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[{$pagename}], formerly [Project Connected Home over IP] ([CHIP]), is a [proprietary], [Royalty-free] [Home Automation] connectivity [standard]. 


Announced on December 18th, [2019|Year 2019], [{$pagename}] aims to reduce fragmentation across different vendors, and achieve interoperability among smart home devices and [Internet of Things] ([IoT]) platforms from different providers.

The project group was launched and introduced by [Amazon], [Apple], [Google],[2][3] [Comcast] and the [Zigbee Alliance], now [Connectivity Standards Alliance] ([CSA]). Subsequent members include IKEA, Huawei, Schneider, among others.[4][5] Matter-compatible products and software updates for existing products are expected to be released in 2022.[6] Although the Matter code repository is open-source under the Apache license, the Matter specification is licensed by CSA.[7]



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