STMicroelectronics Enables Mood-Setting Interactions with Prizm Smart Audio Device
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STM32 MCUs and MEMS microphones help Prizm lay tracks
Geneva, March 3, 2015 - STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor
leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has
announced its contribution to the innovative Prizm(TM) smart audio device, which
automatically plays the perfect song, based on the number of people in the room,
their music tastes and habits, and even the time of day and ambient noise
levels. ST's leading-edge microcontroller and sensor technologies enable Prizm's
smart audio and touch interactions.
Emphasizing the tone-establishing and social experience that listening to music
creates, Prizm considers room occupants, their prepared profiles, and their
listening history in setting a mood. When you are alone, Prizm plays music
exclusively for you; when several people are in the room, Prizm merges
everyone's preferences to pick music that everyone will love. The major
difference between music services and Prizm is that you do not need to tell it
what you want it to play - it already knows.
Prizm, a hip French start-up based in Paris, launched in October 2014, used a
Kickstarter campaign to fund its 3.8-in. tall, pyramid-shaped Prizm connected
device. Receiving very strong support and positive feedback, Prizm reached its
funding goal in only four days, with an overall funding of over 160,000 USD.
First units, which connect to any speakers (with or without wires) and interact
wirelessly with streaming services, are expected to ship in late summer 2015.
ST provides some of the technology at the heart of this ingenious product. Prizm
uses a mainstream 32-bit STM32F0 ARM® Cortex® M0-based microcontroller to manage
its touch interactions, and an ST MEMS microphone for ambient atmosphere
detection.
"We found exactly the technical solution we needed to enable Prizm's unique
capabilities in ST's product portfolio: high-sensitivity MEMS microphones for
ambient atmosphere detection and mainstream STM32 microcontrollers with an
outstanding ecosystem that made touch functions easy to implement," declared
Arthur Eberhardt, Chief Technology Officer of Prizm.
"Prizm has done a magnificent job implementing an ingenious Internet-of-Things
idea that helps perfectly to set a mood-ST's excellent portfolio of
microcontrollers, complemented by a wide range of sensors, power components,
security and connectivity elements, enables the quick and easy design of
products across a broad spectrum of electronics applications," said Jacky
Perdrigeat, EMEA Region Vice President, STMicroelectronics.
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 2014, the Company's net revenues were $7.40 billion. Further information on
ST can be found at www.st.com.
About Prizm(TM)
Prizm(TM) is developed by Prizm Corp, a French startup operating in Paris,
France. The founding team consists of Chief Executive Officer Pierre Gochgarian,
Chief Technology Officer Arthur Eberhardt, Chief Product Officer Olivier
Roberdet, and Chief Design Officer Pierre Verdu. They created the company in
2013, combining their skills and knowledge around music and connected devices.
More information about Prizm(TM): meetprizm.com, Facebook.com/meetprizm or
Twitter.com/meetprizm
For Press Information Contact:
Arthur Eberhardt
CTO, Prizm
contact(at)meetprizm.com
Michael Markowitz
STMicroelectronics
Director Technical Media Relations
+1 781 591 0354
Michael.Markowitz(at)st.com
ST Chips in Prizm Smart Audio Device.PDF:
http://hugin.info/152740/R/1898922/674481.pdf
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