT protocols.  Learn how this simple API/scripting language can help your next project.  John Hemmick and Uday Kelkar answer some common questions. To learn more:  Unify SDK Training Course Download Simplicity Studio: Simplicity Studio Download Support ticket to access Unify SDK: Support Portal

Ask yourself "What is Silicon Labs' Custom Part Manufacturing Service?".  This podcast episode provides you answers.  Hear from Brent Wilson, our esteemed Security Application Engineer , and Mike Dow, the IoT Security Product Manager. What benefit does CPMS provide customers? Why will "Zero Trust" mandate attestation soluations Learn the Top 3 use cases to consider using CPMS Learn more at: https://cpms.silabs.com/ Hands-on lab:  Works With: Hands on with CPMS Security

Learn why so many industrial applications are excited about the details of Silicon Labs' new Sub-GHz wireless SoC.  Two product experts, Ed Pawlak and Matt Maupin, provide answers to the questions you may have about this new solution. Radio performance un-matched Fast preamble detect... sleep longer Beyond capable for Sidewalk, Mioty, Electronic Shelf Labels... Security? This is the Fort Knox of Wireless devices Learn more about the EFR32FG23 here: https://www.silabs.com/wireless/fg23-zg23

What information can be intercepted from a home's Smart Meter?  How can security risks like these be avoided?  Josh Norem joins our monthly episode dedicated to helping you better understand current news stories that involve Security.  Here are some of the questions Josh helps answer: Why transmit unencrypted data? What were GPS and time-stamps used for? What is a Threat Model? Article on Smart Meter Hack: LINK

In this episode you will learn the top benefits for attending the Works With IoT Virtual Conference. (Sept 14th-15th) Keynote speakers from Amazon/Ring, Google, Schneider, Landis+Gyr and the City of Austin Range of Topics from Smart Home to Smart City.  Security to Embedded Machine Learning. New technology for Long Range, Secure SoC Programming and Multiprotocols Hands on Labs.  Follow along with Matter, Amazon Sidewalk, Embedded Machine Learning, Security and RTOS. Trisha Fields, Dave Hoffman and Tom Nordman join this podcast to share why they know this event will be a success. Visit the event: workswith.silabs.com Receive a Free Kit: Free Kit for Lab Sessions

In this episode, the security team talk about a key tactic used by hackers to gain access to the hidden treasures deep inside a product.... Glitching. Kyle talks to the team and uncovers some of the mystery and how it has gained traction by the hacking community.

Everyday that we look at the news there is another article on something being hacked, brands being tarnished and disruption rife, but who can really help us understand whats really going on? In this new security series we will look at some of the headlines that rocked the security world, some of the background behind the attack, some of the methods in place to address such attacks and of course any hindsight that may have made a difference.

In a followup episode to the podcast " FAE... a developer's best friend", Kyle jumped further into customer support to talk to the applications team based at the HQ facilities of Silicon Labs to further understand customer support. In this episode, Kyle talks to Tabi Parker, Jan Schnepp and Colin Tompkins.  

Developer's know their business better than anyone, but occasionally a fresh set of eyes can move a mountain. In this podcast Kyle talks to Ryan Orton, a Field Application Engineer at Silicon Labs to get a unique perspective of how an FAE (Field Applications Engineer) supports a customer. Learn the #1 thing that can help an FAE support your next design. Ryan details a few resources that you may not know about to help in your next design.

In this podcast Kyle Dando chats with Mikko Savolainen from Silicon Labs and discusses some of the new features in Bluetooth and where developers are using them.

The Cinderella story of Denmark's Football team in the European cup has Chong Li excited to talk Industrial and Commercial IoT.   In this episode, Kyle talks to Chong and discusses how Silicon Labs is working to assist customers focused on industrial markets.   Smart Cities, Building automation and Smart Retail are a few of the markets ideal for Silicon Labs' wireless connectivity. Opportunities to learn more at workswith.silabs.com are discussed.

Sharon Hagi, Chief Security Officer for Silicon Labs, talks to Kyle Dando where he discusses Ransomware, Colonial Pipeline and JBS www.silabs.com/security    

Nick hijacks another episode and tracks down Kyle who is still living his Hawaiian vacation to answer a few questions about what all this WorksWith stuff is all about..... See more or register at: https://workswith.silabs.com

It's another hijack episode! In this episode Nick once again grabs the show away from Kyle's capable mitts to spend some quality time catching up with Phil Beecher - CEO and President of the Wi-SUN Alliance, where he gets some basic understanding of what Wi-SUN is and why it is so important to the Smart City evolution!

Are you developing a new Bluetooth product?   Then you will benefit from all the new features in EFR Connect, by Silicon Labs. How will you verify your device has the proper GATT configuration? Can you review a log of Bluetooth messages? Have you wanted to do an easy to implement Range Test? Surely you will need to test Bluetooth Interoperability?   Tiago Monte joins the podcast to answer how EFR Connect solves these developer needs.

Find out what significant improvements Silicon Labs has made to streamline software and hardware development. Michael Norman,  joins the Kyle and the podcast to discuss: new users, getting started, drag/drop software components, and easier project migration.   If you thought you knew Simplicity Studio... you don't, until you listen to this episode!   www.silabs.com/developers/simplicity-studio

Hot off the press and into the podcast.   Learn details on WHAT Matter provides IoT product design Engineers.  How does Matter interact with your existing wireless networks? (Zigbee, Thread, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Z-Wave) How will developers integrate, test and certify a matter device? What is ZAP and how will this contribution to Matter help developers? Visit www.silabs.com/matter to learn more.   Matter (formerly Project Connected Home over IP) - Silicon Labs Matter is driving convergence between the major IoT ecosystems, providing reliable, secure, IP-based connectivity. -- www.silabs.com