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? Printer? Then the chances are that you have used many of…
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B-L072Z-LRWAN1 and I-NUCLEO-LRWAN1 : Two LoRa Boards, One Easy Way to Create Applications
February 22, 2017
The B-L072Z-LRWAN1 and I-NUCLEO-LRWAN1 are the newest LoRa development boards from ST. In the age of connected devices, sub-gigahertz networks are the latest El Dorado, and ST is pioneering…
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The world’s first Time-of-Flight (ToF) proximity sensor, introduced by ST in 2013, offered unprecedented accuracy and reliability in measuring the distance between the sensor and a single object. This…
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LIS2DW12 : New 16-bit “Femto” Accelerometer With 10 Power Settings, Only 50 nA Of Current Consumption
February 16, 2017
LIS2DW12 is the new accelerometer from ST that will greatly improve IoT and wearable devices. A fundamental paradox in modern electronics is that as a product becomes smaller, its use…
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Come See ST at Mobile World Congress
February 10, 2017
In case you hadn’t looked at the calendar recently, Mobile World Congress is coming! Billed as the world’s largest gathering for the mobile industry, the event takes place in beautiful…
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Cryptolib: The Most Complex Cryptographic Algorithms Become Modular, Certified, and Easy
February 9, 2017
IoT is now nicknamed the “Internet of Threats”, cars get more easily hacked than computers, and improperly encrypting users’ data could bankrupt a company. The world is moving toward…
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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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Demonstrating progress in their recently announced collaboration, ST and MicroVision brought Laser Beam Scanning (LBS) technology to CES2017. The incredible technology, potentially used in Heads-Up Displays (HuD), could soon find its…
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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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Smart Parking becoming a reality
January 25, 2017
Hate wasting time driving around looking for a parking spot? While circling the streets or parking lots, we waste time, add to traffic congestion, increase carbon emissions and, if…
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STM32 and STM8 Contribute to the Smart Revolution
January 23, 2017
Can you name the 8- and 32-bit microcontroller families leading the “Smart Revolution”? With ST having delivered more than 1 million STM32 development kits and 100,000 STM8 development kits, chances…
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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’ choices and compromises, but putting all the pieces together is also an…
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Telemaco3 : Driving Car Security Into the 21st Century
January 13, 2017
Cars are undeniably getting smarter, but few people understand why, and even fewer have a grasp on how to make them smarter as ST does. This is because ST has…
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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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ST made history in 2016 when they announced their STM32H7, the most powerful Cortex-M7 MCU, which broke the 2000-point threshold in CoreMark. What was even more remarkable was that…
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ST’s New TPM Modules Support Dual Mode and 110 KB of Memory, That’s Embedded Security made Easier
December 9, 2016
If it’s on the Internet, it’s hackable ! The need for security has reached new heights as threats are more elaborate and more damaging than ever. Protecting your PC…
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One of the darlings of the ST Developers Conference that took place last October was SensorTile, the world’s densest sensor board. At 13.5 mm x 13.5 mm, it includes…
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In our recent post on the new S2-LP sub-1Ghz RF transceiver, we discussed the growing importance of this kind of RF communication technology for IoT Smart Things and Smart…
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NFC (Near Field Communication) technology is at the heart of an expanding spectrum of easy-to-use, contactless applications because it helps simplify the connection of devices. Available at low cost and…
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S2-LP Transceiver, Wireless Communicators Last 10 Years on a Single Battery
November 29, 2016
As 2016 comes to a close and we look back at this year’s technological advancements one thing is clear ; the tech world is increasingly becoming wireless and the transition…
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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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In our post World Record : STSPIN, the Smallest Single Chip Motor Driver, Still With Even More Features, we looked at the different types of electric motors (DC, BLDC and stepper)…
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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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A few weeks ago we launched the record-breaking STM32H7 MCU series of ARM® Cortex®-M7 core microcontrollers, the first ever Cortex-M MCUs to reach 2010 points in CoreMark. At this week’s electronica 2016…
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If you design for Industry 4.0 and other high-end consumer electronics systems, the just-announced STSPIN32F0 motor control system-in-package may be for you. Combining a microcontroller and an analog IC in…
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Printing any 3D shape from the comfort of one’s home is a dream we all share, but it is no longer the stuff of science fiction. 3D printers are…
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STM32 Secure Firmware: Protecting your privacy in the connected digital world
November 4, 2016
STM32 microcontrollers are now available in more than 700 different devices in 10 different series, spanning the spectrum from ultra-low power to extremely high performance. Many of these use state-of-the-art security…
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Having just announced the world’s highest performing ARM® Cortex®-M-core MCU, ST had a strong presence at ARM TechCon, a premier hardware engineering and software developer event, to show it…
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Stepper Motor Drivers – A Look at the PowerSTEP01
October 26, 2016
Did you know that ST offers a system-in-package stepper motor driver? The PowerSTEP01 integrates 8 N-channel 16 mΩ MOSFETs for stepper applications up to 85 V with a SPI…
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STM32H7, the Most Powerful Cortex-M7 MCU, Breaks the 2000-point Threshold in CoreMark
October 20, 2016
The STM32H7 series of microcontrollers (MCU) made history today by becoming the most powerful implementation of the ARM® Cortex®-M7 processor for the embedded market. It is more than twice as fast…
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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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IoT at the Heart of the ST Developers Conference
October 5, 2016
The doors of the first ST Developers Conference just closed, and the excitement is still palpable. Thanks to the more than 600 attendees, 25 partner booths, 35 workshops, and…
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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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LoRa, Three Boards to Master this One-Million-Node IoT Network
October 5, 2016
Whether it was the roads of Ancient Rome leading to the Milliarium Aureum or the worldwide trenches of the “information superhighway,” all groundbreaking networks have one thing in common:…
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Wireless Charging for Wearables Made Flexible, Efficient, and Easy
October 4, 2016
From cars to cellphones, batteries are on everyone’s mind. Ironically, this component that was once overlooked can now make or break a design and a reputation. To complicate things,…
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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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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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“Keep your eyes on the road and your hands upon the wheel,” sang The Doors in their 1970 song “Roadhouse Blues.” It was good advice then and it’s still…
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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…