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management,
Qualcomm
Technologies, Inc. “We are pleased
to work with ST to bring support
for Snapdragon based platforms
offering users improved sensing
capabilities with improved battery
life. Our joint efforts in offering
superior, robust, tested, and
certified solutions will help OEMs
quickly and efficiently implement
across regions.”
“We continue to see the expansion
of different sensor types and
combinations
across
the
smartphone and mobile markets
globally, and the work between
ST and Qualcomm Technologies
is expected to further grow the
types of sensors in these devices,”
said Andrea Onetti, General
Manager, MEMS Sensors Division,
STMicroelectronics. “We believe
that the combination of ST sensors
and Qualcomm Technologies’
processors in superior, robust,
tested, and certified solutions that
OEMs can design-in quickly can
enable waves of new ultra-low-
power devices to amaze and excite
the ecosystem.”
Qualcomm
and
Snapdragon
are trademarks of Qualcomm
Incorporated, registered in the
United States and other countries.
Qualcomm
All-Ways
Aware
is a trademark of Qualcomm
Incorporated.
About STMicroelectronics
ST is a global semiconductor leader
delivering intelligent and energy-
efficient products and solutions
that power the electronics at the
heart of everyday life. ST’s products
are found everywhere today, and
together with our customers, we
are enabling smarter driving and
smarter factories, cities and homes,
along with the next generation
of mobile and Internet of Things
devices. By getting more from
technology to get more from life, ST
stands for life.augmented.
In 2015, the Company’s net
revenues were $6.90 billion, serving
more than 100,000 customers
worldwide. Further information can
be found at
www.st.com[1] MEMS Executive Congress
2014 -- MEMS Industry Group
slides 12/13 .
General Motors Global
Compact Car Platform Now
Includes Microchip’s MOST50
Automotive Infotainment
Networking Solution
Microchip
Technology
Inc.
(NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading
provider of microcontroller, mixed-
signal, analog and Flash-IP
solutions, today announced that
General Motors (GM) is using
Microchip’sMediaOrientedSystems
Transport (MOST®) Intelligent
Network
Interface
Controllers
(INICs) to manage the infotainment
system networking functions in their
global compact car platform. This
includes the Chevy Cruze, Chevy
Volt, Opel Astra, Buick Excelle and
Buick Verano. In addition to these
GM compact cars, the synchronous,
flexible, and cost-effective MOST
networking technology has also
been implemented in GM mid-size,
full-size, performance, cross-over
and SUV, truck and luxury platforms
across all vehicle brands.
MOST is the de-facto networking
system standard for 30 global car
maker brands and over 204 vehicle
models. MOST-based vehicles
are now being manufactured
worldwide, including North America,
Asia and Europe. Since a MOST
network can support multiple data
types simultaneously, it enables the
car manufacturers to offer system
and feature set flexibility for current
and future automotive infotainment
applications. This also helps reduce
the wiring harness weight for easier
compliance with environmental
regulations.
GM’s infotainment network utilizes
Microchip’s MOST50 INIC with
an electrical Physical Layer
(ePHY), which is optimized for
use with unshielded twisted pair
(UTP) copper wire and meets the
automotive industry's stringent
EMC standards. MOST INICs
provide industry-standard hardware
interfaces to processor and
peripheral devices for the efficient
routing of audio, video, packet
data, and control messages, which
greatly simplifies module designs.
End users can immediately access
the vehicle’s infotainment system
due to the MOST INIC’s ultra-fast
network startup feature.
“The launch of MOST technology
in GM’s compact cars solidifies the
global acceptance of Microchip’s
MOST system solutions in a wide
variety of vehicle platforms and
proves its value beyond the luxury
car brands,” said Dan Termer, vice
president of Microchip’s Automotive
Information Systems Division.
“Car makers can offer networking
features cost-effectively because