Supporting the latest Bluetooth version 4.1 enhancements, a BlueNRG Bluetooth SMART network processor has been introduced by STMicroelectronics. The BlueNRG-MS network processor introduces 1.7V operation for longer-lasting battery-powered applications.

STMicroelectronics is to preview a high-performance DOCSIS 3.1 platform in a live demonstration in Las Vegas during the International CES 2015. Next-gen DOCSIS3.1 cable modems will help Multiple System Operators (MSOs) satisfy surging consumer demand for high-speed data services such as 4K Ultra-HD, multi-screen video-streaming services, Cable IPTV, gaming, file sharing, and home security.

Providing a uniquely scalable terrestrial radio-receiver platform for car-radio applications, STMicroelectronics has introduced the STAR-T (TDA7707) and STAR-S (TDA7708) IC-tuner family. The devices enable manufacturers of car radios to maximise their product-development efficiency and minimise their final product cost.

To detect unauthorised sharing of digital content and help deter piracy, STMicroelectronics and Civolution have integrated the NexGuard forensic watermarking with the UltraHD-4K Cannes and Monaco SoCs. The integration will be demonstrated at STMicroelectronics’ private suite during the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, which takes place from 6th to 9th January in Las Vegas. 

How hybrid relays combine mechanical and solid-state technologies to deliver the best of both worlds, while making it simpler to comply with the latest legislation for energy-using devices. By Benoit Renard, SCR/Triac Application Engineer, & Laurent Gonthier, SCR/Triac Application Manager, STMicroelectronics.

Helping miniaturise electronic control modules, power converters and motor drives, STMicroelectronics has introduced a family of automotive-qualified high-voltage ultrafast rectifiers. The devices' extremely low profile, light weight and -40 to +175°C operating temperature range support space-efficient vehicle electronics and equipment installed in harsh environments, such as mobile basestations and outdoor lighting.

Build a Bluetooth controlled Robot with Nucleo STM32F072RB NUCLEO-F072RB, by assembling few components available on the market and using ARM mbed community.

STMicroelectronics has tested and validated an experimental 3D-graphics application based on ray-tracing technology that had been implemented on an ARM-processor-based test chip attached to an FPGA. The effort for ‘Facilitating Analysis and Synthesis Technologies For Effective Reconfiguation’ (FASTER), which was partially funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 IC T 287804), was performed as part of a tight R&...

 In collaboration with Italy’s National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani, STMicroelectronics and Clonit have developed a prototype portable analyser kit which can detect the Ebola virus in less than 75 minutes.

Offering additional choices for designers, the STM32F446 MCUs from STMicroelectronics combine enhanced ARM Cortex-M4 processing performance and compact 256 or 512KB on-chip Flash options with 128KB RAM, efficient memory-extension interfaces and extended connectivity and communication capabilities.

Tiny motion-sensing and data-processing chips from STMicroelectronics have enabled a compact, wrist-wearable heart rate monitor from PulseOn. The stylish and easy-to-use device provides accurate continuous heart-rate measurement without the need for a chest strap, and its sophisticated algorithms transform heart-rate data into meaningful personalised feedback for each individual.

  STMicroelectronics is celebrating the technical prowess achieved by the space satellite Rosetta and its probe Philae. Rosetta and Philae contain over 10,000 radiation-hardened, high-reliability ICs designed and manufactured by ST.

Integrating galvanic isolation with analogue and logic circuitry in the same chip, the STGAP1S advanced single-channel gate driver is the first in STMicroelectronics’ next-gen range of gapDRIVE gate drivers. The devices aim to help simplify driver design while ensuring high noise immunity for safe and reliable power control.

Utilising advanced trench-gate field-stop technology to save more energy and increase reliability, the M-series 1200V IGBTs have been introduced by STMicroelectronics. The devices are suited for use in hard-switching circuits operating at up to 20kHz in applications such as solar inverters, welding equipment, UPS and industrial motor drives.

Providing large on-chip memories and up to eight USARTs, the STM32F091 ARM Cortex-M0 MCU from STMicroelectronics overcomes the resource constraints imposed by similar devices positioned for cost-sensitive applications. This saves multiplexing communication ports in applications such as in-car audio or three-phase power metering.

STMicroelectronics has revealed its automotive-qualified silicon carbide (SiC) diodes for advanced On-board Battery Chargers (OBCs)  in EVs such as Plug-in Hybrids (PHEVs) that demand high power-handing capability within a confined space. These diodes allow designers to build smaller power modules, beneficial for automotive applications and suitable for tackling the Little Box Challenge presented by Google and IEEE.

The ST31G480 dual-interface secure MCU from STMicroelectronics has been selected by Sony to power its micropayment-enabled cards, which are scheduled for release in Japan in H1 2016. Claimed to be the market's most advanced dual-interface (contact/contactless) secure MCU, ST's device combines high computing power and energy efficiency with flexibility and interoperability.

The two winning designs of STMicroelectronics' STM32 Internet-of-Things Design Challenge were announced at an award ceremony during electronica 2014, which took place in Munich this week. ST and it's partners ARM, Farnell Element14, Würth Elektronik and Rubik's Futuro Cube sponsored the contest, which encouraged IoT-related inventiveness.

 STMicroelectronics has announced its Open.MEMS programme to boost time-to-development with quick and easy single-node evaluation licensing. To encourage broad use of its MEMS and sensors to all customers and open-community developers, the programme makes drivers, middleware and application software freely available to Open.MEMS licensees, beginning with sensor fusion for 3-axis accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer, considered vita...

STMicroelectronics has extended its portfolio of environmental sensors with a MEMS pressure sensor that breaks new ground in combining high accuracy and robustness with small physical size; the LPS22HB is the world's smallest pressure sensor.