The Connectivity Standards Alliance (Alliance) has announced the Matter Compliant Platform Certification program. This initiative builds on the proven success of the Zigbee Compliant Platform program, which has been used by manufacturers worldwide to accelerate product development and certification.
For the first time within Matter, silicon vendors can certify their development platforms, hardware, and software development kits against the standard. This creates a trusted foundation for device makers to build upon. Building on this milestone, Espressif Systems, Nordic Semiconductor, NXP© Semiconductors, and Silicon Labs are among the first to achieve Matter Compliant Platform certification, with Realtek Semiconductor Corporation indicating plans to bring Matter Compliant Platforms to market. This momentum underscores the commitment and strength of the silicon supply chain in advancing the Matter ecosystem.
Why It Matters
Matter continues to evolve rapidly, with new device types, features, and security updates introduced in each release. For device makers, integrating these updates while maintaining certification can be both complex and resource-intensive.
Matter Compliant Platform Certification addresses this challenge by validating core components of Matter, including commissioning, networking, and security at the platform level. Device makers can then inherit this certified functionality, reducing the scope and cost of their own certification while accelerating time to market.
In practice, this means that manufacturers can focus their resources on product-specific features and innovation while relying on a tested and certified Matter foundation.
Benefits for Platform Providers
For platform providers such as silicon vendors, certification establishes trust and credibility with customers. Certified platforms demonstrate compliance with the Alliance’s rigorous standards, ensuring interoperability and reliability from the outset. Platform providers can also deliver pre-integrated kits, modules, and reference designs, helping their customers overcome technical hurdles and move quickly from concept to market.
Benefits for Device Makers
Device makers that adopt Matter Compliant Platforms benefit from faster development cycles, lower certification costs, and simplified recertification. Updates to the platform or SDK may not require full re-testing, especially when used in conjunction with the Rapid Recertification and Matter FastTrack Recertification programs. This allows product teams to focus their resources on delivering updates and differentiated features to their users while maintaining compliance more efficiently.
Benefits for End Users
End users ultimately benefit from the broader adoption of Matter Compliant Platforms through faster innovation, more product choices, and consistent, reliable smart home experiences. As more device makers take advantage of certified Compliant Platforms, Matter functionality will appear across a wider range of devices and brands, reaching the market more quickly and with higher quality.
What is Certified
The certification program applies to specific combinations of software and hardware provided by Matter Compliant Platform vendors. Certification ensures that core Matter functions, such as device setup, Bluetooth LE discovery, Thread, or Wi-Fi integration, encryption, and secure messaging, are thoroughly tested and validated. By inheriting these components, device makers reduce their development burden and accelerate certification of their end products.
Driving Innovation Together
The launch of the Matter Compliant Platform Certification program marks another important step in strengthening the Matter ecosystem. By certifying platforms at the core of the standard, the Alliance is enabling platform providers, device makers, and ultimately consumers to benefit from faster development, greater trust, and more consistent smart home experiences.
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