Across multiple electronic application field, the world's leading supplier of semiconductor stmicroelectronics has announced, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Incorporated (nasdaq: PCLN - news)), a subsidiary of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., plans to increase the software support stmicroelectronics inertial sensor solutions, including stmicroelectronics award-winning iNEMO ™ inertial sensor module. The two sides are expected to, through the use of sensor internal hardware features, new software support function, this will help to mobile phone manufacturer fast based on Qualcomm ® Snapdragon ™ processor Android ™ Android smartphone, and to minimize power consumption, with high performance sensor function at the same time. The reference software is now available, can satisfy the specific requirements of OEM manufacturers to develop new products.
The cooperative development agreement to expand to stmicroelectronics all inertial sensor module and a sensor (motion sensor, environmental Sensors and acoustic sensor), the initial phase of research and development focus is in the high science and technology in the design of the main reference support stmicroelectronics won the MEMS & Sensors Industry Group, a product of the year award LSM6DS3 inertial sensor module.
LSM6DS3 is an uninterrupted operation of inertial sensor module, low power consumption built-in gyroscope and excellent 3 d sensor precision. Stmicroelectronics uniquely flexible sensor architecture and Snapdragon 'complementary advantages of ultra-low power consumption context data processing method. With Qualcomm All - WaysAware ™ security background sensor control function and a large number of practical function, including the sensor data and positioning technology, modem and video subsystem of data integration, module supports longer battery life.
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., product management, senior vice President of Keith Kressin said: "Qualcomm Snapdragon product is today's mobile world of constantly improve the technology of the most influential ecosystem, we are glad to cooperate with stmicroelectronics based on Snapdragon platform provides software support, to provide users with the sensor performance and battery life are improved. The benefits of our cooperative development of solution has excellent performance and steady reliability, and through the product testing and certification industry, contribute to global products OEM manufacturers to develop more quickly and efficiently."
Stmicroelectronics MEMS sensor products division general manager Andrea Onetti said: "we continue to see, smart phones and mobile products on the market in the whole world, the different types of sensors, and more than one sensor module is expanding its scale, stmicroelectronics and qualcomm cooperation is expected to further increase the types of sensors in end products. We believe that through the integration of stmicroelectronics sensors and qualcomm processor, develop a good, solid, and after test certification of the OEM can be quickly integrated solutions, will produce a lot of new ultra low power devices, bring a surprise to the ecosystem."
