Dreams of smart homes are becoming a reality after NXP Semiconductors launched its new Smart Home Kit over the weekend.

The world-leading provider of secure semiconductor solutions said the kit enables access to the Tencent Open Platform for Smart Hardware.

With a quick touch of a smartphone screen people can connect with a router, mobile payment platform, power plug, wireless switch, lighting, sensors or wireless network IP-camera.

Rick Clemmer, president and CEO of NXP, said the company was devoted to creating more secure connections with a smarter world in homes, infrastructure, factories and cars, through its chips and solutions.

"The Internet of Things will drastically change how we interact with objects, devices and the world around us," said Clemmer in an interview with China Daily. "It is creating significant excitement with predictions of opportunities for extra convenience, comfort and efficiency for the end-user."

Clemmer said securing the Internet of Things was complex and required a complete, multilayered approach. By incorporating NXP's secure hardware components - secure hardened microcontrollers, secure root key storage, and Near Field Communication (NFC) chips - the solution offers the best protection against threats that target key extraction from embedded systems, he said.

"In the future, we will further cooperate with internet service platforms. We believe that excellent online service provided by the cloud platform will enable stronger capability not only in smart home systems but soon in industrial IoT," Clemmer said.

By: DocMemory
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