STMicroelectronics has today revealed that its market-unique, NFC/RFID-enabled memory device has been integrated in Classe Cube, the latest refrigerator from Dongbu Daewoo Electronics. The recently launched Classe Cube has become a sensation by offering a variety of innovative services to consumers as “Korea’s first NFC fridge.”

STMicroelectronics announce that French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, as well as representatives from national, regional and local authorities, and managers from ST, met at ST’s site at Crolles, near Grenoble, France, to celebrate the Nano2017 Research and Development program. Also present at the ceremony were key partners of ST for the Nano2017 R&D program including CEA-Leti and IBM.

STMicroelectronics has announced the M24C32-RMN6TP and M95320-DRMN3TP/K EEPROMs. The new EEPROMs guarantee endurance of up to 4 million erase/write cycles, four times more than the 1 million cycles offered by competing devices. This gives design engineers greater freedom to update stored data more frequently and extend system lifetime, even at high temperatures.

STMicroelectronics has today revealed that will be exhibiting at TECHNO-FRONTIER 2013 in Booth 1D-201. ST will be conducting various demonstrations where you can see the development boards that focus on the power solutions to promote an effective use of resources. Also on show will be the sensing solutions that improve user experiences, increase customer benefits and contribute to the realization of a new lifestyle for people.

STMicroelectronics has today announced the most power dense single-chip digital audio system available, the STA333IS. Delivering up to 2x20W of audio output power, the STA333IS has a tiny footprint measuring just 2.57mm x 3.24mm. Combining advanced process and chip-scale package technologies with digital audio IP such as ST’s proprietary FFX full flexible amplification, this new digital audio SoC extends ST’s SoundTerminal family.

STMicroelectronics have announced the latest STM32F030 Value Line microcontrollers, priced as low as $0.32 for high-volume orders. The new Value Line offers access to a full portfolio of hardware- and software-compatible 32-bit microcontrollers, ideally suited for lower-budget performance improvements and product extensions. The new STM32F030 Value Line is based on the ARM Cortex-M0 core running at 48MHz.

STMicroelectronics is putting sophisticated audio design and evaluation capabilities within reach of all engineers using its SoundTerminal audio chips and digital MEMS microphones, by publishing a complete virtual audio laboratory that can be downloaded free of charge here.

STMicroelectronics has announced the world’s first smart-meter integrated circuit with built-in support for the METERS AND MORE 1 open communication standard, which enables widespread interoperability among smart metering equipment using Power Line Communication.

Booming demand for faster wireless broadband connections is calling for increasingly complex circuitry inside devices such as smartphones and tablets. STMicroelectronics is addressing that demand by perfecting an advanced component process technology specifically optimized to increase performance and reduce the size of the RF front-end of mobile devices.

STMicroelectronics today announced that it has signed a comprehensive agreement with Rambus that expands existing licenses between the two Companies, settles all outstanding claims, and commits both organizations to explore additional opportunities for collaboration.

At CommunicAsia 2013, STMicroelectronics will demonstrate its latest set-top box system-on-chips enabling the region’s cable, satellite and terrestrial operators to address key challenges including analog-signal switch-off and rapidly growing subscriber volumes.

STRVS repetitive voltage surge-protection devices come with all the information engineers need to optimize circuit protection and meet cost and energy-efficiency targets. To help engineers protect against repetitive surges that heat up protection components and reduce their performance in power supplies of solar inverters, smart meters or mobile chargers, ST specifies the clamping voltage at high temperature and for peak current from zero to 2A.

ST-Ericsson, a joint venture of STMicroelectronics and Ericsson, announced the signature of a definitive agreement to sell the assets and intellectual property rights associated with its mobile connectivity Global Navigation Satellite System business to a leading semiconductor company. The sale of these assets represents another step in the execution of Ericsson’s and ST’s announcement of March 18th 2013.

The launch of Places2Be, a 3-year, €360M advanced-technology pilot-line project to support the industrialization of Fully-Depleted Silicon-On-Insulator microelectronics technology was announced today by a group of 19 leading European companies and academic institutions.

LAST POWER, the European Union-sponsored program aimed at developing a cost-effective and reliable technology for power electronics, today announced its three-year program achievements that place Europe at the forefront of research and the commercialization of energy-efficient devices for industrial and automotive applications, consumer electronics, renewable-energy conversion systems, and telecommunications.

LAST POWER 1, the European Union-sponsored program aimed at developing a cost-effective and reliable technology for power electronics, today announced its three-year program achievements that place Europe at the forefront of research and the commercialization of energy-efficient devices for industrial and automotive applications, consumer electronics, renewable-energy conversion systems, and telecommunications.

ST MEMS sensors are successfully used in a wide range of applications, from motion-based user-interfaces in handheld devices to sport and weather monitoring. This video shows some examples of final products whose interface use ST sensors.

STMicroelectronics and Quantenna Communications announced today that they have signed a non-exclusive worldwide licensing agreement giving ST the ability to integrate Quantenna IP into its broad array of systems-on-chips and giving Quantenna the ability to leverage the entire ecosystem of ST’s entertainment, networking and security products.

STMicroelectronics has introduced the first MDmesh V Super-Junction MOSFET featuring a new package technology that increases the efficiency of power circuitry in equipment such as white goods, televisions, PCs, telecom, and server switched-mode power supplies.

STMicroelectronics has simplified the use of MEMS in a wider range of applications by releasing ready-to-use software drivers for communication with Linux systems. The new ST driver architecture ensures robustness, maximizes sensor performance, and allows modularity and fast prototyping. Driver access is managed through a standard IIO interface and no additional software is required to interface all the ST Motion MEMS products due to the embedded...