STMicroelectronics and Qualcomm Partner on Products Targeting the IoT, AI at the Edge
ST, Qualcomm Collaborate on AI-Driven Industrial IoT Solutions
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STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and Qualcomm Technologies International, a subsidiary of Qualcomm have announced a new strategic collaboration for next-generation industrial and consumer IoT solutions augmented by edge AI.
This highly complementary collaboration will integrate Qualcomm Technologies' AI-powered wireless connectivity technologies, starting with Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/Thread combo system-on-a-chip (SoC), with ST's market-leading microcontroller (MCU) ecosystem. Through this, developers will enjoy seamless connectivity software integration into STM32 general-purpose MCUs, including toolkits, enabling quick and broad adoption via ST’s global sales and distribution channels.
ST plans to introduce self-contained modules utilizing Qualcomm Technologies’ Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/Thread combo SoC portfolio. These modules can be system-level integrated with STM32 general-purpose microcontrollers. Wireless connectivity, optimized and made available to ST’s developer ecosystem through its well-established software platform, will reduce development time and time-to-market.
The initial product offerings from this collaboration are expected to be available to OEMs in Q1 2025, with broader availability to follow. This collaboration envisions a roadmap of Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/Thread combo SoC products, with plans to extend into cellular connectivity for industrial IoT applications.
Remi El-Ouazzane, President, Microcontrollers, Digital ICs and RF Products Group, STMicroelectronics
Wireless connectivity is key to the fast pervasion of edge AI across an ever-growing variety of use cases in enterprise, industrial, and personal applications. This is why we are establishing a strategic collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies on wireless connectivity today, starting with Wi-Fi/BT/Thread combo SoC, and already considering next steps, complementing our existing multi-protocol Bluetooth Low Energy, Zigbee, Thread, and sub-GHz products portfolio. We envision wireless connectivity products based on technology from Qualcomm Technologies augmenting any of our STM32 products, bringing significant value to our more than 100,000 STM32 customers globally.
Rahul Patel, Group General Manager, Connectivity, Broadband and Networking Business Unit, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Qualcomm Technologies' research and development leadership has helped drive the evolution of wireless IoT, ranging from pioneering 4G/5G, to high-performance Wi-Fi, to micropower connectivity solutions. Our collaboration with STMicroelectronics pairs Qualcomm Technologies’ best-in-class connectivity offerings with ST’s leading STM32 microcontroller ecosystem and will help drive a significant acceleration of feature-rich capabilities across the IoT. Together, we are setting new developer experiences for IoT applications, supporting seamless integration and optimal performance for developers and end-users alike.
ST, Qualcomm Collaborate on AI-Driven Industrial IoT Solutions
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