Matter Research

Matter  is the industry-unifying standard from the Connectivity Standards Alliance  that is delivering reliable, secure and interoperable connectivity for smart home devices, ensuring that they will work seamlessly together, today and tomorrow. From connectivity to security, processing and software, NXP offers complete end-to-end solutions for accelerating the development of Matter enabled devices and is focused on helping our customers overcome the complexity and challenges that come with developing around this game-changing technology.

In our special research series, IoT Analyst Bill Curtis (Moore Insights and Strategy) peals back the curtain on Matter to demystify, educate and help you create a strategic and profitable approach to designing the next era of smart home devices.

Jul 2024, PDF, 210 KB, 15 Pages

This research paper explores explores how the AIoT redefines connectivity, and gives a detailed review of the considerations for AIoT deployment. Also, having decided to add AI, there are a number of questions for developers. What connectivity protocol is best suited to transmitting the gathered data? How does Matter fit in in the AIoT? Will my system be able to communicate directly with other devices in the setup? What are the security requirements of the use case? This paper attempts to help answer these questions and more.

What's inside

  • AIoT and the value of device connectivity
  • How AIoT redefines device connectivity
    • Standard device networks
    • Local Area device networks
    • Wide Area device networks
    • Specialized device networks
    • Standard application layers
  • Matter as an AIoT application layer
  • Matter vertical markets outside the home
  • Matter in non-residential applications
  • Connectivity considerations for home and small business vs. enterprise

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Additional research papers on Matter commissioned by NXP.

  • MATTER FOR CE PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS – Making Practical, Profitable Smart Home Products

    Dec 2023, PDF, 513.1 KB, 27 Pages

    This research paper analyzes Matter strategies from a CE product manufacturer's point of view.

    What's inside

    • Matter strategies from a CE product manufacturer's point of view
    • What Matter standardizes and how manufacturers can add more value as connectivity becomes standardized
    • Matter's transformative effects on the smart home marketplace and recommend appropriate product strategies
    • Efficient ways to develop standards-based products with differentiated features
    • Best practices for manufacturing secure Matter products and show how platform suppliers streamline the consumer product supply chain

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  • Matter – Making Smart Homes More Secure

    Jun 2023 PDF, 836.0 KB, 28 Pages

    Discover why security and privacy are essential to Matter devices and how NXP solutions and services make developing these easier, faster and more secure.

    What's inside

    • A deep look at Matter's security and privacy
    • New built-in security aspects of Matter product design, manufacturing, and deployment
    • The practicality of building secure Matter products within existing CE supply chains
    • NXP's solution for Matter security enablement

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  • Matter - Making Smart Homes Smarter

    Jan 2023, PDF, 607 KB, 21 Pages

    Take a deep dive into Matter and why it lays the foundation for the autonomous home in our latest paper

    What's inside

    • Matter - What it is, what it isn't, and how it benefits consumers and expands markets for CE manufacturers
    • Why leading companies are supporting Matter over isolated ecosystems in favor of open connectivity
    • Deep dive into Matter's architecture, software, silicon and product development process
    • Answer to some tough questions about Matter and offer some strategic recommendations for CE manufacturers
    • NXP's broad portfolio for enabling Matter

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Bill Curtis

Bill Curtis is the Moor Insights and Strategy Analyst in Residence for large-scale Internet of Things systems. Bill helps enterprises design distribute solutions that integrate the full end-to-end IoT stack from real-world devices to analytics. Drawing on his industry knowledge and experience spanning silicon and software across a wide range of mass-market computing platforms, Bill is focused on addressing the fundamental barriers that are limiting the growth of IoT deployments.

Bill Curtis, Moor Insights and Strategy Analyst in Residence for large-scale Internet of Things systems