STMicroelectronics have today announced the new STM32F401 class-leading microcontroller featuring the ARM Cortex-M4 32-bit/DSP core. While running at lower frequency than other STM32F4 devices, it balances performance, power consumption and integration and claims the lead in its class by offering 105DMIPS at 84MHz, 187µA/MHz active current, 11µA typical STOP current, and a rich set of integrated features.

Single-chip solution to augment touchscreen functionality with hovering, stylus inputs and gloved hands sensing.

STMicroelectronics has announced that its Supervisory Board has approved the Managing Board proposal to the forthcoming 2013 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to resolve on the distribution of a cash dividend of US$0.10 for the second quarter, and of US$0.10 for the third quarter, per outstanding share of the Company’s common stock to be paid in June and September of 2013, respectively.

STMicroelectronics will exhibit its latest solutions for healthcare applications at MEDTEC Japan 2013. The field of healthcare is recognized as an area of fast-paced growth due to factors such as an ageing population, soaring medical costs, health consciousness, and prevention of infection spreads.

STMicroelectronics today announced that its Near Field Communication controller is being used by NEC CASIO Mobile Communications in the exciting G’zOne CA-201L smartphone, based on Android. The phone is initially targeted to the operator LGU+ in Korea.

This video shows a smartphone used to browse the content in a smart TV. The interaction is based on advanced gesture recognition achieved using a combination of MEMS sensors and iNEMO sensor fusion software.

STMicroelectronics announce that its Teseo II single-chip satellite-tracking ICs were successful in the very first ground location test using Europe’s own independent navigation system, Galileo. The tests were conducted in collaboration with the European Space Agency. Last month, the first position fix of longitude, latitude and altitude using the four Galileo satellites currently in orbit was performed by the ESA at its Technology Centre in th...

Veredus Laboratories today announced that the current version of VereFlu detects the current subtype of H7N9 (Avian Flu) that is responsible for the Flu outbreak in China. H7N9 is the latest mutation to cause concern and increased surveillance in the region. Launched in 2008 and built on the STMicroelectronics lab-on-chip platform, VereFlu run on Veredus’ VerePLEX biosystem is the market’s first test to integrate two powerful molecular biolog...

STMicroelectronics has introduced the world’s smallest TVS diode for protecting sensitive electronics in consumer products and handhelds. As the first such device to be offered in the industry’s smallest standard surface-mount outline of 0.45 x 0.2mm, the ESDAVLC6-1BV2 is one size smaller than today’s 0.6 x 0.3mm devices.

STMicroelectronics has begun working with research partners to develop a pilot line for next-generation MEMS devices augmented with advanced technologies such as piezoelectric or magnetic materials and 3D packaging. The project was launched by the European Nanoelectronics Initiative Advisory Council Joint Undertaking, a public-private partnership in nanoelectronics.

STMicroelectronics' STHVDAC-304MF3 antenna-tuning circuit has a 4-channel output for adjusting up to four tunable BST capacitors in the antenna-matching circuits of multi-band GSM/WCDMA/3G-LTE smartphones.

STMicroelectronics has put pen to paper a new Euro 350 million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank. The facility, which has not yet been drawn by ST, is also available in the US$ equivalent amount and has an option for disbursement until September 2014 with final maturity eight years after disbursement.

A joint industry/academia consortium, supported by the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme, has reported the successful conclusion of a three-year project and the release of its design-synthesis tool flow and related litho-friendly cell libraries and evaluation metrics. The SYNAPTIC research project included eight partner organizations from across Europe and Brazil who worked together to develop innovative regularity-centric design met...

STMicroelectronics and CMP today announced that ST’s THELMA MEMS manufacturing process, the process ST uses for its industry-leading accelerometers and gyroscopes, which have shipped in billions of units 1, is now available for prototyping to universities, research labs and design companies through the silicon brokerage services provided by CMP.

Discover how ST's NFC solutions augment the user experience by easing Bluetooth pairing between NFC phones and devices.

Thingsquare and STMicroelectronics have cooperated to bring Thingsquare Mist Internet-connectivity software to ST’s SPIRIT1 radio transceiver on the STM32L microcontroller platform. Thingsquare Mist is a game-changing software system that brings true Internet-connectivity to the Internet of Things.

STMicroelectronics and CMP (Circuits Multi Projets) today announced that ST’s H9A CMOS process (at 130nm lithography node), which offers a large panel of analog and digital devices, is now available for prototyping to universities, research labs and design companies through the silicon brokerage services provided by CMP.

STMicroelectronics today announced a new member in its multi-core microcontroller (MCU) family aimed at functional safety applications for car electronics. The new device combines compliance with the most stringent automotive safety standards (ISO 26262) and increased non-volatile memory size, giving a simple upward migration path from existing parts and strengthening ST’s product line of fault-tolerant microcontrollers for mission-critical aut...

Smartphones are set to become even more flexible and more satisfying to use, thanks to a unique sensor system developed by STMicroelectronics. Combining three optical elements in a single compact package, the VL6180 is the first member of ST’s FlightSense family and uses a new optical-sensing technology that reduces the incidence of dropped calls and enables innovative new user interactions with smartphones.

STMicroelectronics has added a high-performance standalone 3-axis magnetometer to its MEMS sensor portfolio. The new sensor delivers high performance in a very small package. Because of its small size and high performance, the sensor is ideal for mobile phones, tablets or personal navigation devices. ST’s standalone magnetometer is also perfectly suited to indoor navigation applications where it reliably calculates dead-reckoning when no satell...