What are the types of Matter members, and what are the annual membership fees?

The Matter protocol was initially developed by industry giants such as Google, Apple, and Amazon, and now has over 400 companies participating in the development of this standard. The participating companies are mainly divided into three categories: "Promoters", "Participants", and "Adopters". There are a total of 29 "Promoter" companies, which have contributed some of their proprietary technologies to some extent. In addition to the influential Amazon, Apple, and Google, domestic manufacturers include Huawei, Haier, Midea, OPPO, and Tuya Smart. "Participants" have the relevant authority to set standards and can obtain draft specifications and conduct tests earlier, making them part of the protocol standard. "Adopters" mainly refer to companies that develop products using existing, approved standards. "Promoter" member annual fee: USD 105,000 "Participant" member annual fee: USD 20,000 "Adopter" member annual fee: USD 7,000 If you are planning to launch a small number of Matter-related products to test the market, applying to become a "Provisional Member" and obtaining certification transfer from a professional Matter technology solution provider is a relatively lower-cost approach. Becoming a provisional member is free of annual fees, and the cost of transferring product certification is much lower than the annual fee for becoming an "Adopter Member".