In the rush into the IoT, spurred we feel in part by Apple’s recent smart home announcements, Marvell and MediaTek are both hoping that their silicon will comprise a large part of the new markets. Both vendors have announced new chips this week, which we’ll outline below. The announcements help secure the position of ZigBee in the IoT ecosystem thanks to the support of these two silicon vendors. The two biggest chip makers, Broadcom and Qualcomm, have both backed Bluetooth and WiFi in favor of ZigBee or Z-Wave. As ZigBee gains ground, it will be interesting to see whether either of the two change their minds. Marvell has unveiled what it claims is the industry’s most complete line of silicon…