From his LinkedIn profile, James Langbridge looks to be a pretty competent engineer. Exactly the kind of guy we like to see playing with our STM32 MCUs and STM32…
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MEMS Actuators? Sounds Fantastic!
February 23, 2017
How many MEMS have you used today? Have you used a Smartphone? GPS? Activity tracker? Gaming system? Car? Â Printer? Then the chances are that you have used many of…
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Mobile Payment Pays Off Thanks to ST’s Unique, Complete, and Certified Solution
February 2, 2017
Last month, at CES 2017, ST showcased a complete solution to integrate mobile payment in smartphones and wearable devices. Contactless payment is not new, but building such a system…
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A Pedometer in ST’s MEMS : Make Every Step Count by Choosing the Ones That Count
January 25, 2017
At CES 2017, ST announced that several smartphones were compatible with the WeRun feature found in the WeChat messaging app, thanks to two components : the 6-axis inertial module…
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eDesignSuite : Interactive Simulations and Automatic Schematics, Trying It Means Loving It
January 20, 2017
Making an electronic product is both an art and a science. Complex electrical engineering principles guide the designers’Â choices and compromises, but putting all the pieces together is also an…
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Low-Power Wide-Area Network Demo Among CES Highlights
January 5, 2017
Executives traveling in ST limos to and from the private STMicroelectronics demo suites at a hotel on the Las Vegas Strip are enjoying an upgrade in service while helping…
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Need a Gift? We’re Here to Help!
December 12, 2016
Tis the season for “peace on earth and goodwill to man.” And as we approach the end of 2016, we’re also entering the traditional season of gift giving around…
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Tailored Technology: Wearables in the IoT
December 7, 2016
Science fiction has long predicted a future of tiny wearable devices that do everything from monitor health and improve physical performance to stream video. That fiction is quickly becoming…
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With an STM32F4, MeshPower Delivers Electricity and So Much More In Rwanda
November 21, 2016
Many talk about using technology to better the lives of people, but few manage to do it like MeshPower. This company, based in England, installs small solar-powered grids in…
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Enabling the Evolution of the City into the Smart City
November 16, 2016
At ST, “smart” means doing things more efficiently and flexibly, safer, in a more sustainable manner, and with a better experience for the people at the center. Today, ST…
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Distributed Control – A Key Enabler for Smart Industry
November 2, 2016
In a previous post we introduced the basic concepts behind Smart Industry – making manufacturing more efficient, more intelligent and aware, and more connected.  In order to enable these…
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Valencell and ST Listen to Your Heart’s Content With Wearable Biometric Solutions that Change Lives
October 19, 2016
Tyler Cowen, professor of Economics at George Mason University, argues we are currently experiencing a “Great Stagnation”[1], a time in world history when innovation is no longer earth shattering…
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How cutting bedside cables makes for speedier recoveries When most people contemplate the “Internet of Things,” perhaps they envision a wearable device around their wrist counting steps or a…
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Let’s face it: consumers and manufacturers alike agree that the future is wireless – from smartphones and laptops to electric vehicles. WiTricity, an exciting start-up based just outside of…
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STM32L475, a Heart Monitor, and Wireless Charging: Among the Many Innovations at ST DevCon
October 5, 2016
At the just-concluded ST Developers Conference in Santa Clara, California presenters and enthusiasts shared their passion for smart and powerful technologies. More than 600 attendees had a front row…
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Genius from Oral-B: Connected Toothbrush Helps You Brush Like Your Dentist Recommends
October 3, 2016
The Genius toothbrush from Oral-B is all about helping you brush your teeth better. With embedded sensing, control, and connectivity technology, the intelligent toothbrush can tell if you’re brushing…
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To Be Smart about Smart Cities, Start Here !
September 29, 2016
ST held its Developers Conference on October 4 in Santa Clara, California. In anticipation of this event, we published a series of blog posts to preview some of the…
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Pedestrian Dead-Reckoning, ST’s Solutions Follow You When Nothing Else Can
September 23, 2016
ST held its Developers Conference on October 4 in Santa Clara, California. In anticipation of this event, we published a series of blog posts to preview some of the…
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Wireless Low Power WANS: An Internet of “Things” Spread Across a City
September 22, 2016
Amsterdam is known internationally as a charming city of canals, pastry shops, and Van Goghs. But thanks to its early adoption of a new networking standard, it may also…
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Show me Your Body Area Network and I Will Tell You What Kind of Sensor You Are
September 21, 2016
ST held its Developers Conference on October 4 in Santa Clara, California. In anticipation of this event, we published a series of blog posts to preview some of the…
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Audio is the New Eldorado and ST’s IoT and Bluetooth Solutions are Golden
September 16, 2016
ST held its Developers Conference on October 4 in Santa Clara, California. In anticipation of this event, we published a series of blog posts to preview some of the…
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Good Looks, With Brains: ST Brings IoT Smarts to Italian Office Furniture
September 14, 2016
Italy is renowned as the home of some of the world’s classiest interior design, especially in contemporary furniture. Now, thanks to a marriage with high technology, one of Italy’s…
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Are You Ready for Some (Smart) Football?
September 8, 2016
Americans are preparing to kick off the 2016 (American) football season tonight. And while they do, the sporting-goods manufacturer Wilson is looking to help bring fans closer to the…
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PIQ Thrives Under Pressure, ST’s LPS25HB Pressure Sensor at the Service of Athletes
August 24, 2016
The arrival of wearable technologies has changed the world of sports, and PIQ is one of the founding players of this revolution. The company designed the 13-axis multi-sport PIQ sensor that…
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Automotive Radar – A Tale of Two Frequencies
August 19, 2016
Ever since Heinrich Hertz demonstrated that radio waves were reflected by metallic objects, engineers have been putting the discovery to use in many range- and direction-finding applications. The technique…
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STM32 MCUs Are Up to the Solar-Car Challenge
August 15, 2016
The 2016 American Solar Challenge is complete and the winner is the University of Michigan Solar Car team that was sponsored, in part, by ST. The University of Michigan team…
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ST at Electromagnetic Field 2016 : MCU And Sensors in the Most Interactive of Badges
August 10, 2016
Electromagnetic Field 2016 is a non-profit camping festival that took place last weekend, from August 5 to August 7, in Guildford, United Kingdom. This self-described “temporary village for those with…
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Getting Ready for a Smart-Bike Upgrade
August 8, 2016
I bike. Not because it decreases traffic, reduces pollution, and eliminates parking problems, and is therefore easily the most efficient and sustainable means of urban transportation. Not because governments…
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For this year’s Summer Olympics, some of the athletes may want to thank technology for their chance to capture Olympic gold. And with new technology being integrated into consumer…
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It’s no longer about simply having eyes in the back of your head, but all around you, thanks to the 360cam from Giroptic, a French company with offices in…
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For many years, Augmented Reality (AR) has been a promising technology. From its early days when it was used to identify space debris or to overlay road names and…
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Netatmo Changed How We Perceive Our Environment, STMicroelectronics’s Sensors and MCUs Enabled This Revolution
July 22, 2016
Netatmo is a French startup founded in 2011 that specializes in smart weather stations, thermostats, and cameras. The company was the winner of the CES Innovations Design and Engineering Awards…
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Drones Soar and STMicroelectronics Is Already High Above the Rest
July 19, 2016
In a market study published by Gartner in 2014, STMicroelectronics is listed as one of the members of the semiconductor industry that will benefit the most from the rise…
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GH Enterprise is an Italian company that is changing the industry with its SPEEDY board, a high performance controller board originally designed for 3D printers, but also used in…
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Wi6Labs is a French company located in Rennes that specializes in private network solutions in isolated areas. Their technologies primarily use two open standards, 6LoWPAN (IPv6 over Low power…