Engadget Logo Engadget Japanese version Smart home common standard Project CHIP rebranded to Matter

The Zigbee Alliance, which develops, maintains, and delivers open global standards for IoT, rebrands Project Connected Home over IP (CHIP), announced at the end of 2019, to Matter on May 11 (local time). announced. At the same time, the Zigbee Alliance itself will also be renamed the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA).

CHIP is a working group in which major IT companies such as Google, Amazon, and Apple participate to develop and promote new smart home connectivity standards. About a year and a half after its establishment, it will begin to move as a standard.

So far, various smart home devices have appeared, but due to differences in connection methods, including the manufacturer's proprietary standards, it is possible to operate this from this app, and to connect it to another device. There is a tendency for situations such as the need for... Smart homes that are supposed to be convenient can also be inconvenient.

Matter (CHIP) is a royalty-free connection standard to solve these problems and aims to interconnect various smart devices.

In addition, the three arrow marks, which are the symbols of Matter, will be displayed on Matter-certified products and their packages. This will allow businesses and consumers to choose Matter Certified products from a wide range of brands.

Also, the first Matter-compatible products will be released in the second half of 2021. The first devices include lighting, electricity, door locks, sensors, shades, and televisions.

Source: Connectivity Standards Alliance (BusinessWire)