GENEVA — (Marketwire) — 02/18/13 — STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and the world-s leading MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) manufacturer[1], and Netatmo, a designer and manufacturer of elegant lifestyle-enhancing products, today revealed ST-s contributions to the award-winning[2] . The Weather Station is the world-s first personal weather station designed for users to monitor indoor and outdoor environments using a free app running on an iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, or an Android mobile device.
The stylishly unique Weather Station uses an , 2 , and an to accurately monitor environmental conditions, including temperature, air pressure, and even ambient noise levels. Monitoring the environment can help users improve their indoor wellness and adapt their outdoor activities to current air quality.
ST, the one-stop MEMS supplier of choice[3], has its MEMS sensors enabling motion-activated user interfaces in many popular consumer devices, with leadership in all major mobile operating systems. Replicating the huge success in motion sensors, ST shipped more than 60 million MEMS microphones in 2012 and these devices are finding increased use in new applications, such as Netatmo-s Weather Station and mobile communications.
ST-s STM32 microcontrollers are based on the industry-standard ARM Cortex-M processor. The STM32 family covers 32-bit processing across the range to offer, at the high-end, digital signal processing and industry-leading performance, to higher value, more cost-effective replacements for 8-bit microcontrollers. All STM32 devices deliver outstanding real-time capabilities and low-power, low-voltage operation, along with a complete ecosystem that assures ease of development alongside hardware and software compatibility.
“Working with ST as our supplier of both microcontrollers and sensors has allowed us to control the design with precision, focus on style and elegance and deliver to our customers a truly useful and elegant Weather Station,” said Fred Potter, CEO, Netatmo. “The outstanding features of their MEMS and Micros make them a winning combination and our weather station not only accurate but a fun and easy way to monitor environment conditions for indoor and outdoor activities.”
“With ST-s strong market leadership and technology in both sensors and 32-bit microcontrollers, it makes sense to insure compatibility and simplify the design by using the same supplier for both,” said Benedetto Vigna, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Analog, MEMS and Sensors Group, STMicroelectronics. “From sensors to secure communications, from power management to display driving and projection, ST solutions are enabling wave after wave of innovation in the wireless world that is changing the lives of people everywhere.”
Netatmo manufactures the world-s first personal weather station for iPhone, iPad, and Android Phones.
Netatmo was established in 2011 by Frederic Potter and Jean-Pierre Dumolard, both highly successful and experienced entrepreneurs in the technology space with companies such as WITHINGs or CIRPACK. Netatmo strives to bring consumers a better way of life through using connected devices technology for environment monitoring while maintaining a commitment to elegant design. Visit for more information.
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 2012, the Company-s net revenues were $8.49 billion. Further information on ST can be found at
[1] IHS: MEMS Competitive Analysis 2012
[2] Netatmo, creator of the world-s first personal weather station with air-quality sensors, has been named CES Innovations 2013 Design and Engineering Award Honoree in three categories: “Tech For A Better World,” “Health & Fitness” and “Home Appliances.”
[3] ST offers a comprehensive portfolio of micro-machined accelerometers, gyroscopes, pressure sensors, magnetic sensors, and microphones and has the capability to integrate these in multi-sensor combos with on-board signal processing, control functions, sensor-fusion algorithms, and wireless connectivity.
ST Enables Netatmo Weather Station:
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