STMicroelectronics Tops Five Billion MEMS Sensors Shipped
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Extensive MEMS portfolio, which also includes micro-actuators, drives innovation
across IoT and wearable, mobile, industrial, consumer and automotive
applications
Geneva, September 25, 2014 - STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global
semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics
applications, the world's top MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems)
manufacturer and the leading supplier of MEMS for consumer and mobile
applications[1], today announced it has shipped five billion MEMS sensors. This
achievement confirms ST's continued position as the industry leader and,
combined with its total of more than three billion micro-actuators shipped,
demonstrates ST is the only company with the expertise to cover the full range
of micro-machined silicon devices.
Beyond gaming systems, smartphones, tablets, navigation systems, and other
widely adopted applications, ST's sensors have also been used in thousands of
other useful, fun, and valuable applications including weather stations[i],
bicycle helmets[ii], smart and sport watches[iii], and other sporting goods[iv]
as well as a host of automotive and Internet-of-Things[v] products.
In addition, engineers have designed ST sensors into an amazing range of
applications, including physiotherapy monitoring devices that monitor and help
correct exercise movements; input devices that perform complex gesture
recognition, including signature detection; safety products that prevent runaway
child strollers and baby carriages; and snake-like robots for subaqueous
environments, in design contests held around the world.
"The excitement around the Internet of Things and wearable applications combines
with the added value of sensors and micro-actuators to create an ever-expanding
number of applications that will drive this market's continued strong growth,"
said Jérémie Bouchaud, director and senior principal analyst for MEMS and
Sensors at IHS Inc., an independent provider of business information and
analytics. "ST's broad range of sensors and micro-actuators clearly positions it
as the company with the most comprehensive portfolio."
Leveraging ST's robust design technologies and expertise, along with high-
quality manufacturing enables ST's sensors and micro-actuators to also be used
in automotive, healthcare, and wellness applications[vi], where reliability is
critical. The Company's micro-actuators enable ink-jet printing, auto-focus in
digital cameras, and image projection in ultra-mobile projectors.
"We have barely scratched the surface of the valuable role sensors and micro-
actuators will play in improving the quality of our lives at home, at work and
at play by making us safer and products easier to use," said Benedetto Vigna, ST
Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Analog, MEMS & Sensors
Group. "With the industry's most diverse portfolio ideally suited to the most
dynamic industries, we are the only company that can continue to enable wave
after wave of innovation in our homes, cars, and workplace, changing everyone's
life for the better."
ST is the one-stop MEMS sensor and micro-actuator supplier of choice, offering
the industry's most comprehensive portfolio of micro-machined accelerometers,
gyroscopes, microphones, pressure, magnetic, temperature and humidity sensors,
and micro-actuators with a total of more than 8.5 billion MEMS devices shipped
to date. Moreover, with its extensive portfolio ST can mix and match functions
in multi-sensor and micro-actuator combos with on-board signal processing,
control functions, and sensor-fusion algorithms that can be combined with ST's
wireless connectivity, analog, power management, and microcontrollers to deliver
complete smart-sensing and actuating solutions.
With almost 1000 MEMS-related patent families and close customer relationships
with many of the markets' top companies, ST is at the forefront of MEMS
technology development.
Note to editors
MEMS sensors and micro-actuators are very tiny machines, finely crafted in
silicon, using high-volume, high-precision semiconductor manufacturing
technology. Both sensors and actuators are transducers that convert energy from
one form to another.
Sensors typically convert mechanical energy to electrical energy. One example is
an accelerometer, which measures the acceleration-produced deflection of a mass
on a spring and converts that deflection to an electrical signal. Greater
acceleration produces a larger deflection, and that increases the size of the
electrical signal.
A micro-actuator, on the other hand, converts electrical energy to mechanical
energy. These devices operate, for example, in inkjet printers to precisely
spray ink onto paper and in digital-camera autofocus systems to make adjustments
to the lens module.
For further information on ST's complete MEMS portfolio see www.st.com/mems.
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 2013, the Company's net revenues were $8.08 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] Source: IHS Consumer and Mobile MEMS Market Tracker H1 2014
[i] Sleek and Stylish Netatmo Weather Station Forecasts Clear Skies Using
STMicroelectronics Components
[ii] Invisible Bike Helmets from Hovding Rely on ST s Motion Sensors and
Microcontrollers
[iii] ST Chip Controls Pebble Smart Watch, Wearable-Solutions Designer Maxwell
Guider Technology Selects ST MEMS Sensors for Advanced Activity Trackers, ST's
Motion Sensors and Microcontrollers Propel Category-Creating Sports Watches from
Swimovate
[iv] Blast Motion Launches First Product Blast Baseball and Debuts New Website,
MEMS Accelerometer from ST Is Part of Newly Launched Brain Sentry Impact Sensor,
ST and X2 Biosystems Celebrate Shipment of 5,000th Concussion Sensor System
[v] Accelerometers from ST Track Activity of Objects and People Before Reporting
to Mother
[vi] ST and Preventice Partner to Deliver Real-World Remote Monitoring that
Brings Clinical Support to Patients at Home, STMicroelectronics and Debiotech
Debut Disposable Insulin Jewel Pump at ADA Congress in US
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