STMicroelectronics' Products, Technology, and Executive Recognized as Finalists in EETimes and EDN ACE Awards
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FD-SOI Technology among Finalists for Energy Technology Award
Geneva, March 19, 2013 - STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor
leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, today
announced that it had earned six selections as finalist from the 2013 Annual
Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards presented by EETimes and EDN, two of the
most prominent trade-media sources in electronics. In addition to recognizing a
new technology and one of ST's top executives, the editors of EETimes and EDN
chose 4 ST products among the "Ultimate Product" finalists.
In the Energy Technology category, ST's Fully Depleted-Silicon-on-Insulator (FD-
SOI) process technology was recognized, in part, for its ability to reduce
carbon emissions on two separate fronts. First, manufacturing FD-SOI requires
15% fewer process steps than equivalent bulk silicon technologies, providing
directly measurable benefits in terms of less energy used per wafer produced.
Then, more importantly, products manufactured with FD-SOI technology can show
energy savings between 20 and 50%, depending on the balance customers choose
between energy savings and greater performance.
In the Executive of the Year category, Benedetto Vigna, Executive Vice President
and General Manager of ST's Analog, MEMS & Sensors Group delivered outstanding
results despite extremely challenging market conditions. While the semiconductor
market shrank by 2%, Vigna's combination of technical expertise (>150 patents),
astute marketing vision, and management skills inspired his team to excellent
growth that included opening the $1 billion MEMS sales club[1], expanding ST's
share in the MEMS mobile and handset market to almost 50%[2], and blasting past
the 3 billion units shipped milestone.
ST also earned finalist status for the recognition of "Ultimate Products" for
four of its products:
· In the Processors category, for the STM32F3 family of ARM® Cortex(TM)
M microcontrollers optimized for efficient handling and processing of mixed
signals in circuits such as three-phase motor controls, biometrics and
industrial sensor outputs or audio filters;
· In the Development Kit category, for the M24LR Discovery Kit energy-
harvesting development kit that contains everything to start designing battery-
free electronic applications capable of exchanging data with NFC-enabled
smartphones or RFID reader-writers;
· In the Sensors category, for the market's first dual-core gyroscope
capable of handling large-scale user-motion recognition and small-scale camera
image stabilization;
· In the Interfaces category, for the "Mystique" high-speed active-
protocol bi-directional converters for managing audio and video signals between
DisplayPort and HDMI, the two most common digital-display interface technologies
used in computer and consumer electronics.
The Winners will be announced by the editors of EETimes and EDN at an Awards
Event taking place on Tuesday, April 23rd at 6:30p at The Sainte Claire Hotel
during DESIGN West. For information on attending the awards event please visit
http://ubm-ace.com/.
About STMicroelectronics
ST is a global leader in the semiconductor market serving customers across the
spectrum of sense and power and automotive products and embedded processing
solutions. From energy management and savings to trust and data security, from
healthcare and wellness to smart consumer devices, in the home, car and office,
at work and at play, ST is found everywhere microelectronics make a positive and
innovative contribution to people's life. By getting more from technology to get
more from life, ST stands for life.augmented.
In 2012, the Company's net revenues were $8.49 billion. Further information on
ST can be found at www.st.com.
For Press Information Contact:
STMicroelectronics
Michael Markowitz
Director Technical Media Relations
+1 781 591 0354
michael.markowitz(at)st.com
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[1] Yole Developpment http://goo.gl/3rkLa
[2] IHS iSuppli MEMS H2 2012 Special Report: Motion Sensors in Mobile Handsets &
Tablets
ST Finalist in 2013 ACE Awards:
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