STM32 MCUs: Performance, Power Efficiency, and Security

Launch of the STM32Hx microcontroller series
Maximizing STM32 MCU development experience and efficiency

[Editor's Note] ST is introducing a product that can maximize development experience and efficiency in the recent MCU industry that requires various requirements such as power efficiency, performance, and security. STMicroelectronics will hold a webinar on March 9th at e4ds webinar with the topic of 'ST's new high-performance MCU, STM32! ' In this webinar, ST will introduce the new STM32Hx MCU that includes higher performance, efficiency, and the latest features as the successor to the STM32F4 that has been loved in various fields over the past 10 years. Accordingly, this magazine has arranged an interview with ST Vice President Taejong Jang, who will be hosting the upcoming webinar, to learn about ST's new MCU.

■ Please introduce the STM32Hx series.

STMicroelectronics has launched the STM32Hx series of microcontrollers, an upgrade to its existing MCU product lineup, to address the growing need for high performance and efficiency to meet increasingly complex requirements, including enhanced interconnectivity and security, across a wide range of industrial and consumer applications.

In particular, the STM32Hx series products are designed as an upgraded series of ST's most popular STM32F4 series, providing better performance and power efficiency, more advanced peripheral technologies, enhanced security, and high design compatibility. The ecosystem, which is an advantage of the STM32 MCU series, is also fully supported, so you can maximize your STM32 MCU development experience and efficiency.

We will provide a detailed introduction to the newly released STM32Hx MCUs in the e4ds webinar on March 9th.

■ What are the main application areas?

STM32Hx MCUs are a high-performance, general-purpose MCU lineup that, as of the time of release, can be used in all fields requiring high-speed calculation and data processing, diverse communication functions, power efficiency, and strong security, except fields requiring graphics functions.

■ What are the key requirements of the market and industry?

As the functional integration of existing general-purpose controllers increases and demand for products requiring additional secure network connectivity grows, there is a wide range of demands for parallel processing of complex functions, absolute performance improvements, power efficiency, and security features.

■ What are the main benefits?

In addition to performance, power efficiency, and security, the STM32Hx MCUs are designed with package and feature compatibility with the preceding STM32F4 MCU series in mind, making it easier for customers designing products with the STM32F4 series to migrate to the STM32Hx MCUs.

■ What are the differences compared to competitors' products (or existing products)?
> STM32Hx MCUs deliver higher performance than existing products without additional power consumption, and their powerful software and hardware ecosystem compared to competing products, represented by the Cube series, continues to be well-received by developers.

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We hope you'll consider using the newly released STM32Hx MCUs. Thank you.