Embedded World 2024, Nuremberg: Chip manufacturer STMicroelectronics (STMicro) is working with ambient IoT startup Dracula Technologies to use its energy-harvesting organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology in its new STM32U0 line of microcontrollers (MCUs). The two French firms are showing Dracula’s LAYER OPV product on the...
In case you missed it (we did); China-based Quectel Wireless Solutions, the biggest cellular IoT module maker on the planet, is getting into the non-cellular low-power-wide-area (LPWA) IoT game with the launch of a new LoRa-based module, called KG200Z, based on an STM32WLEx series...
New York headquartered GlobalFoundries and Switzerland-headquartered STMicroelectronics (STMicro) have confirmed a deal to build a jointly-operated semiconductor manufacturing facility in Crolles, in France, at a total project cost of €7.5 billion – of which around €3 billion will reportedly be provided by the French...
STMicroelectronics has updated its STM32 family of Industry 4.0 microprocessors (MPUs) with a new architecture and higher performance. The new STM32MP25 product line combine 64-bit core processing units with on-device edge AI acceleration, advanced multimedia features, graphics processing, and “digital connectivity”, said a statement....
Let’s cut to the chase: will Sigfox and LoRaWAN, painted as arch rivals at the low-power end of the IoT space, ever be combined into a single IoT solution? Will the owners of these twin technologies, which have propped up large parts of the...
A hybrid version of the ST8500 system-on-chip (SoC) from Switzerland-headquartered STMicroelectronics has been certified for both power-line and wireless communications. It is the first chipset to receive the new ‘hybrid’ G3-PLC power-line and wireless certificate, published in March, from the G3-PLC Alliance for smart-grid,...
The crucial trend in the internet-of-things (IoT) space to bring miniaturised machine learning (ML) into battery-powered edge devices is gathering pace. Chip maker Infineon Technologies has just announced a new feature in its ModbusToolbox to help developers bring ML into embedded IoT devices.
The move...
Semiconductor maker STMicroelectronics (STMicro) has agreed a deal to acquire France-based edge AI software specialist Cartesiam for an undisclosed fee. The deal covers all Cartesiam’s assets, including its intellectual property portfolio and employees.
Cartesiam, founded in 2016, based in Toulon, makes artificial intelligence (AI) development...
STMicroelectronics (STMicro) has followed up the summer purchases of France-based ultra-wideband (UWB) specialist BeSpoon and Canada-based cellular IoT connectivity firm Riot Micro with a deal for cellular IoT and 5G chipmaker SOMOS Semiconductor.
The Franco-Italian firm said the acquisition strengthens its product portfolio, intellectual property,...
France-based semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics (STMicro) has signed agreements to purchase the entire share capital of France-based ultra-wideband (UWB) specialist BeSpoon and the cellular IoT connectivity assets of Canada-based Riot Micro.
The deals will strengthen STMicro’s wireless connectivity portfolio, notably its STM32 family of micro-controllers, the...
Dell Computers, STMicroelectronics, and Software AG have thrown their weight behind blockchain-rival The Tangle to record and secure transactions and payments between machines in the industrial IoT space.
The companies, joined by various others from the tech and research sectors, have formed a new working...
As part of its industrial showcase at Electronica 2018 in Munich, in Germany, last week, semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics brought artificial intelligence (AI) right to the factory floor.
The Swiss-French firm showed low-power 32-bit micro-controllers running AI-enhanced technologies for condition monitoring and predictive maintenance. The point...
Microchip is targeting connected home, smart city and industrial applications with its new SAM R30 RF microcontroller. The company sees growing demand for wireless solutions that can be powered by one small battery for an extended period of time. The SAM R30 leverages the...
