Sigma Designs and Mitsumi have jointly announced that Mitsumi is now a licensed second source for Z-Wave 500 series wireless RF technology, a Sigma Designs technology. As a second source, Mitsumi will independently produce and deliver the latest generation of Z-Wave 500 series modules as well as a Mitsumi original design module that will expand the functionality for Z-Wave in more commercial markets making it easier for large multiinternational companies and government operations that require a second source to adopt Z-Wave.
Thinh Tran, CEO, Sigma Designs, said, “We welcome Mitsumi as a second source for our newest Z-Wave product line. With Mitsumi, we are able to draw upon the wealth of experience, technology, and ideas that it possesses as a general electronics component manufacturer. With the rapid growth of this market sector, we hope to ensure a consistent supply of silicon to meet the demand with a strong second source partner.”
"We are pleased to be able to be a second-source supplier of Sigma's Z-Wave technology. The market for Z-Wave is booming and we want to capitalize on Z-Wave's global potential. Further, we are very excited to drive Z-Wave further in the Japanese market where the interest in Z-Wave technology has great potential for energy reduction in residential as well as commercial applications," said Fujio Furukawa, Senior Vice-President at Electronic Devices Business HQ of Mitsumi.
With this engagement, Mitsumi will become the second source for Sigma's latest 500 Series Z-Wave Technology for Home Control Market.
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Sigma licenses Mitsumi as second source for Z-Wave Technology
