With its STM32 Open Development Environment, STMicroelectronics has created an efficient development path for innovative products by combining the popular STM32 MCU family with other leading-edge ST components that provide key functions needed for IoT and other applications.

STMicroelectronics is showcasing Life.Augmented from 11th to 14th November at electronica, in A5.207. ST’s offerings aim to deploy microelectronics more widely, creatively, and cost-effectively to address key societal challenges while enriching people’s daily lives.

The Accordo2 family, next-gen processors for car-radio and display-audio applications have been introduced by STMicroelectronics. According to the company, the processors offer a high level of hardware and software integration, enabling the industry’s fastest time-to-market solutions at the greatest value.

STMicroelectronics and Comau are working together to develop next-gen robots, enabled by ST's control, smart power and sensing products, that maximise energy efficiency and improve factory safety. Cooperating since 2006, the companies' latest efforts focus on research for actuation and sensing to improve both the robot's spatial awareness and its interaction with operators. The ultimate goal of the partnership is to develop a new a...

Using the recently qualified, proprietary THELMA60 (60µm Thick Epi-poly Layer for Micro-gyroscopes and Accelerometers) surface-micromachining fabrication process, STMicroelectronics has started the production of MEMS sensors.

An STB platform, claimed to be the first designed for Google’s Android TV based on Android 5.0 Lollipop, has been released by STMicroelectronics. The STiH412 embeds state-of-the-art decoding, transcoding and graphics processing, providing users with access to Android TV, games, applications and services. The platform features multi-decode HEVC combined with ‘Picture in Picture’ support.

STMicroelectronics and Autotalks have announced that they will co-operate to deliver a mass market-optimised V2X chipset, for widespread deployment by 2017. V2X communications, comprised of Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I), are becoming more commonplace, and the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) o...

STMicroelectronics has introduced an extension of its STM32 family of MCUs with the STM32 F7 MCU series, leveraging the ARM Cortex-M7 core, which is hailed as ARM’s most powerful Cortex-M processor. The STM32 F7 series leapfrogs the industry’s previous high-performance 32-bit Cortex-M leader, ST's STM32 F4, delivering up to twice as much processing and DSP performance that is accessible via a seamless upgrade path.

Front door keys have been rendered redundant by STMicroelectronics STM32 microcontroller which is powering the August Smart Lock home-access control system. The high performance and power efficiency of the embedded microcontroller gives August Smart Lock users access to their home's door lock from a smartphone or computer - no keys needed.

STMicroelectronics has announced what it claims to be the industry's smallest 6-axis IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) qualified for automotive applications with low-noise and improved output resolution. The ASM330LXH targets on-board units for electronic road tolling, other vehicle telematics systems and in-dash car-navigation solutions that require accurate and reliable inertial sensors to optimise positioning and direction, even in the absence o...

Designed for high-output class-E industrial power supplies, the STAC250V2-500E 13.6MHz RF power transistor has been released by STMicroelectronics. Providing enhanced safety up to 600W, the device has 20:1 load-mismatch capability, which is claimed to be the highest in the industry. Enabling compact power supplies above 1kW, two STAC250V2-500E transistors used together occupy a similar area to that of a single ceramic transistor. 

STMicroelectronics has announced important new protocol certifications and a strengthened ecosystem for its STCOMET smart-meter System-on-Chip (SOC), creating a unified and future-proof platform capable of complying with the major power-line communication (PLC) standards chosen by utilities worldwide.        

This video shows how to build a Bluetooth controlled robot with Nucleo STM32F072RB NUCLEO-F072RB, by assembling few components and using ARM mbed community.

This video from STMicroelectronics demonstrates how to use the WiFi pairing with the M24SR dynamic NFC tag.

STMicroelectronics STM32 F7 series is the world’s 1st ARM Cortex-M7 based 32-bit MCU. Watch this interview from Renaud Bouzereau, ST, & Thomas Ensergueix, ARM.

STMicroelectronics has announced what is claimed to be the world’s first audio processor to incorporate the innovative HDR (High Dynamic Range) audio-signal acquisition technology. The STA311B is suited for entry-level to high-end home systems such as active speakers, docking stations and digital media players.

A range of Defense Logistics Agency-qualified JANSR bipolar transistors, suitable for aerospace and Hi-Rel systems, has been released by STMicroelectronics. The JANSR+ series, which has been added to the company's existing JANS / JANSR products, consists of 100krad JANSR high-dose-rate bipolar transistors with an additional 100krad low-dose-rate (100mrad/s) test performed on each wafer. 

The STM32F334 series of Digital Power microcontrollers from STMicroelectronics could enable the cloud supporting the digital economy to become significantly more energy-efficient. By providing all major power-control functions in a single chip, the MCUs simplify the transition to energy-efficient digital power supplies, such as multi-phase interleaved or resonant soft-switching.

Enabling utility companies to improve billing by accurately measuring down to extremely low power levels, the STPM32, STPM33 and STPM34 ICs have been unveiled by STMicroelectronics. Meters which incorporate these devices will help utilities minimise revenue losses and ensure consistent billing by keeping the meter accuracy down to just a few milliamps - comparable to the current drawn by an LED television in standby.

This video from STMicroelectronics demonstrates how to use the built-in STM32 USB bootloader to program or upgrade the device firmware.