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  • ZF partners with STMicroelectronics to develop silicon carbide devices

    ZF partners with STMicroelectronics to develop silicon carbide devices

    Automotive technology group ZF will, from 2025, purchase silicon carbide devices from STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications. Under the terms of the multi-year contract, ST will supply a volume of double-digit millions of silicon carbide devices to be integrated in ZF’s new modular inverter architecture going into…

  • STMicroelectronics teams up with REV Robotics’ battlebot

    STMicroelectronics teams up with REV Robotics’ battlebot

    Semiconductor company STMicroelectronics is contributing multiple STM32 microcontrollers (MCUs) to REV Robotics’ “Switchback” battlebot. The 250-pound battlebot, which uses a dual-motor drum spinner mounted on a fully-ambidextrous arm, is designed for durability and serviceability – as well as to win robot battles by hitting opponent robots really, really hard, and breaking them apart with the…

  • STMicroelectronics unveils new vibration-monitoring solution for industrial applications

    STMicroelectronics unveils new vibration-monitoring solution for industrial applications

    STMicroelectronics, a semiconductor manufacturer, has launched a new vibration-sensing solution optimized to enable smart maintenance of factory equipment. ST’s IIS3DWB vibration sensor and supporting STEVAL-STWINKT1 multi-sensor evaluation kit accelerate development of condition-monitoring systems that boost productivity by inferring equipment maintenance needs. Analyzing the sensed vibration data locally or in the cloud helps owners create strategies…

  • STMicroelectronics unveils new motion sensor with integrated machine learning

    STMicroelectronics unveils new motion sensor with integrated machine learning

    STMicroelectronics, a semiconductor company, has integrated machine-learning technology into its advanced inertial sensors to improve activity-tracking performance and battery life in mobiles and wearables. The LSM6DSOX iNEMO sensor contains a machine-learning core to classify motion data based on known patterns. Relieving this first stage of activity tracking from the main processor saves energy and accelerates…

  • STMicroelectronics launches advanced image sensors for automotive safety systems

    STMicroelectronics launches advanced image sensors for automotive safety systems

    Semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics has unveiled two new automotive global shutter image sensors, the VG5661 and VG5761, featured for driver monitoring. Both were demonstrated with automotive software innovator Jungo’s driver-monitoring solution CoDriver, at the recent AutoSens Imaging conference and at Electronica 2018. These advanced image sensors enhance monitoring of vehicle occupants by capturing the scene as…

  • STMicroelectronics releases ‘always-on’ inertial measurement unit

    STMicroelectronics releases ‘always-on’ inertial measurement unit

    STMicroelectronics has launched what it describes as an “always-on” inertial measurement unit which “improves accuracy and optimizes system power”. The LSM6DSO iNEMO Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) from STMicroelectronics is an always-on 3D accelerometer and 3D gyroscope system-in-package that is, by itself, extremely power efficient and accurate. At the same time, the IMU makes the entire…

  • STMicroelectronics releases ‘super-high-resolution’ motion-tracking sensor for automotive applications

    STMicroelectronics releases ‘super-high-resolution’ motion-tracking sensor for automotive applications

    STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor company, has introduced the automotive-grade ASM330LHH six-axis inertial sensor for “super-high-resolution motion tracking in advanced vehicle navigation and telematics applications”. STMicroelectronics says the sensor is designed to serve demands for continuous, accurate vehicle location to support automated services, and “lets advanced dead-reckoning algorithms calculate precise position from sensor data if satellite…

  • Picosun partners with STMicroelectronics to offer 300 mm atomic layer deposition technology

    Picosun partners with STMicroelectronics to offer 300 mm atomic layer deposition technology

    Picosun, a supplier of atomic layer deposition (ALD) thin film coating technology for semiconductor manufacturing, is partnering with STMicroelectronics to develop the next-generation 300 mm production solutions for advanced power electronics. Power electronic components are right at the heart of many core elements of our society, where energy saving, sparing use of natural resources, and…

  • STMicroelectronics’ sensors to provide data for new Qeexo machine learning products

    STMicroelectronics’ sensors to provide data for new Qeexo machine learning products

    Qeexo, a developer of machine learning and artificial intelligence solutions for sensor data, and STMicroelectronics, a semiconductor company, are partnering to further accelerate integration of Qeexo’s FingerSense technology by original equipment manufacturers. Already, Qeexo’s FingerSense platform, which can differentiate between fingertip, knuckle, nail, and stylus-based touches, has been deployed on over 100 million devices worldwide.…

  • STMicroelectronics and USound to launch ultra-small speakers at CES

    STMicroelectronics and USound to launch ultra-small speakers at CES

    STMicroelectronics, a semiconductor company, and USound, an audio wearables company, are launching the first silicon micro-speakers resulting from their technology collaboration announced last year.  Engineering samples are now with lead customers, and trade demonstrations will take place during CES 2018, in Las Vegas. (Main picture shows previously launched technology – not the new product.) These extremely…