STMicroelectronics together with Soundchip today introduced two HD-PA audio engines, STANC0 and STANC1, and an HD-PA microphone, the MP34AB01H, which enable the creation of exciting, feature rich, software-controlled smart audio accessories.

STMicroelectronics has delivered first samples of a new microcontroller family that combines today’s highest performing ARM Cortex-M4 core running at 180MHz and graphics-related enhancements, enabling richer user experiences. Simultaneously, ST is delivering increased software support for embedded graphics development in conjunction with leading vendor SEGGER.

STMicroelectronics announced today the achievement of another major milestone in its testing of its 28nm FD-SOI Technology Platform. Following the Company’s December announcement of the successful manufacturing of System on Chip integrated circuits, ST today announced that application-processor engine devices manufactured at the Company’s Crolles, France fab, were capable of operating at 3GHz with even greater power efficiency at a given oper...

STMicroelectronics announces its latest battery fuel-gauging device featuring patented innovations that improve long-term accuracy. This tiny chip, the STC3115, can be used in high-volume handheld electronics, and has already been selected by Samsung for some of its recent smartphones. Battery charge indicators – or fuel gauges - have become essential for managing devices such as smartphones, laptops or digital cameras.

STMicroelectronics and the University of Amsterdam Faculty of Science have announced that a sophisticated bird-tracking system developed by the university is using advanced MEMS sensing technology from ST. Weighing as little as a 20 euro cent coin or a US quarter and smaller than a car key so as not to impede the birds’ flight, the tracking systems are sophisticated data loggers that can be attached to the back of the birds. The trackers enable...

STMicroelectronics has today announced it has shipped three billion MEMS sensors to date - laid side by side, these chips would exceed the height of Mt Everest. The achievement reconfirms ST’s position as the clear leader in Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems devices for consumer and portable applications. According to information and analytics firm IHS, ST’s total MEMS and sensor sales grew more than 19% in 2012, reaching a total of approximat...

This video is an introduction to FD-SOI (Fully Depleted Silicon On Insulator), and especially UTBB (Ultra-Thin Body and Buried oxide) produced by STMicroelectronics. FD-SOI is a breakthrough semiconductor process technology that delivers the benefits of reduced silicon geometries while enabling a simplification of the manufacturing process. Semiconductor devices based on FD-SOI run faster and cooler than those in bulk silicon.

STMicroelectronics has revealed the latest generation of its pace-setting switch ICs for vehicle electronics such as lights and body modules. The new devices provide enhanced intelligent features, improve protection and reliability, and are up to 40% smaller than competing alternatives.

STMicroelectronics today announced details of a miniature smart sensor that combines a 3-axis accelerometer with an embedded microcontroller together in an ultra-compact 3x3x1mm LGA package for advanced custom motion-recognition capabilities.

STMicroelectronics has announced availability of innovative software and associated microcontrollers that will allow simple, low-cost high-tech electronic equipment to become more compelling and easy to use. STM32Java provides an efficient toolbox for creating advanced graphical user interfaces (GUI) for products such as kitchen appliances, office machines, industrial tools or medical instruments based on ST’s highly efficient STM32 microcontro...

STMicroelectronics and Shaspa today announced a collaboration to tap cloud and mobile computing for manufacturers and service providers to provide innovative ways for consumers to manage and interact with their homes’ functions and entertainment systems using multiple user interfaces such as voice recognition and physical gestures for a smarter home.

STMicroelectronics has added new devices to its latest range of set-top box system-on-chip ICs for high-definition terrestrial, cable, IP, Over-The-Top and satellite equipment. Expanding ST’s offering of interactive digital video recorder -capable solutions, the new STiH253 full-featured digital video broadcast device integrates a single DVB-T2 demodulator for highly integrated terrestrial set-top box.

STMicroelectronics and Quantenna Communications revealed today a Wi-Fi set-top box reference design platform to significantly accelerate wireless set-top box development by providing unparalleled flexibility, video quality and cost savings when deploying multi-room Digital Video Recorder services.

The era of the smart, connected home that offers its occupants a greener, safer, more convenient and more enjoyable lifestyle has been brought closer through a unique collaboration announced today by STMicroelectronics and Tatung. Working together, the two companies have developed an array of smart-home appliances that can be interconnected to form a smart-home ecosystem.

STMicroelectronics has revealed the first three chips in its new family supporting the DOCSIS 3.0 cable-modem specification. Since first demonstrating its DOCSIS 3.0 technology in September 2012, ST has moved quickly to introduce the 12-channels STiD125 and 16-channels STiD127 for set-top box or headed gateway front end, and the 16-channels STiD128 for cable modems and data gateways including headed gateway front end.

STMicroelectronics announces a new generation of accurate low-power components enabling greatly improved energy efficiency and faster operation of equipment such as gas sensors, medical devices, safety systems and industrial controls. The TS881 is the first in ST’s new generation of comparators compatible with supply voltages as low as 1.1V over a wide temperature range, enabling longer operating times with smaller batteries.

This demonstration shows some of the innovative capabilities offered by the M24LR in terms of energy harvesting and NFC data exchange. The race cars are powered by an RFID reader-writer antenna grid and the NFC phone is used to program and read the data content of the cars.

STMicroelectronics announced today its new strategic plan. The plan is the outcome of a strategic review started more than a year ago, as the company saw major changes in the dynamics of the wireless market. “Today we are announcing the new ST, aligned with the new market environment,” said Carlo Bozotti, President and CEO of ST.

STMicroelectronics announced Dragon Dance Team from Xidian University as the winner of the 2012 iNEMO Design Contest in China. The open competition for students and young engineers in China to design innovative applications around ST’s award-winning iNEMO smart multi-sensor technology began on May 25 and ran until November 28 with the aim to promote MEMS design innovation among university students in China.

STMicroelectronics and PNI Sensor Corporation today announced that Nintendo has adopted an advanced sensor solution for Nintendo’s newly launched Wii U that includes sensors from ST and PNI. PNI’s 3-axis geomagnetic sensor, based on proprietary magneto-inductive technology and driven by ST’s ASIC, together with an ST 3-axis accelerometer, enables intuitive motion sensing in gaming applications.