- Z-Wave is available as a single chip solution with the ZW-0301 representing the third generation of Z-Wave chip technology. The Z-Wave mesh network stack is embedded in the chips, and Flash memory is available to the manufacturer/OEM for their own application software. A set of on-chip peripherals makes the Z-Wave chips true systems on chip solutions. Additional tools are available that simplify the integration with e.g. Microsoft development platforms such as .NET XP-Vista/compact/Micro Framework.