The
Institute of Digital Guangdong to Provide Independent Technical
Certification
FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 10, 2017
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sigma Designs® (NASDAQ:SIGM), a leading
provider of intelligent system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for
Connected Smart TV platforms and Smart home IoT, today announces
the Institute of Digital Guangdong (IDG) will serve as a new Z-Wave
Certification Test House in China, to expand certification testing
capabilities in Asia.
Z-Wave Certification ensures interoperability
between Z-Wave products. All Z-Wave products must be certified
before launch on the commercial market and once certified, will
display Z-Wave interoperability logo badges. There are two
components to Z-Wave certification. Technical certification is
managed through Sigma Designs utilizing independent, third-party
test houses and Market Certification is managed through the Z-Wave
Alliance.
"We know the smart home market has great potential
in China. We have chosen to work with IDG to better serve the
growing Z-Wave market and give our customers who are creating smart
home experiences in China a quicker path to certification and thus
the commercial market," said Raoul Wijgergangs, VP of Sigma
Designs' Z-Wave Business Unit.
Sigma Designs currently has approximately 340
companies registered on the Z-Wave Plus Certification Portal,
representing 35 different countries. At least 40 of those companies
are from mainland China and five from Hong Kong.
"As a new certification facility, we are excited
to promote the use of the Z-Wave technology in the market and are
committed to facilitating the industrial deployment of the Z-Wave
technology," said Dr. Li Ying, Executive Vice President of IDG.
IDG will serve as the independent, third-party
technical certification test house in China beginning Oct. 9. This
expands the global presence of authorized test partners and gives
developers the option of using BuLogics in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania, Pepper-One in Zwickau Germany and now, IDG in
Guangzhou China for technical certification.
About Sigma
Designs
Sigma Designs, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGM) is a world leader in enabling
smart home convergence. The company designs and builds the
essential semiconductor technologies that serve as the foundation
for the world's leading Connected Smart TV platforms, and Internet
of Things (IoT) for smart home devices. For more information about
Sigma Designs, please visit www.sigmadesigns.com.
About
Z-Wave
Z-Wave technology is an open internationally recognized ITU
standard (G.9959). It is the leading wireless home control
technology in the market today, with over 2100 certified
interoperable products worldwide. Represented by the Z-Wave
Alliance, and supported by more than 600 companies around the
world, the standard is a key enabler of smart living solutions for
home safety and security, energy, hospitality, office and light
commercial applications.
Z-Wave® is a
registered trademark of Sigma Designs and its subsidiaries in the
United States and other countries.
About
IDG
Institute of Digital Guangdong (IDG), the South China Branch of
Institute of Digital China in Peking University (IDC/PKU), was
founded in April 2009 as a provincial public service institution to
provide experience and support for the vision of digital
technology, industry and economy in China.
Under the guidance of IDC/PKU and
the Economic and Information Commission of Guangdong Province, IDG
is dedicated to Digital Guangdong and Digital China development by
bridging government bodies, industrial sectors, academic
communities and research institutions, with a focus on consultancy
and research, application promotion, industrial development, talent
training, and international cooperation.
Currently, IDG also serves as the
Secretariat of the Guangdong RFID Standards Commission, responsible
for the daily operation of the institution.
Safe Harbor
Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements
about consumer adoption, and the anticipated features and benefits
of Sigma's products and solutions with respect to Z-Wave and
various Z-Wave offerings. Actual results may vary materially due to
a number of factors including, but not limited to, consumer and
customer acceptance of Z-Wave and Z-Wave new test house provider,
Sigma's ability to deploy and achieve market acceptance for Sigma's
products in its target markets, including the IoT market, the
relative success of the new test house provider, the overall
ability Z-Wave development kit, chipsets and modules to compete
with other technologies or products in these markets as well as
other risks that are detailed from time to time in Sigma's SEC
reports, including its report on Form 10-K. Readers are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date hereof. Sigma undertakes no
obligation to publicly release or otherwise disclose any revision
to these forward-looking statements that may be made as a result of
events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events.
Press
Contacts:
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Alexandra
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Sigma Designs
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