Eltopia Uses Electronics from STMicroelectronics to Save the Bees
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STM32 MCU and ST sensors battle Colony Collapse Disorder
in Intelligent Foundation from Eltopia
Geneva, Switzerland and Seattle, WA, USA, January 8, 2015 - STMicroelectronics
(NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum
of electronics applications, and Eltopia Communications, whose Innovation Space
is dedicated to commercializing devices that address some of the world's most
pressing problems, announced that Eltopia's Intelligent Foundation, codenamed
MiteNot, uses an STM32F0 microcontroller, multiple sensors, and power-
management components from ST to monitor and collect data on environmental
conditions and eliminate parasites that contribute to honeybee Colony Collapse
Disorder (CCD).
Colony Collapse Disorder is a serious condition in which the worker bees in a
hive disappear. As the bees in the estimated 4 million commercial hives are
estimated by the US Department of Agriculture to pollinate about 30% of the food
consumed by Americans, they also pollinate many of the crops eaten by livestock
and have a similar role in global food production, declined bee populations are
a serious threat to food sources worldwide. Apiologists-honeybee
researchers--attribute CCD to multiple sources, including parasites, viruses,
and pesticides. The primary parasitic suspects are mites, which infect and
destroy honeybee colonies. Eltopia's Intelligent Foundation is a compostable
film that senses the lifecycle of the bees and parasites. The solution then
interacts with the colony to apply targeted heat to sterilize the mites without
harming the bees, and without pesticides. The low-power STM32F0 microcontroller
and a broad range of additional ST sensors were selected by Eltopia engineers
based on the components' strong performance.
"Honey Bees are in danger and need our help. If we don't act now, the integrity
of our food supply is at risk," said Will MacHugh, President, Eltopia
Communications. "We work with an incredible team of engineers, scientists, and
vendors to tackle this important task, and ST is a strong partner that has
provided us with more than a list of excellent components; the team at ST have
demonstrated a real commitment to the environment and represent more than a
value proposition. They bring values."
"We often say that ST is found everywhere microelectronics make a positive and
innovative contribution to people's life and now we can also say that is true
for bees, which are vital to human survival," said Luca Difalco, VP Marketing &
Application, Smart Power and IoT, STMicroelectronics. "Eltopia's commitment and
focus on addressing Colony Collapse Disorder presented an important challenge
that, with our portfolio of low-power MCUs and extensive range of sensors, made
us uniquely qualified to address."
Eltopia's Intelligent Foundation is currently in research, development and
testing. Eltopia is looking for commercial beekeepers and academic institutions
to participate in additional testing, targeting market availability by fall
2015.
About Eltopia
Eltopia believes in finding solutions that are responsible, renewable and made
with great craftsmanship. Eltopia's core business is communications with a
focus on agriculture. Products include cellular plans for robots (machine-to-
machine), commercial phone services, rural Internet and prototyping. Eltopia is
also innovating to help save the honeybees, optimize irrigation and monitor
weather. Learn more at www.eltopia.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 2013, the Company's net revenues were $8.08 billion. Further information on
ST can be found at www.st.com.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Michael Markowitz
Director Technical Media Relations
STMicroelectronics
michael.markowitz(at)st.com
or Press(at)Eltopia.com
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