Si les générations futures de smartphones ne seront sans doute pas plus petits, ils pourraient gagner en minceur et en intelligence grâce au contrôleur tactile capacitif mono-circuit pour grands écrans annoncé par STMicroelectronics, l’un des premiers fournisseurs de circuits intégrés pour produits mobiles et grand public.

STMicroelectronics announced it has received the “2010 Industry Award” from the Geneva Office for the Promotion of Industries and Technologies (OPI). The award was presented by Mr. Jesús Martin-Garcia, President of the Jury, to STMicroelectronics’ President and Chief Executive Officer Carlo Bozotti, during an official ceremony held as part of the 8th annual economic event organized by the Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services (...

STMicroelectronics today announced an innovation for solar panels aimed at allowing more of the energy from each cell to reach the power grid. The innovation replaces the simple bypass diode with an intelligent device that enhances efficiency and offers the same package outline. The new device can deliver a fast Return-On-Investment, in terms of releasing additional energy for solar panel applications.

A top-three automotive semiconductor vendor, STMicroelectronics will demonstrate its latest innovations for car safety, navigation and infotainment at the 17th ITS World Congress held in Busan, Korea, on October 26-29, 2010. ITS is the world’s largest exhibition and conference on intelligent transport systems and services. ST supplies chips to all major automotive manufacturers and its portfolio of automotive solutions covers all key applicatio...

As manufacturers seek to differentiate their products with new features that add value for customers, STMicroelectronics is helping designers meet higher product-performance targets at ultra-competitive prices by introducing its STM32 Value High-Density microcontrollers. These new microcontrollers offer extra program memory and on-chip functions, extending the range of the STM32 Value Line family to include devices from 16 to 512 Kbytes of embedd...

Enel Green Power, Sharp and STMicroelectronics announced today the appointment of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of their new joint venture company 3Sun by its Board of Directors, constituted at the end of July 2010. The appointment is in line with the agreement signed by Enel Green Power, Sharp and STMicroelectronics on January 4, 2010.

STMicroelectronics and Green Hills Software, Inc., the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions, has announced software development tools and operating system support for the STMicroelectronics SPEAr300 and SPEAr600 family of microprocessor units (MPUs). Green Hills Software’s INTEGRITY® real-time operating system (RTOS), which is designed for use in embedded systems that require maximum reliability and absolute security, is ...

The Interoperable PDK Libraries (IPL) Alliance announced today that STMicroelectronics has joined the Alliance as the first semiconductor board member. STMicroelectronics brings years of experience in multi-vendor analog/mixed-signal design flows to further the IPL Alliance's efforts in creating and promoting interoperable process design kit (iPDK) standards.

STMicroelectronics announced the renaming of an endowed scholarship fund in honor of retired executive Robert L. Banks. The scholarship, originally in the name of STMicroelectronics, was established in 2007 to benefit students at Stephen F. Austin University’s Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture.

STMicroelectronics today announced it had been recognized for its achievements in ‘Sustainability’ by Nokia, the world leader in mobile communications. Nokia presented its award for ‘Outstanding Achievement in the Category of Sustainability’ to ST at Nokia World 2010 in London, during the Nokia ‘Collaboration Day.’

To help product developers exploit the full potential of its STM32 microcontrollers in portable and home-audio products, STMicroelectronics has teamed up with audio experts Spirit DSP to provide no-charge access to professionally developed audio software that delivers better features and performance than typical open-source alternatives.

STMicroelectronics is powering the AMOLED and Super AMOLED displays that enable today’s advanced handheld devices to deliver high-quality web and video experiences on the move, with a family of ICs consolidating all the display module’s power requirements in a single chip.

STMicroelectronics the leader of the EU Sixth Framework Program PULLNANO Advanced Technology Research and development project, today announced that PULLNANO has been selected and invited to be demonstrated at ICT 2010, an event organized by the European Commission and hosted by the Belgian Presidency of the European Union, to be held on September 27-29, 2010 in Brussels.

STMicroelectronics, l’un des premiers fournisseurs de circuits intégrés et premier fournisseur mondial de solutions de gestion de l’énergie, annonce que son nouveau système sur puce (SoC) de communications sur courants porteurs ST7590 STarGRID™ va être utilisé dans les appareils de gestion automatique de relevé de consommation d’électricité d’avant-garde déployés dans le cadre du nouveau projet espagnol STAR.

STMicroelectronics today announced that its new STarGRID™ ST7590 power-line communication (PLC) System-on-Chip (SoC) is being used in advanced Automatic Meter Management (AMM) equipment in the new ‘STAR Project’ in Spain.

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...

As car makers introduce features such as engine start/stop to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions, STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a world leader in automotive ICs, is pioneering a new generation of chips that allow in-car entertainment equipment to operate without interruption as the engine is turned off and restarted. The first of these is the TDA7850LV, a 4x50W audio power amplifier that is the very first start/stop-compatible IC of i...

STMicroelectronics has extended its STM8L EnergyLite ultra low-power microcontroller family with new devices offering enhanced features, such as larger program/data memory, high-accuracy time-keeping, a controller for as many as16 touch-sensitive keys, and support for 128-bit AES encryption.

STMicroelectronics, l’un des premiers fournisseurs de circuits intégrés pour applications automobiles, a annoncé les premières informations relatives à son interface d’entrée/sortie (I/O Hub – IOH) spécialement conçu pour être associé au processeur Intel® Atom™ Série E6xx dans les systèmes d’info-divertissement automobile (IVI).

STMicroelectronics has unveiled details of its I/O Hub (IOH) specifically designed to work with the Intel Atom processor E6xx series in automotive In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems. Called ConneXt, the device connects to the Intel Atom processor E6xx series (formerly codenamed Tunnel Creek) using the industry-standard PCI Express (PCIe) interconnection technology and will enable richer experiences for the driver and passengers. For example,...