Game-Changing Semiconductor Technology from STMicroelectronics Takes Prestigious ACE Award
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Several ST products and top executive also recognized as finalists
Geneva, April 25, 2013 - STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor
leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, today
announced that its Fully-Depleted Silicon-on-Insulator (FD-SOI) technology was
honored with the Energy Technology Award at a ceremony for the 2013 Annual
Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards, presented by EETimes and EDN, two of the
most prominent trade-media sources in electronics. The ACE Awards honor the
people and companies behind the technologies and products that are changing the
world of electronics and shaping the way we work, live, and play.
Ready for manufacturing now, FD-SOI process technology is a faster, simpler and
cooler upgrade to traditional semiconductor manufacturing at process nodes of
28nm and below. The technology was recognized in the Energy Technology category
because of its ability to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions in two
ways: First, manufacturing FD-SOI requires 15% fewer process steps than
equivalent traditional silicon technologies and far less than complex
alternatives to achieve similar performance, thereby using less energy per wafer
produced. Moreover, products manufactured using FD-SOI technology show energy
savings between 20 and 50%, making end-user devices run cooler and last longer.
In accepting the award, Executive Vice President of Front-End Manufacturing &
Process R&D, Digital Sector Joel Hartmann said, "The Energy Technology Award
confirms that FD-SOI is a game-changing technology that addresses the low-power
and high-performance needs of the market. It also empowers chipmakers to deliver
products meeting the dual benchmark of industry-beating "performance per watt"
and "performance per watt per dollar."
Among ST's other finalists for the ACE Awards, Benedetto Vigna, Executive Vice
President and General Manager of ST's Analog, MEMS & Sensors Group was
considered for Executive of the Year for his having inspired his team to
excellent growth and expanding ST's share in the MEMS mobile and handset market
to almost 50%[1], even while the semiconductor market shrank by 2%.
Four of ST's products earned finalist status as "Ultimate Products": the STM32F3
family of ARM Cortex M microcontrollers in the Processors category, the M24LR
Discovery Kit energy-harvesting development kit in the Development Kit category,
the market's first dual-core gyroscope in the Sensors category, and the
"Mystique" high-speed active-protocol bi-directional converters in the
Interfaces category.
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] IHS iSuppli MEMS H2 2012 Special Report: Motion Sensors in Mobile Handsets &
Tablets
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