All items tagged with STMicroelectronics (63)

On-Device Voice Interfaces Driving Growth in MEMS and ECM Microphone Market

October 21, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

On-Device Voice Interfaces Driving Growth in MEMS and ECM Microphone Market

According to SAR Insight & Consulting, the market for MEMS and ECM microphones continues to see strong growth, with ten billion units shipped in 2020. This was driven by two main factors: increased use of voice interfaces and multiple microphones per device, according to SAR’s latest report “MEMS Microphones Focus: Market Growth, Mic Type, Input Type, SNR, Volume, Performance Density.” With the emergence of TWS, earbuds and headphones are now the second largest market.

STMicroelectronics Accelerates Wireless Product Development with STM32 Microcontroller Ecosystem

September 17, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

STMicroelectronics Accelerates Wireless Product Development with STM32 Microcontroller Ecosystem

STMicroelectronics is easing the design of competitively priced and power-efficient wireless equipment for smart applications in buildings and infrastructure by introducing new development tools and software for STM32WB wireless microcontrollers (MCUs). The company announced that his STM32Cube ecosystem was extended to support STM32WB wireless MCUs, with new STM32CubeWB firmware, upgrades to programmer and RF test tool, and an enhanced wireless power estimator for calculating battery runtime.

STMicroelectronics Acquires Edge AI Software Specialist Cartesiam

May 21, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

STMicroelectronics Acquires Edge AI Software Specialist Cartesiam

STMicroelectronics announced a transaction with Cartesiam to acquire its assets (including its IP portfolio) and to transfer and integrate its employees. Cartesiam, based in Toulon (France), is a software company founded in 2016, which specializes in artificial intelligence (AI) development tools enabling machine-learning and inferencing on Arm-based microcontrollers, which today power billions of devices.

Sensory Opens VoiceHub Online Portal Allowing Developers to Quickly Implement Voice Recognition to Any Project

January 19, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Sensory Opens VoiceHub Online Portal Allowing Developers to Quickly Implement Voice Recognition to Any Project

Following demonstrations to the industry, Sensory announced the official release of VoiceHub; the fast, free and flexible online portal for creating and designing accurate natural language, voice user interfaces. With the official release of VoiceHub and the companion apps for Android and iOS, the company has integrated support for TrulyNatural, its large vocabulary speech recognition solution that runs on device with customizable natural language understanding (NLU) capabilities.

STMicroelectronics and DSP Concepts Deliver All-In-One Amazon-Qualified Far-Field Voice Reference Design

November 18, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

STMicroelectronics and DSP Concepts Deliver All-In-One Amazon-Qualified Far-Field Voice Reference Design

STMicroelectronics has released an Amazon-qualified reference design package for smart connected devices leveraging Amazon AVS voice integration, which can be used to create Alexa Built-in products using simple microcontrollers (MCUs). The new reference design eases development of natural-language understanding and voice-based user interaction for smart-home devices and smart appliances, featuring an improved audio front end created with DSP Concepts for far-field audio detection.

STMicroelectronics Unveils World’s Fastest 50W Qi Wireless Charging IC

November 5, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

STMicroelectronics Unveils World’s Fastest 50W Qi Wireless Charging IC

STMicroelectronics has introduced STWLC88, the world’s fastest Qi wireless charging integrated circuit. Delivering as much as 50W of power, the new device enables consumers to charge smartphones, tablets, laptops, and other personal electronic devices without cables as safely and nearly as quickly and efficiently as they could by plugging them in. ST says its state-of-the-art 50W wireless-power IC charges smartphones two times faster than the previous-generation device.

STMicroelectronics Establishes World’s First “Lab-in-Fab” to Advance Adoption of Piezoelectric MEMS in Singapore

November 2, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

STMicroelectronics Establishes World’s First “Lab-in-Fab” to Advance Adoption of Piezoelectric MEMS in Singapore

STMicroelectronics, a leading manufacturer of Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) technology, announced a collaboration with A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics (IME), a research institute in Singapore, and ULVAC, a leading Japanese manufacturing-tool vendor, to jointly setup and operate an 8-inch (200mm) R&D line focused on Piezo MEMS technology within ST’s existing manufacturing facility in Singapore. The concept aims to advance the adoption of piezoelectric MEMS in new applications including augmented reality.

CEVA Extends Use Cases for TWS Earbuds and Hearables with New MotionEngine Hear Sensor Fusion Software

September 22, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

CEVA Extends Use Cases for TWS Earbuds and Hearables with New MotionEngine Hear Sensor Fusion Software

In the wake of the acquisition of the Hillcrest Laboratories (Hillcrest Labs) business from InterDigital in mid-2019, CEVA now introduced the Hillcrest Labs MotionEngine Hear, a sensor and processor agnostic embedded software solution for hearable devices. The new solution allows SoC vendors, OEMs and ODMs to take advantage of a configurable sensor fusion platform to add intuitive user interface, gesture control, activity tracking and spatial audio capabilities to hearable devices.

STMicroelectronics Extends USB Fast Charging over USB-C with USB-IF-Certified Embedded Development Board

June 29, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

STMicroelectronics Extends USB Fast Charging over USB-C with USB-IF-Certified Embedded Development Board

STMicroelectronics is facilitating modernization of battery-powered products to capture the advantages of the latest USB Power Delivery (USB PD) technology including faster charging and easy reuse of USB-C chargers and cables. The company's latest USB-IF-certified solution provides solid reference for end-product certification, while promoting reuse and reliable interoperability for existing USB-C fast chargers and cables with USB Power Delivery support.

STMicroelectronics Announces New-Generation Class-D Audio Amplifier IC Developed in Cooperation with Alps Alpine

March 5, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

STMicroelectronics Announces New-Generation Class-D Audio Amplifier IC Developed in Cooperation with Alps Alpine

STMicroelectronics announced the new FDA901 class-D audio amplifier IC, a new design that incorporates the world-class audio expertise of Japanese manufacturer of car audio equipment, Alps Alpine. The new ST chip aims to contribute to the creation of multi-function, high-fidelity car audio systems that fuse the high efficiency of class-D amplifiers with the high-quality sound of ST’s class-AB amplifiers.

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