Sigma Designs announces a partnership with 4Home to expand the range of additional services in the home through Sigma’s STB reference designs. As a result of this partnership, Sigma will be able to offer set-top box suppliers an integrated home control solution, based on 4Home’s innovative software platform and the complete Z-Wave ecosystem of RF-based home control devices. The reference design is being unveiled at CableLabs Summer Conference, August 10 - 11, in Keystone, Colorado.

Targeted for STB’s in the Cable, Telco and CE markets, the solution is designed to provide a strong foundation of control-related applications able to run in the home, including energy monitoring and conservation, safety, and security.