STMicroelectronics promotes new digital age in India

Semiconductor company STMicroelectronics showcased its latest technologies and products for smart driving, smart cities and homes, and smart things at electronica India 2016, held at the Bangalore International Exhibition Center from 21–23 September.

ST’s smart driving solutions focus on increasing safety and security with assisted driving, enhancing engine efficiency and accelerating vehicle electrification with green driving, and improving comfort and convenience with telematics and infotainment in connected driving. The company’s offering for smart cities and homes addresses energy efficiency along the entire power life cycle through high-efficiency power supplies and energy-management technologies, smart (LED) lighting and home automation. ST also provides all the building blocks for applications that make up the universe of smart things in our homes, offices, streets and cars.

ST demonstrations at electronica India included:

• a USB Type-C and Power Delivery evaluation board;
• STM32F4 32-bit microcontrollers that enable voice recognition and sensor fusion;
• an STM32L0 MCU sensor node with LoRa wireless low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) connectivity for long-distance IoT object communication;
• rich-touch GFX graphics on the STM32F7 evaluation kit and a number of other innovative embedded applications and tools;
• solutions demonstrating the transfer of sensor data, voice and software libraries to a smartphone through Bluetooth Low Energy;
• a smart-watch reference design with sensor fusion and associated libraries;
• ST25 NFC/RFID tags used for syncing smart-watch data with an NFC phone and for downloading and installing apps on Smart Home gateways;
• an NFC-enabled smart-lock solution and a programmable LED fan showcasing the ability to upgrade firmware in no-power mode;
• a broad range of components that address motor-drive ICs, low-voltage Power MOS, 32-bit STM32 microcontrollers and Wi-Fi modules; a 1200 V SiC MOSFET; DC-DC bidirectional converters for HEVs; highly efficient dimmable LED drivers with wireless remote control; and cost-optimised three-phase motor controls.

In addition, to highlight its contributions to smart driving, the company demonstrated a complete module that controls major car-body functions, including exterior/interior lamps, central lock, front and rear wipers, power window controls, remote keyless entry, LIN and high-speed CAN communication; dashboard solutions based on the SPC5 32-bit Power Architecture microprocessor platform; processors for car-radio and display, telematics and connectivity (V2X) applications; active safety features for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS); and a fully integrated 24 GHz transceiver for automotive radar applications.