- With barely enough time to digest after the US Thanksgiving, we've jumped right back into announcements. Three this week to highlight. First, we shared a description of deployment-ready smart grid and cellular IoT connectivity innovation on display at ST's stand at Enlit Europe. The innovations included a newly certified smart grid chipset, comprising an ST8500 powerline communication (PLC) SoC, an STLD1 line driver and an S2-LP ultra-low-power radio transceiver. We also displayed operator-approved devices for connecting to cellular IoT services.
- We also shared news of a collaboration with indie Semiconductor for a Qi wireless charger reference design with enhanced privacy and security. The reference design combines ST's Qi-customized STSAFE-V100-Qi secure element and automotive-qualified NFC reader with a wireless charging IC from indie to cut the BoM for wireless charging substantially. The news was enhanced with a story describing the 3 things to look for in secure solutions for WPC Qi wireless charging in cars on the ST blog.?
- Then, we announced an always aware AI-enabled automotive inertial measurement unit that increases convenience, security, and comfort in such applications as navigation, telematics, theft prevention, and motion-activated functions. Spec'd to operate at up to 125°F and draw less than 800μA with both sensors running, the ASM330LHHXG1 sensor features a built-in machine-learning core (MLC) and finite state machine (FSM), which offload the host processor and enable low-latency, energy-efficient event detection and classification.
- On the blog, in addition to the story on secure solutions for Qi wireless charging mentioned about, we highlighted the enormous value of an end-to-end ecosystem through the offerings of ST Authorized Partner Digi, a manufacturer of STM32MP1 system-on-modules (SoMs). The story shares how a SoM is more than the sum of its parts. We've also posted a story describing the upgrades we've made to the newest version of the STM32CubeProgrammer 2.15, which adds the ability for developers to flash and debug a real-time operating system on the Cortex-A7 of the STM32MP13, among other features.?
- On the conference circuit, we'll be presenting next week at the IEEE Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WIPDA) and online, on "Making efficient predictive maintenance solutions accessible for all" at the tinyML Forum on Predictive Maintenance & Anomaly Detection. We're also presenting 14 papers at the Electronics Packaging Technology Conference (EPTC), in case you're interested. Let me know if you want more details!
Almost everything, in fact, was delicious. The one rather significant exception: This year the turkey was a turkey. But the stuffing was so good, we used the leftovers to make stuffing waffles, which would have been spectacular in an open-faced sandwich with the cranberry sauce, gravy, and a better prepared turkey. We also used the leftover ultra-creamy mashed potatoes to make croquettes, which were also delicious.
In fact, the Thanksgiving weekend was a carb-bomb that I may never recover from.?
Serves 6??Time: 50 minutes
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 pounds fresh green beans, trimmed
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
- 1 (3-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped (about 2 tablespoons)
- 1 Fresno chili or jalape?o chili, seeded and finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons sherry vinegar
- 2 teaspoons fish sauce
- 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves, torn
- 2 tablespoons chopped salted roasted peanuts or toasted sesame seeds (optional)
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Heat oil in a large (14-inch) cast-iron skillet over medium-high until almost smoking. Add green beans, and sprinkle with salt. Cook, flipping beans every 2 minutes using tongs, until beginning to char in spots, about 10 minutes.
- Transfer skillet to preheated oven; roast, flipping beans every 10 minutes, until wilted, lightly charred, and tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove skillet from oven.
- Stir in ginger, chili, and garlic; let residual heat from the skillet lightly cook the aromatics 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Stir in vinegar and fish sauce; season with additional salt to taste. Fold in torn mint. Top with peanuts or sesame seeds, if using.
