The ST brand refers to STMicroelectronics, one of the world's largest semiconductor companies. Below is an introduction to the company, its application areas and product categories.
Company profile: Founded in 1987 through the merger of SGS Microelettronica (Italy) and Thomson Semiconducteurs (France). Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, which is also the EMEA headquarters. It is one of the world's largest semiconductor companies and the top five worldwide, holding leading positions across many markets — the world's number one supplier of dedicated analog chips and power conversion chips, and the world's number one supplier of industrial and set-top-box semiconductors. Its strength is the industry's broadest product portfolio, combining diversified technologies, cutting-edge design capability, a strong IP portfolio, partner strategies and efficient manufacturing to deliver innovative semiconductor solutions for different electronic applications.
Application areas
Automotive: a complete portfolio of ASIC and ASSP solutions for engine control, plus a full chip set for body and convenience solutions including body control modules and automotive lighting. ST drives in-car infotainment with highly integrated platforms, digital radio and class-AB and class-D audio power amplifiers. Its ADAS safety solutions leverage advanced radio and vision systems to greatly reduce accidents and casualties, while EV solutions pave the way for the new era of automotive electrification.
Industrial: supports new technologies and services for smart industry programmes, making machines, factories and workplaces more efficient, intelligent, connected and safe, with tailored solutions for every industrial application.
Personal electronics: smartphones and tablets, wearables and fitness devices, gaming equipment, drones, and virtual / augmented reality devices, delivering the required reliability and performance.
Communications, computers and peripherals: beyond laptops, tablets and peripherals (including HDDs, keyboards, mice and all types of printers), ST also serves HVAC systems and distribution and telecom equipment requiring advanced reliability, safety and integration — serving the whole infrastructure chain of data centres, mobile, satellite and broadband communications, as well as enterprise servers and SOHO equipment.
IoT solutions: smart home devices such as robot vacuums, smart fridges and kitchen assistants; medical devices such as thermometers and glucometers; and wearables such as smart watches, fitness trackers and heart-rate monitors, driving the trend towards connected smart devices.
Product categories
- Analog and power devices: op-amps and comparators, analog and mixed-signal ICs, clock and timing ICs, diodes, EMI filters and signal conditioning, lighting ICs, logic and signal switches, motor control ICs, power conversion modules, power management ICs and protection devices.
- Microcontrollers: the STM32 family with a wide range of cores for different scenarios, offering high performance, real-time capability, DSP, low-power / low-voltage operation and connectivity, as well as the STM8 family.
- Discretes and power transistors: silicon carbide, gallium nitride diodes and MOSFETs, AC switches (including thyristors and SCRs), and 600–1200 V MOSFETs.
- MEMS sensors and micro-actuators: motion and environmental MEMS sensors, thin-film piezoelectric micro-actuators.
- Proximity and ranging sensors: proprietary FlightSense time-of-flight technology for smartphones and 3D sensing products for intelligent driving.
- Others: secure microcontrollers, memories (serial EEPROM, NFC/RFID tags and readers, battery-backed NVRAM) and wireless connectivity solutions (RF transceivers, network processors, fully certified Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy modules, and sub-1 GHz remote network modules).
