STMicroelectronics has today announced an expansion of its portfolio with a device that opens up new application scenarios, including the industry’s smallest pay-TV broadcast secured STB. Housed in a package measuring just 23x23mm, the new STiH205 system-on-chip solution is optimized for applications that demand the smallest footprint and minimum bill of materials, facilitating production of very small two-layer PCBs for IP and broadcast se...

STMicroelectronics has today announced the release of a new pressure sensor that allows mobile phones and other portable devices to calculate their vertical elevation relative to sea-level with very high accuracy. This means that the mobile device will know not only on which floor of a building it is located, but almost on which step of the staircase.

STMicroelectronics has today unveiled its latest-generation high-efficiency cool bypass switches family for photovoltaic modules, enabling an even higher percentage of harvested energy to reach end users and further reducing the cost per Watt of renewable energy. Boasting the industry’s smallest dimensions, ST’s bypass devices can be integrated directly in the photovoltaic module, reducing both installation complexity and cost for consumers.

STMicroelectronics together with China FAW Group Corporation (FAW), one of the global leaders in the vehicle manufacturing industry, today announced the establishment of a joint laboratory in the FAW Group Research and Development Center emphasizing advanced research covering comprehensive cutting-edge solutions in power train, chassis, safety, car body, car infotainment, and new-energy technologies, as well as other automotive applications. FAW ...

STMicroelectronics today announced a strategic agreement with MicroOLED, a Grenoble, France-based company dedicated to the development and commercialization of state-of-the-art organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), as well as a minority equity investment of approximately 6 million Euros in the company. With exceptionally high resolution and extremely low power consumption that is the most power efficient on the market, OLEDs are ideally suited t...

STMicroelectronics has today revealed that Benedetto Vigna, Executive Vice President, General Manager, Analog, MEMS and Sensors Group, will deliver a keynote speech at the SEMICON Taiwan 2012 MEMS Forum to address the key factors of ST’s leadership and the new trends in MEMS for the smart phone and tablet market.

STMicroelectronics today launched the 2012 iNEMO Design Contest. The contest invites final-year engineering students from the National University of Singapore and the Nanyang Technological University to develop innovative applications using ST’s award-winning iNEMO smart multi-sensor technology.

STMicroelectronics has today announced the introduction of its smallest, lowest-power and highest-performance chip-scale gyroscope for advanced motion-sensing applications. ST’s L3GD20H gyroscope measures only 3 x 3mm and 1mm high - the smallest available - while the Company’s proven MEMS manufacturing processes deliver outstanding quality, at the industry’s highest production volumes.

STMicroelectronics has revealed that it has taken an important additional step in its positioning in the emerging video-sharing market for smartphones and other portable consumer devices. Following a successful joint development effort with start-up bTendo, ST has acquired the intellectual property and has hired most of the staff of the Israeli company to accelerate the propagation of the technology.

STMicroelectronics has today announced that it is contributing to society and improving individuals’ quality of life by providing key products that are being adopted for use in health- and fitness-monitoring products such as the Nike+ FuelBand, an innovative wristband fitness device.

Many people have experienced getting lost at shopping malls, stores, airports, parking lots - or when wandering through museum exhibitions. STMicroelectronics has worked with the Museum of Contemporary Art in Taipei to enrich the experience of visitors to Taiwan-based Chinese film-director King Hu’s works exhibition through the use of indoor navigation.

STMicroelectronics has introduced the industry’s first digital radio chipset that enables simultaneous reception and processing of AM/FM and multiple digital-radio broadcasts (e.g. DAB+). Complete with full software stack and support for a number of different broadcasting standards, ST’s new digital radio chipset started volume production in Q2 2012.

STMicroelectronics is helping vehicle electronics manufacturers deliver safer, more reliable systems by offering the only surge protection devices certified to the automotive industry’s preferred specifications. By saving the time needed for independent certification, these transient voltage suppressors (TVS) enable new products to reach the market more quickly and at more competitive prices.

STMicroelectronics have today unveiled a miniature 6-axis sensor device with custom motion-recognition capabilities. ST’s latest iNEMO inertial module - the LSM330 - enhances user experience and motion-sensing realism in today’s space-constrained and power-hungry portable consumer devices and shortcuts the path to wearable sensor applications in fitness, healthcare and sports diagnostics. The LSM330 module houses a 3-axis digital gyroscope...

Following news from CERN on July 4 announcing success in the long search for the Higgs boson, STMicroelectronics congratulates the multinational team responsible for the discovery. ST has supplied electronic components developed specifically to meet the needs of both instruments used in CERN’s LHC to search for the Higgs boson: the Compact Muon Solenoid and the ATLAS detector.

STMicroelectronics has announced that it will be demonstrate its latest solutions for smart homes at TECHNO-FRONTIER in Tokyo Big Sight, Japan, on July 11 – 13, 2012 in booth 6C-207. Making the most efficient use of electricity is becoming critical for everyone due to escalating electricity prices and the advance of global warming.

STM32 with optimum on-chip integration, DSP and FPU.

STMicroelectronics and Harbin Institute of Technology today announced the opening of a joint laboratory to encourage innovation in electronics. The laboratory is located at the Electric and Electronic Experimental Teaching Center of HIT, with an aim to support efforts in the study, research and development of innovative and emerging applications of electronics, such as in medical, power management, and multimedia convergence.

STMicroelectronics has expanded its sensor portfolio with a high-performance, ultra-compact e-compass module. The integration of motion and magnetic sensing in a tiny 3x3x1mm package opens new possibilities for advanced navigation and location-based services in ever-sleeker portable consumer devices.

STMicroelectronics is now delivering the first samples of its new STM32 F3 series of microcontrollers to major OEM customers, enabling early evaluation of this important new line in ST’s product family featuring the ARM Cortex-M core embedded. The new F3 series extends the scope of ST’s STM32 family by allowing designers to tackle mixed-signal control applications. STM32 F3 microcontrollers are system-on-chip devices based on the Cortex-M4...