Designed to shorten time-to-market for BLE wireless-sensing projects targeting Android or iOS platforms, STMicroelectronics announces the BlueMicrosystem1 Open.Framework. BlueMicrosystem1 provides a complete solution for applications that need to sense, process and transmit temperature, humidity, pressure and/or movement/location data.

STMicroelectronics has announced TwisterSIM, a unique free software suite that includes a smart interactive selector and a dynamic electro-thermal simulator. The TwisterSIM electro-thermal simulator eases the evaluation of ST’s low and high-side drivers and H-bridges for motor control through accurate simulations with accurate dynamic simulations of load-compatibility, wiring-harness optimisation, fault condition impact analysis, diagn...

At electronica China, March 17th to 19th in Shanghai, STMicroelectronics will showcase its latest technologies and products for the IoT and a smarter world. Hall 3 Booth 3402, ST will demonstrate solutions which help deploy microelectronics more widely, creatively and cost-effectively, addressing key societal challenges as well as enriching people’s lives.

An AC/DC controller specifically optimised for LED-lighting applications, where energy efficiency, reliability and cost-competitiveness are key factors, has been introduced by STMicroelectronics. The HVLED001 enables equipment manufacturers to design high-end, professional lighting applications for commercial areas, retail shops, offices and outdoor spaces that offer outstanding performance with minimum BOM and assembly costs.

  Automotive-qualified serial EEPROMs in a 2x3mm WFDFPN8 package are now available from STMicroelectronics. The devices provide engineers maximum flexibility when designing highly integrated body controllers and gateways, as well as radar and camera modules for ADAS.

An integrated dual differential filter, which can replace up to 16 discrete surface-mount components and save 35mm2 of PCB area in ZigBee RF4CE equipment, has been introduced by STMicroelectronics. Suitable for STBs, TVs, home gateways, alarms and lighting, the DLPF-GP-01D3 allows designers to simplify board layout, reduce product size, or add new functions.

STMicroelectronics announced that Benedetto Vigna, Executive Vice President Analog, MEMS and Sensors Group, has been awarded the Frederik Philips Award, presented by the IEEE for leadership in conceiving, developing and commercialising MEMS.

STMicroelectronics has announced that it has contributed to the development of the Prizm smart audio device, which automatically plays songs based on the number of people in the room, their music tastes and habits, and even the time of day and ambient noise levels. ST’s MCU and sensor technologies enable Prizm’s smart audio and touch interactions.

STMicroelectronics' STWBC digital controller for Wireless Battery Charger (WBC) transmitters offers the most flexible and efficient solution for controlling power transfer from a WBC transmitter to a receiver in WBC-enabled phones, wearables and other battery-powered devices that use electromagnetic induction for re-charge.

STMicroelectronics has announced that it has been providing micro-mirrors and control devices for Perceptual Computing initiatives at Intel. In addition to the ASIC control devices, ST supplies a tiny MEMS mirror that moves thousands of times per second to scan an infrared light beam, painting an invisible grid on objects in front of it.

The SOI Industry Consortium announces silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technologies gaining strong industry momentum towards a rapidly growing SOI ecosystem. A robust foundry offer and leading fabless players are demonstrating how simple it is to design and manufacture ICs on Fully Depleted SOI (FD-SOI) and RF-SOI technologies, confirming SOI as a very competitive technology platform for fast-growing semiconductor applications.

ams and STMicroelectronics have announced an NFC system reference design that ensures easy, reliable and secure contactless transactions while suiting the sleek form factor of mobile and wearable devices. On display at Mobile World Congress, the ams/ST design promises to transform and greatly enhance the usability of NFC technology.

Expanding its portfolio of environmental sensors, STMicroelectronics has introduced the UVIS25. This is claimed to be the world’s first sensor to provide a direct digital output of the UltraViolet Index (UVI),  the international measurement of the strength of UV radiation, primarily from the sun, at a given place and time.

Targeting next-gen energy-conscious consumer, industrial, medical and metering applications, STMicroelectronics has combined its ultra low-power MCU technology with ARM Cortex-M4 know-how to create the STM32L4 series. The first two MCUs in the series, the STM32L476 and STM32L486, feature the 80MHz ARM Cortex-M4 core with DSP and FPU.

STMicroelectronics and Flextronics have jointly developed a plug-in charging platform based on an ST multi-mode power-management controller that delivers breakthrough technology for mobile devices. The energy-efficient platform is designed with the industry’s most effective power-management architecture to achieve zero no-load power consumption and excellent dynamic load regulation.

STMicroelectronics has announced its contribution to helping both casual weekenders and top-tier athletes keep their eyes on the prize while engaging in one of the world’s most popular activities. ST’s leading-edge technologies have enabled an innovative HUD monitor for swimmers from Instabeat that tracks, stores, and projects key information including heart rate and swimming speed on the goggles.

STMicroelectronics has combined wide memory range, strong data protection and best-in-class data retention and write-erase cycles in its SRTAG NFC/RFID tags, opening up possibilities for short-range wireless connectivity in applications such as consumer electronics, computer peripherals, home appliances, industrial automation, and healthcare products.

There can be little debate about the benefits of the miniaturisation of electronics devices and their ever-increasing functions, but they can give designers headaches; when marketing departments freeze the form factor and specifications of the end-device, designers and PCB layout experts must deal with it, making their jobs a balancing act. Once the core ICs have been selected and placed on the board, they must design basic, but essential, circui...

STMicroelectronics says that choosing one of its STM32 MCUs is the easiest way for innovators to bring products to life, now that designers can choose from three IDEs from leading vendors, which are free of charge and deployed in close co-operation with ST. Users can choose between Eclipse-based IDEs such as CooCox CoIDE or Ac6 System Workbench for STM32, and the MDK-ARM environment.

A software-design support package, which streamlines certification of safety-critical systems featuring STM32 MCUs, has been developed by STMicroelectronics and YOGITECH. Together, the companies provide a set of STM32 safety manuals to assist application design, as well as Software Test Libraries (fRSTL) certified according to the IEC61508:2010 functional-safety standard.