On January 5, 2026 at CES in Las Vegas, Silicon Labs announced general availability of its Simplicity SDK for the Zephyr real-time operating system. As a Platinum member of the Zephyr project, the company delivers a Silicon Labs–maintained distribution of Zephyr that has passed its in-house QA processes, along with wireless coverage at launch: Bluetooth Low Energy support across four popular EFR32 SoCs and combined Wi-Fi plus Bluetooth on two multi-protocol devices. The enterprise-grade SDK includes full access to Silicon Labs' support channels, a dedicated Getting Started guide that reduces initial setup to three commands, and a low-friction migration path that enables developers to port existing Zephyr applications with under 5% firmware changes, accelerating time-to-market.

Silicon Labs’ presence at CES 2026 featured more than ten live technical demonstrations, including Bluetooth Channel Sounding and single-chip wireless motor control powered by on-device AI/ML. Company engineers delivered six presentations across major events hosted by the Z-Wave Alliance, Thread Group and Tuya Smart, underscoring Silicon Labs’ leadership in open-source RTOS integration and low-power wireless. Partner showcases included booths for AWS, Powercast, Durin, and AIZIP, where Silicon Labs technology was embedded in eight connected devices. With operations in 16 countries, Silicon Labs continues to drive secure, scalable and energy-efficient solutions for smart home and industrial IoT markets.