STMicroelectronics joins Microsystems Industrial Group

Telecomworldwire, Nov 24, 2008

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-24 November 2008-STMicroelectronics joins Microsystems Industrial Group(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a provider of semi conductor solutions, announced on Friday (21 November) that the company has joined the Microsystems Industrial Group (MIG) industry consortium at the Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts, US.

The Microsystems Industrial Group is an exclusive industry consortium, founded in the 1980s, to support Microsystems Technology Laboratories infrastructure and provide direction to the MTL research and educational objectives in consultation with the faculty.

Reportedly the first European company to join the group, St is expected to collaboration actively in a number of important areas, including ultra-low-power electronics, sensor systems and medical electronics.

By joining MTL, ST said it will be able to push its research efforts to fully exploit 'near-threshold' technology and reach far below the actual power consumption limits of energy-efficient System-on-Chip solutions.

This technology can enable the development of an entirely new generation of microcontrollers for wireless sensors and portable medical devices, the company said.

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