STMicroelectronics has released single, double, and four-channel automotive high-side gate drivers in a common PowerSSO-16 package style, with pin assignments that simplify scaling circuit designs to add more driver channels. The gate drivers target applications throughout the vehicle, including safety, comfort, powertrain, body electronics, infotainment, and driver-assistance systems. Meeting the automotive industry’s LV124 test schedule for…
STMicroelectronics expands its range of USB-PD digital controllers
STMicroelectronics is extending its highly integrated and power-saving ST-ONE family of USB Power Delivery (USB-PD) digital controllers by introducing the ST-ONEMP, which supports two power outputs. The ST-ONEMP builds on the market-first ST-ONE architecture combining an Arm Cortex-M0+ microcontroller, energy-efficient non-complementary active clamp flyback controller, and USB-PD 3.1 interface in a single package. Using galvanic isolation between primary-side…
STMicroelectronics offers new range of single-chip antenna-matching ICs
STMicroelectronics has extended its range of single-chip antenna-matching ICs that simplify RF-circuit design with two new devices optimized for BlueNRG-LPS system-on-chip ICs (SoCs) and STM32WB1x and STM32WB5x wireless microcontrollers. The MLPF-NRG-01D3 for BlueNRG-LPS and MLPF-WB-02D3 for STM32WB integrate the complete filtering and impedance-matching network needed for the best RF output power and receiver sensitivity with an external antenna. Each has 50Ω nominal…
STMicroelectronics introduces its most cost-effective microcontroller series
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, is broadening access to its STM32 microcontroller (MCU) family by introducing the most affordable series yet: the STM32C0. STM32 MCUs are used in billions of smart industrial, medical, and consumer products worldwide. With thousands of existing STM32 part numbers, product designers can…
STMicroelectronics releases flexible, dual-channel digital isolators
STMicroelectronics has extended its family of dual-channel high-speed digital isolators, enhancing flexibility for designers to optimize their board layout. The new STISO620 contains two channels of the same directionality, having all digital inputs on one side of the isolation barrier and all digital outputs on the other side. It joins ST’s digital isolator lineup alongside the STISO621 and…
STMicroelectronics’ digital power combination controller offers overload stability
STMicroelectronics’ STNRG011A digital power combination controller for 90 to 300W supplies features enhanced overload management that ensures accurate output-voltage regulation when overcurrent protection is active. Integrating a power-factor correction (PFC) controller, LLC resonant half-bridge controller, 800V startup circuitry, and supervisory engine, the STNRG011A is used in power adapters, chargers, and television and lighting power supplies. The…
STMicroelectronics makes it easier to build reliable user interfaces
With the latest version of the TouchGFX software package, STMicroelectronics has made it easier to build great user interfaces (UIs) for applications hosted on STM32 microcontrollers. Release 4.21 features TouchGFX Stock, a large set of free graphics designs, images and icons available at here. These help users easily manage graphical assets to ensure consistent and beautiful…
STMicroelectronics granted ‘A’ score for transparency on water security
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has been recognized for leadership in corporate transparency and performance on water security by global environmental non-profit CDP, securing a place on its annual ‘A List.’ Based on data reported through CDP’s 2022 Water Security questionnaire, ST is one of a small…
USB Type-C Power Delivery software enhanced for STM32 microcontrollers
STMicroelectronics‘ latest X-CUBE-TCPP software pack enhances the company’s portfolio of USB Type-C port-protection ICs and STM32 interface IP (intellectual property) to simplify product designs leveraging the USB Power Delivery specification. USB Power Delivery supports operating modes from legacy 5V/0.5A up to 48V/5A (240-Watt) in the latest Revision 3.1 specification. The expanded power capacity inspires innovative product design…
STMicroelectronics boosts op-amp performance for automotive sector
STMicroelectronics is simplifying designers’ search for high-performing operational amplifiers (op amps) by introducing three new 6MHz rail-to-rail devices with strong all-around parameters including a wide operating voltage range and low noise. The TSB511, TSB512, and TSB514 are single, dual, and quad op amps, respectively. They can operate from a single supply in the range from 2.7V to 36V, and…
STMicroelectronics offers new wireless power receiver for fast Qi-compliant charging
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has revealed a wireless power receiver with the industry’s highest available power rating of 100 Watts. Ensuring the fastest wireless charging times in the market today, ST’s new STWLC99 device can recharge high-end smartphones with the largest battery capacity in less than 30…
STMicroelectronics’ managing control and security of the Google Pixel 7
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has revealed that its ST54K IC is handling control and security for contactless NFC communication in the newly launched Google Pixel 7 smartphone. Chosen by Google’s designers, ST’s device combines NFC control and a certified Secure Element in a single chip that saves…
STMicroelectronics hosts its 4th Industrial Summit in Shenzhen
STMicroelectronics (ST), a global semiconductor provider serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, will host its Industrial Summit 2022 at the Futian Shangri-La Hotel in Shenzhen, China, on November 3rd. ST features a broad, innovative product portfolio with over 20,000 products targeted at about 40 sub-segments. In its fourth year, under the theme of…
STMicroelectronics offers new ultra-compact synchronous buck controller
With compact dimensions and an input-voltage range from 6 to 75V, STMicroelectronics’ L3751 synchronous buck controller serves different applications from industrial equipment to battery-powered light electric vehicles. The 3.5 x 4.5mm controller is also suited to use in telecom and networking equipment that features commonly used 24 and 48V buses. With a minimum on-time duration…
STMicroelectronics accelerates development of connected objects with smart wireless module
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader provider, is helping increase industrial productivity and reduce waste and pollution with its smart wireless module. Conceived for Industry 4.0 applications, this module, the STM32WB5MMGH6, simplifies using ST’s innovative wireless microcontrollers in powerful use cases like I-care Group’s intelligent equipment condition monitoring. The module provides a complete subsystem for wireless communication using popular…
STMicroelectronics building a silicon-carbide substrate manufacturing facility in Italy
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, will build an integrated silicon-carbide (SiC) substrate manufacturing facility in Italy to support the increasing demand from ST’s customers for SiC devices across automotive and industrial applications as they transition to electrification and seek higher efficiency. Production is expected to start in…
STMicroelectronics’ automotive sensor controls in-cabin acoustics
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor, is enabling more acoustically comfortable cars, with its new sensor for road-noise cancellation (RNC) through active noise-control (ANC) techniques. Vehicles have traditionally been defined by engine performance, exterior design, and powertrains, but drivers and passengers are increasingly focused on comfort. While electric vehicles (EVs) are intrinsically less noisy than internal combustion…
New highly integrated ultrasound transmitter boosts image quality
STMicroelectronics has introduced a 64-channel ultrasound transmitter with new features to enhance the image quality and convenience of high-performance portable industrial and medical instruments. Today’s ultraportable scanners are almost the size of a smartphone yet deliver image quality comparable to large and expensive high-end systems from only a few years ago. ST’s STHVUP64 transmitter, which drives the instrument’s…
STMicroelectronics offers multi-pixel driver with CAN FD Light for vehicle lighting
STMicroelectronics’ L99LDLH32 linear current regulator delivers a convenient, integrated solution for dynamic automotive lighting controlled using the lightweight CAN FD Light protocol. Ideal for use with OLED lamps that provide bright, homogeneous, and high-contrast lighting from a small surface area, the new driver lets designers produce complex light patterns and effects that enhance safety and…
STMicroelectronics expands its 5V op-amp line for high-accuracy signal conditioning
STMicroelectronics has added the TSV782 high-performance dual op-amp to its 5V family, with 30MHz gain bandwidth (GBW) and 50µV (typical) input offset voltage for high-speed, high-accuracy signal conditioning. With the ability to function with a supply as low as 2.0V, the TSV782 can operate from a deeply discharged battery and so extend the runtime of equipment such…