Active and passive safety systems as well as suspension control to optimize the comfort / roadholding  compromise have led to a dramatic increase in electronic system sophistication in applications like:

• Multi-airbag systems with seat-belt pre-tensioning
• Anti-lock brakes
• Stability and traction control
• Electric power steering
• Adaptive damper systems

ST offers a range of standard and dedicated devices to enable these applications including:

• MEMs accelerometers and gyroscopes
• 32-bit Automotive Microcontrollers based on Power cores
• Standard Low-side, High-side and Bridge Smart Power Devices  for driving solenoids, DC motors and stepper motors
• Dedicated ICs for actuator driving
• One of the industry’s broadest ranges of Power MOSFETs
• Automotive Ultrafast and Schottky rectifiers
• Automotive EEPROM memories
• Automotive Protection devices
• Automotive Voltage Regulators and Power Management system ICs