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STMicroelectronics Showcased Latest Innovative Internet-of-Things Enabling Solutions at IoT Asia 2016

of workplaces and factories to smart workplaces and smart factories). A key highlight of the ST booth will be the next-generation Smart Building demonstration illustrating a variety of solutions developed using a comprehensive array of ST technologies. The demo features a number of STM32 Nucleo development boards and STM32 Nucleo expansion boards equipped with different sensors, communications features, motor drivers, security, and power devices. ST will also showcase its STM32 Open Development Environment that combines modular hardware with comprehensive software offering a fast and affordable way to prototype and develop Smart Things and IoT applications with state-of- the-art ST components. Simplified and accelerated product development and reduced time-to-market is possible thanks to ST’s platform-ready solutions and ecosystem. The Company’s broad portfolio enables Smart Living by improving the quality of life by making everything smarter. During the Smart Cities Track on March 31, Franck Martins, Senior Microcontroller Marketing & Business Development Manager for STMicroelectronics’ Asia Pacific Region presented case studies on ST solutions powering IoT applications and how these represent some of the best-in- class technologies for Smart City developments. Littelfuse will continue to produce and sell PolySwitch ® devices, 2Pro ® devices, PolyZen ® devices and other circuit protection products that are part of the acquisition. “This isanexcitingday forLittelfuse,”saidGordonHunter,CEO of Littelfuse. “With this acquisition, we have strengthened our core circuit protection business - both with new products and new markets. We believe our expanded product portfolio and manufacturing capabilities provide excellent growth opportunities for the future.”

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, demonstrated its latest innovative solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and a smarter world at IoT Asia, Singapore Expo, March 30-31, 2016. With the rapid proliferation of Connected Things, estimated to reach 8.6 billion in 20201, the IoT is widely ac-cepted as a key to building a future with infinite possibilities. ST has been a pioneer in enabling the IoT and its technologies have been making everything smarter, fuelling the first wave of augmented things - Smart Things, Smart Driving, and Smart Cities, among them. ST is found everywhere that semiconductors are making life better, delivering the hardware, software, and tools that are necessary to drive this Smart-Things revolution. With its broad and comprehensive portfolio, the Company remains the undisputed leader in providing all the functionality and ecosystem needed to build Smart Things and IoT applications: processing (secure, ultra-low-power, high- performance, and economical microcontrollers); sensing; connectivity; power and energy management; and analog. At IoT Asia, a key industry platform for governments, industry, and technology leaders to foster closer partnerships in the area of IoT, ST will highlight its IoT experience by featuring a rich portfolio of solutions that are leading the transition of the city to a Smart City (and Littelfuse, Inc., today announced it successfully completed its acquisition of the circuit protection business of TE Connectivity Ltd. for $350 million in cash. The circuit protection business has a leading position in polymer- based resettable circuit protection devices, with a strong global presence in the automotive, battery, industrial, communications and mobile computing markets. The acquired business has operations in Menlo Park, California and manufacturing facilities in Tsukuba, Japan and Shanghai and Kunshan, China.

Littelfuse Completes Acquisition of TE Connectivity Circuit Protection Business

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