Wireless SoC Takes on Gesture Recognition

April 21, 2025

This advanced SoC offers multiprotocol wireless performance for battery-based, low-power smart-home applications.

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The new xG26 family of Cortex-M33 wireless SoCs and MCUs from Silicon Labs consists of the multiprotocol MG26 SoC, the Bluetooth LE BG26 SoC, and the PG26 general-purpose MCU without wireless connectivity.

Possessing double the flash and RAM of the Silicon Labs xG24 devices, the xG26 family also comes with double the number of general-purpose input/output (GPIO) pins as the xG24; in combination with flash and memory, they reach up to 3,200 kB and 512 kB respectively. They also integrate a matrix vector processor (MVP) for AI/ML hardware acceleration and math functions.

The MG26 SoC integrates Matter over Wi-Fi and Matter over Thread, Bluetooth, and Zigbee. Its proprietary protocols are also supported for edge applications and machine-learning models. Multiprotocol support means that any device built around it can bring the smart-home experience to the next level. Moreover, the SoC can handle Zigbee and Matter over Thread concurrently.

Alix Paultre | Editor-at-Large, Microwaves & RF

Alix is Editor-at-Large for Microwaves & RF.

An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the U.S. military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications, most recently as Editor-in-Chief of Power Systems Design.

Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.