STMicroelectronics has created an integrated three-phase half-bridge driver IC with performance optimised for low-voltage industrial applications up to 75V, delivering a space-efficient and power-saving solution to control three-phase brushless motors in e-bikes, power tools, pumps, fans, light machinery, gaming consoles, and other equipment.

Aiding the development of home and garden cordless power tools, STMicroelectronics has introduced two new plug-and-play boards for controlling three-phase brushless motors powered by up to 56V Li-ion batteries.

The STMicroelectronics L7983 is a compact, three to 60V, 300mA synchronous DC/DC buck converter with flexible, dynamic-mode selection to satisfy noise-sensitive applications and maximise efficiency at light load.

STMicroelectronics has announced a collaboration with A*STAR’s IME, a research institute in Singapore, and ULVAC, a Japanese manufacturing-tool vendor, to jointly setup and operate an eight-inch (200mm) R&D line focused on piezoelectric MEMS technology within ST’s existing manufacturing facility in Singapore.

The latest addition to the VIPerPlus series, the VIPer31 compact high-voltage converter IC from STMicroelectronics enables robust power-converter solutions that deliver excellent reliability and meet energy-saving eco-design norms, while saving bill-of-materials (BoM) costs.

ST Microelectronics and YTO Group Corporation, a Chinese provider of agricultural and construction machinery, have announced an agreement to establish a joint laboratory in YTO’s Research Institute of Intelligence and Information in Luoyang, Henan province. The lab will focus on the research and development of electronic solutions for engine, vehicle, and agricultural controls in tractors.

STMicroelectronics has released an Amazon-qualified reference design package for smart connected devices leveraging Alexa Voice Service (AVS) Integration for AWS IoT Core, which can be used to create Alexa Built-in products using simple microcontrollers (MCUs).

STMicroelectronics has added a QML-V qualified 7A DC/DC point-of-Load converter to its growing portfolio of radiation-hardened (rad-hard) integrated power products that deliver high power efficiency to satisfy the most demanding space applications.

Octonion SA has announced an STM32Cube expansion package optimised for STM32L4+ microcontroller-based industrial-application development boards from STMicroelectronics.

STMicroelectronics and Schneider Electric, have announced that they will demonstrate a prototype people-counting IoT sensor using AI STM32 that enables new building-management services and efficiency gains by understanding building-occupancy levels and usage.

STMicroelectronics has introduced a fast Qi wireless charging IC, STWLC88. Delivering as much as 50W of power, the new device enables consumers to charge smartphones, tablets, laptops, and other personal electronic devices without cables as safely and nearly as quickly and efficiently as they could by plugging them in.

STMicroelectronics and Alifax, a producer of clinical diagnostic instrumentation, have worked together on a rapid, cost-efficient portable medical testing solution that will be available from Alifax, for point-of-care molecular diagnostic detection using highly reliable real-time Polymerase Chain Reactions (PCR) to amplify genetic material (RNA and DNA) in patient samples.

Recently released by STMicroelectronics, the STGAP2HS is a compact, high-voltage gate driver for applications that require up to 6kV galvanic isolation between the gate-driving channel and the low-voltage control and interface circuitry.

STMicroelectronics and Sanken Electric have collaborated for the performance and practical advantages of intelligent power modules (IPM) in high-voltage, high-power equipment designs. The two companies are developing and will jointly market 650V/50A and 1200V/10A industrial modules, which simplify design challenges and shrink the bill of materials for HVAC systems, industrial servo drives, industrial washing machines, and general-purpose inverter...

STMicroelectronics has revealed further details of its Stellar automotive microcontrollers (MCUs) to show how the devices ensure reliable and deterministic execution of multiple independent real-time applications.

STMicroelectronics has expanded the STM32WB portfolio of dual-core multi-protocol microcontrollers (MCUs) by introducing the STM32WB35 and STM32WB30 Value Line, giving designers more flexibility to target cost-conscious market opportunities.

STMicroelectronics has revealed that the Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra uses ST sensing and control technology, including its multi-zone time-of-flight sensor, enhancing the smartphones’ features with minimal noise and package size. The Galaxy Note20 similarly leverages ST’s MEMS pressure sensors, inertial measurement units, and EEPROMs.

STMicroelectronics has announced the launch of the LaSAR Alliance (Laser Scanning for Augmented Reality), an ecosystem of leading technology developers, suppliers and manufacturers collaborating to develop and accelerate Augmented Reality (AR) smart-glass solutions. Founding members in the LaSAR Alliance include Applied Materials, Dispelix, Mega1, and Osram, in addition to ST.

STMicroelectronics has announced the acquisition and integration of the assets of SOMOS Semiconductor. SOMOS, based in Marly-le-Roy (France), is a fabless semiconductor company founded in 2018, and specialised in silicon-based power amplifiers and in RF Front-End Modules (FEM) products.

STMicroelectronics is helping the HMI of things with a new STM32 Nucleo display shield that leverages the affordability of STM32G0 microcontrollers (MCUs). The new X-NUCLEO- GFX01M1 SPI shield is supported in the latest TouchGFX software, version 4.15.0, which introduced additional new features including support for low-cost non-memory-mapped SPI Flash ICs.