STMicroelectronics Joins ZETA Alliance to Promote Emerging Long-Range IoT Connectivity Standard
January 26 2021 - 9:00AM
STMicroelectronics Joins ZETA Alliance to
Promote Emerging Long-Range IoT Connectivity Standard
- ZETA advanced LPWAN technology extends opportunities for
low-power, low-cost smart-living applications
- ZETA protocol on STM32WL* wireless microcontrollers to aid
product development
Geneva, January 26, 2021 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE:
STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers
across the spectrum of electronics applications, has joined the
ZETA Alliance, the industry body promoting ZETA Low-Power Wide Area
Network (LPWAN) technology for low-cost long-range IoT
connectivity.
ZETA technology is quickly becoming established throughout
China, Japan, and beyond, bringing together innovative wireless
technologies that enable low-power, low-cost devices to rely on
robust connections over extended distances. In addition, native
support for mesh networking, which allows peer-to-peer
communication among the network nodes, boosts network coverage and
resilience.
Joining the Alliance as a Promoter member, ST expects ZETA
technology to further accelerate the spread of IoT in all
territories worldwide. The standard lets developers create
high-value IoT-based solutions to challenges that face extreme cost
constraints.
“ZETA has a strong value proposition and is taking its place
among established LPWAN technologies, boosting choice and
flexibility for solution developers and enabling the IoT to deliver
even greater benefits to more end users,” said Hakim Jaafar, STM32
Wireless Marketing Director, STMicroelectronics. “ST is actively
engaged with the industry bodies for all leading LPWAN standards
for IoT connectivity and offers a portfolio of solutions that help
developers bring their innovations to market quickly and
cost-effectively.”
Welcoming ST to the ZETA Alliance, Dr. Zhuoqun Li, CEO of
Zifisense, a major contributor to the ZETA technology and a
founding member of the ZETA Alliance, said, “We believe ST will
greatly strengthen the ZETA developer ecosystem chain and promote
further evolution and deployment of ZETA technology. We look
forward to working with ST to create a broader LPWAN 2.0 global IoT
eco-system.”
ST is working with ZiFiSense to port the technology to the
highly integrated STM32WL wireless System-on-Chip (SoC) devices,
which combine ultra-low-power microcontroller functionality with a
wireless stage certified to international radio-equipment
regulations on the same chip.
Further technical information
ZETA leverages an advanced M-FSK modulation and coding scheme
created by ZiFiSense that allows the system to detect and
demodulate signals from transmitters of extremely low power. M-FSK
receiver sensitivity can get as low as -150dBm. Hence ZETA can
achieve extremely long wireless-communication range with low
transmitter output power.
The STM32WL SoC provides a convenient, power-efficient, and
secure platform on which to develop IoT devices to leverage LPWAN
connectivity. In addition to integrating the low-power
microcontroller and radio front end on the same silicon die, which
reduces the solution footprint and lowers the bill of materials,
these devices permit further savings by requiring only a single
crystal to synchronize the high-speed external (HSE) clock and
radio. The SoC delivers up to 22dBm RF output power without an
external power amplifier. An alternative energy-optimized power
output can deliver up to 15dBm. Such dual power output and a linear
frequency range from 150MHz to 960MHz make the chip suitable for
any geographic market.
As a worldwide compatible open platform, the STM32WL supports
LoRa modulation scheme, as well as (G)FSK, (G)MSK and BPSK
modulation used by ZETA, Sigfox, wireless Meter-Bus (wM-Bus), and
many other proprietary protocols. ST enables a rich ecosystem of
hardware development tools, software tools, and embedded software
packages including LoRaWAN and Sigfox protocol stacks, ready to run
out of the box on STM32WL SoCs.
ST’s other embedded products suited to use in equipment for LPWA
networks include STM32MP1 microprocessors that combine an Arm®
Cortex®-A7 application core and Cortex-M4 microcontroller core with
powerful peripherals that are ideal for gateway devices, as well as
STM32L0 and STM32L4 ultra-low-power microcontrollers that let
battery energy go further in network endpoints.
*STM32 is a registered and/or unregistered trademark of
STMicroelectronics International NV or its affiliates in the EU
and/or elsewhere. In particular, STM32 is registered in the US
Patent and Trademark Office.
About STMicroelectronics
At ST, we are 46,000 creators and makers of semiconductor
technologies mastering the semiconductor supply chain with
state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. An independent device
manufacturer, we work with our 100,000 customers and thousands of
partners to design and build products, solutions, and ecosystems
that address their challenges and opportunities, and the need to
support a more sustainable world. Our technologies enable smarter
mobility, more efficient power and energy management, and the
wide-scale deployment of the Internet of Things and 5G technology.
Further information can be found at www.st.com.
For Press Information Contact: Michael
Markowitz Director Technical Media Relations STMicroelectronics
Tel: +1 781 591 0354 Email: michael.markowitz@st.com
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