Front door keys have been rendered redundant by STMicroelectronics STM32 microcontroller which is powering the August Smart Lock home-access control system. The high performance and power efficiency of the embedded microcontroller gives August Smart Lock users access to their home's door lock from a smartphone or computer - no keys needed.

STMicroelectronics has announced what it claims to be the industry's smallest 6-axis IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) qualified for automotive applications with low-noise and improved output resolution. The ASM330LXH targets on-board units for electronic road tolling, other vehicle telematics systems and in-dash car-navigation solutions that require accurate and reliable inertial sensors to optimise positioning and direction, even in the absence o...

Designed for high-output class-E industrial power supplies, the STAC250V2-500E 13.6MHz RF power transistor has been released by STMicroelectronics. Providing enhanced safety up to 600W, the device has 20:1 load-mismatch capability, which is claimed to be the highest in the industry. Enabling compact power supplies above 1kW, two STAC250V2-500E transistors used together occupy a similar area to that of a single ceramic transistor. 

STMicroelectronics has announced important new protocol certifications and a strengthened ecosystem for its STCOMET smart-meter System-on-Chip (SOC), creating a unified and future-proof platform capable of complying with the major power-line communication (PLC) standards chosen by utilities worldwide.        

This video shows how to build a Bluetooth controlled robot with Nucleo STM32F072RB NUCLEO-F072RB, by assembling few components and using ARM mbed community.

This video from STMicroelectronics demonstrates how to use the WiFi pairing with the M24SR dynamic NFC tag.

STMicroelectronics STM32 F7 series is the world’s 1st ARM Cortex-M7 based 32-bit MCU. Watch this interview from Renaud Bouzereau, ST, & Thomas Ensergueix, ARM.

STMicroelectronics has announced what is claimed to be the world’s first audio processor to incorporate the innovative HDR (High Dynamic Range) audio-signal acquisition technology. The STA311B is suited for entry-level to high-end home systems such as active speakers, docking stations and digital media players.

A range of Defense Logistics Agency-qualified JANSR bipolar transistors, suitable for aerospace and Hi-Rel systems, has been released by STMicroelectronics. The JANSR+ series, which has been added to the company's existing JANS / JANSR products, consists of 100krad JANSR high-dose-rate bipolar transistors with an additional 100krad low-dose-rate (100mrad/s) test performed on each wafer. 

The STM32F334 series of Digital Power microcontrollers from STMicroelectronics could enable the cloud supporting the digital economy to become significantly more energy-efficient. By providing all major power-control functions in a single chip, the MCUs simplify the transition to energy-efficient digital power supplies, such as multi-phase interleaved or resonant soft-switching.

Enabling utility companies to improve billing by accurately measuring down to extremely low power levels, the STPM32, STPM33 and STPM34 ICs have been unveiled by STMicroelectronics. Meters which incorporate these devices will help utilities minimise revenue losses and ensure consistent billing by keeping the meter accuracy down to just a few milliamps - comparable to the current drawn by an LED television in standby.

This video from STMicroelectronics demonstrates how to use the built-in STM32 USB bootloader to program or upgrade the device firmware.

Expanding the company's portfolio of radiation-hardened (rad-hard) devices, STMicroelectronics has announced a series of LVDS drivers, receivers and multiplexers. Carrying the US 300krad QML-V qualification, the interface ICs are suitable for use by space agencies and contractors worldwide.

Discovering the driving forces behind the steadily increasing demand for LEDs in automotive front light systems: the quality of light and the European CO2 emission target for new passenger cars. By Luc Dang, Senior Technical Marketing Engineer, STMicroelectronics.

Sensor-hub applications are the target for STMicroelectronics STM32 Dynamic Efficiency microcontrollers. The devices improve the power-saving performance of data batching – the technique also used in Google’s latest Android 4.4 (KitKat) operating system to maximise battery life - and extend the advantages to many more applications besides smartphones and tablets.

ST’s new series of rad-hard devices combine proven 130nm process technology with dedicated chip architecture and layout rules to achieve superior radiation-immunity and electrical characteristics. The development has been supported by the French Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) and the European Space Agency (ESA) for use in future commercial and government satellite projects.

Energy efficiency is on all agendas and to help meet this requirement STMicroelectronics’ has introduced 1200V IGBTs that leverage second-generation trench-gate field-stop high-speed technology to boost energy efficiency and ruggedness in applications such as solar inverters, welders, uninterruptible power supplies, and Power-Factor Correction (PFC) converters.

STMicroelectronics has unveiled a pair of low-voltage microcontrollers to help overcome the challenges designers face when adding a companion chip to a low-voltage host processor. These focused low-voltage microcontrollers connect to the same digital power domain as the host, such as a 1.8V power supply, while allowing on-chip peripherals to operate from higher voltages such as 3.3V, giving freedom from the usual performance trade-offs that come ...

ST powers your mobile devices: the easiest way to recharge your portable devices. Basing on ST's digital power control ICs, efficient wireless power transfer is provided by adapting the transmitted power to what is really needed, according to the actual load conditions of the receiver. All this using a digital feedback from the receiver to the transmitter, achieving a closed-loop power regulation.