GreenPeak Technologies was an

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-based

fabless Fabless manufacturing is the design and sale of hardware devices and semiconductor chips while outsourcing their fabrication (or ''fab'') to a specialized manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry. These foundries are typically, but not exclu ...

company developing semiconductor products and software for the

IEEE 802.15.4 IEEE 802.15.4 is a technical standard that defines the operation of a low-rate wireless personal area network (LR-WPAN). It specifies the physical layer and media access control for LR-WPANs, and is maintained by the IEEE 802.15 working group, ...

and

Zigbee Zigbee is an IEEE 802.15.4-based specification for a suite of high-level communication protocols used to create personal area networks with small, low-power digital radios, such as for home automation, medical device data collection, and oth ...

wireless market segment. Zigbee technology is used for

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data communications and to facilitate the

Internet of Things Internet of things (IoT) describes devices with sensors, processing ability, software and other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the Internet or other communication networks. The IoT encompasse ...

, the term used to refer to devices designed to be operated and managed by internet-enabled controllers and management systems.

Industry standards

Wireless sensor applications prosper best within the sphere of industry standards. Standards offer OEMs the freedom to purchase from a larger pool of suppliers and most importantly, standards allow devices from different vendors to interoperate, a feature which is paramount in applications ranging from building automation to industrial automation. GreenPeak's development is based on open industry standards in addition to the IEEE 802.15.4 wireless network standard. GreenPeak is a member of the Global Semiconductor Alliance and supports the open global standards of the

Zigbee Alliance The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), formerly the Zigbee Alliance, is a group of companies that maintain and publish the Zigbee and Matter standard, along with several others. Membership Over the years, the Alliance's membership has gr ...

Products

GreenPeak’
product offering
contained communication controller chips for

Smart Home and IoT applications for IEEE 802.15.4. The product portfolio featured small size, ultra low-power communications chips, with integrated software, tools and reference designs for seamless integration into residential and consumer electronics applications.

Acquisition by Qorvo

On 17 April 2016, it was announced that GreenPeak had agreed to be acquired by

Qorvo Qorvo, Inc. is an American multinational company specializing in products for wireless, wired, and power markets. The company was created by the merger of TriQuint Semiconductor and RF Micro Devices, which was announced in 2014 and completed ...

. After the acquisition, GreenPeak would continue to function in the Netherlands, Belgium and Hong Kong as the "Low-power Wireless Systems" business unit in the Infrastructure and Defense Products (IDP) group of Qorvo. Cees Links, former CEO of GreenPeak Technologies, was announced to take over as the General Manager of the Wireless Connectivity business unit.

References

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Zigbee Alliance

GreenPeak Technology Pioneer in category Energy & Environment

Deloitte Fast 50 Winner 2014
EEweb
Shaping Smart Homes of the future

ZigBee will lead the wireless sensor network market to 1 billion units in 2017
Frost and Sullivan
About GreenPeak
Gimv
GreenPeak in Gimv cleantech and technology investment fund portfolio
EETimes
The Smart Home gets another standard
Embedded Magazine
Bringing the three flavors of ZigBee together in the smart home
Electronic Specifier
{Dead link, date=January 2020 , bot=InternetArchiveBot , fix-attempted=yes Who will win the battle of the IoT standards?
White paper
The Power of ZigBee 3.0
White paper
The different IoT wireless communication standards explained

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s, and the world of Small Data
White paper
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