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STMicroelectronics announced the strengthening of its position in the Near-Field Communication (NFC) market by extending user’s ability to read, write and transfer information on ST’s dual-interface Memory to a broad range of industrial and consumer applications.

STMicroelectronics has unveiled two new chips for controlling antenna power in mainstream 3G wireless products. The new devices are more than 83% smaller than earlier components and improve energy efficiency to maximize battery life for always-on-the-go consumers and business users.

STMicroelectronics have announced a complete hardware solution for advanced sensing applications with 10 degrees of freedom (DoF)2

The MEMS market saw strong 17% growth in 2011, to reach $10.2 billion, according to Yole Développement’s latest market analysis. STMicroelectronics capitalized on the exploding demand for motion processing in mobile phones for a 42% jump in MEMS sales, to push past $900 million in revenues, edging up neck in neck with traditional sector leader Texas Instruments in Yole Développement’s annual ranking of the Top 30 MEMS companies.

STMicroelectronics has announced a single-chip ZigBee wireless networking solution – the SN250 – which integrates a 2.4GHz IEEE 802.15.4-compliant radio transceiver and a state-of-the-art 16-bit microprocessor with EmberZNet software stack. The power-efficient chip includes comprehensive, hardware-supported, network-level debugging features for easy application development.

STMicroelectronics has introduced a battery-condition monitoring IC enabling increased accuracy for ‘fuel-gauge’ style indicators showing the operating time remaining. The device will improve the user experience for owners of products such as mobile handsets, portable navigation devices, digital cameras and personal media players.

The next generations of smartphones are unlikely to become much smaller, but they could be slimmer and smarter using a single-chip widescreen capacitive touchscreen controller announced by STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a leading provider of ICs for mobile and consumer products.

The STEVAL-ILL023V1 demonstration board is based on the L6726A single phase PWM controller, with two external MOSFETS for synchronous rectification.

Capacitive touch has become the technology of choice for high end consumer applications, but the technology is particularly susceptible to EMI. How do the major manufacturers deal with this problem? Asks Sally Ward-Foxton

STMicroelectronics has extended its portfolio of energy-saving solutions for mobile devices with a new IC that simplifies the design of power-efficient LCD and keypad backlights comprising white LEDs. Backlights built with white LEDs, instead of traditional fluorescent tubes, consume less power enabling longer battery life for portable devices such as smartphones, games and GPS terminals.