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STMicroelectronics’ Powerful New FingerTip Touchscreen Technology Stifles Electrical ‘Noise’
STMicroelectronics announced its new FingerTip technology, which enables a single-chip solution for capacitive touchscreens up to 10 inches in diameter with multi-touch capability.
Luxtera and STMicroelectronics to Enable High-Volume Silicon Photonics Solutions
STMicroelectronics and Luxtera Inc. has announced a new agreement to bring Luxtera’s leading-edge IP and knowledge in silicon photonics to a dedicated process to be developed by ST at its 300mm facility in Crolles, France. Production at ST’s Crolles site will enable the two companies to support the market with the world’s most advanced low-cost, high-volume solution for silicon photonics components and systems.
MEMS Microphones from STMicroelectronics Build the Foundation of Future Voice-Enabled Homes
The world-class expertise in MEMS microphone and audio processing technologies of STMicroelectronics will play a pivotal role in the European research project on ‘Distant Speech Interaction for Robust Home Applications’ (DIRHA). The three-year program aims to investigate and prototype solutions for natural voice-enabled interaction between humans and machines in tomorrow’s smart homes.
Cable TV Front-End Chip from STMicroelectronics Supports Triple QAM and DOCSIS 3.0 Channel-Bonding
STMicroelectronics has announced a low-cost front-end solution for Cable TV STBs that supports the DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) 2.0 standard, and is fully compatible with the DOCSIS 3.0 channel-bonding scheme, which delivers a dramatic downstream bandwidth improvement. The new STV0498 complements ST’s long-established STV0297 QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) demodulator family, which is now deployed in more th...
STMicroelectronics Keeps Mobile Music Playing with Power-Saving Stereo Headphone Amplifier
STMicroelectronics has introduced a stereo headphone amplifier IC that achieves significantly higher efficiency than previous-generation devices, enabling listeners to enjoy high-quality sound for longer between battery charges.
Next-Generation Decoder IC from STMicroelectronics Combines High Performance and Value for High-Definition Set-Top Boxes
STMicroelectronics has begun sampling the STi7106 high-definition (HD) video decoder, which offers enhancements for higher performance, lower power, and lower bill of materials costs in set-top boxes. As the latest evolution of ST’s STi7105 single-chip decoder, supporting all required audio and video standards such as H.264, VC-1, MPEG2 and WM9, the new STi7106 adds AVS high-definition decoding and maintains the same architecture as the STi7105...
STMicroelectronics Unveils High-Performance System-on-Chip for Next Generation of Integrated Broadcast and Broadband-Internet Digital TVs
STMicroelectronics has announced the launch of a new generation of high-performance, full high-definition (FHD) H.264/MPEG System-on-Chip (SoC) ICs for the worldwide flat-panel digital TV (DTV) market. Next-generation TVs powered by the new SoCs will enable compelling services and new business models for premium content, and deliver a rich and intuitive user experience.
STMicroelectronics - True Single-Chip Motor Controller, Simplifying Design of Motion-Enhanced Applications
High-performing motor drives for equipment such as security cameras, cash dispensers, ticketing machines, stage-lighting, printers and vending machines can now be realized more quickly, at lower cost and higher performances using a complete motor-control system on a chip perfected by STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a world leader in intelligent power ICs.
STMicroelectronics and Freescale Accelerate Joint Automotive Design Activity
Freescale Semiconductor and STMicroelectronics have made significant progress in the areas of automotive IP development, flash technology alignment and new product definition. Since announcing their joint design initiative last year, the automotive units from ST and Freescale have focused product development efforts on a wide range of automotive applications, including powertrain, chassis, motor control and body systems using Power Architecture t...
PGI to Develop Compiler Based on NVIDIA CUDA C Architecture for x86 Platforms
The Portland Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) and a leading supplier of compilers for high-performance computing (HPC), today announced it is developing a CUDA C compiler targeting systems based on the industry-standard general-purpose 64- and 32-bit x86 architectures. The new PGI CUDA C compiler for x86 platforms will be demonstrated at the SC10 Supercomputing conference taking place in New Orleans, LA, November...