MAC address vendor

STMicrolectronics International NV — 4 prefixes (MA-L); ST corporate-family name variant, chipset OUI

Primary prefix
50:0F:59
Block
MA-L
Status
Active

Summary

// what this is
STMicrolectronics International NV is registered to MAC prefix 50:0F:59 and 3 more in the IEEE OUI database. When a device's MAC address begins with 50:0F:59, that block was registered by STMicrolectronics International NV — the OUI identifies the maker of the network hardware, which is not always the brand on the device.
// analyst note
An ST OUI typically flags ST silicon inside an embedded/IoT device regardless of brand.
[ 01 ] — Context

About this vendor.

Updated  ·  Confidence: High

The cached IEEE MA-L registry carries a distinct registrant string, "STMicrolectronics International NV," holding 4 MA-L blocks: 50:0F:59, 10:E7:7A, 18:E8:EC, and 80:82:F5, all sharing one Geneva address (39, Chemin du Champ-des-Filles, Plan-les-Ouates, CH 1228). Two registry-string oddities are preserved verbatim rather than silently corrected: the org name is missing the "e" in "Microelectronics," and the city segment renders as "Plan-les-Quates" (a likely IEEE typo for Plan-les-Ouates, a real Geneva commune). This is a separate registry row from the correctly-spelled "STMicroelectronics SRL" entity (already finalized, holder of 00:80:E1 plus a legacy IAB) — treat it as a name variant of the same corporate group, not a confirmed identical legal entity, since the registry itself lists them as separate organization-name rows. STMicroelectronics is a large, publicly traded European semiconductor maker (STM32 microcontrollers, MEMS sensors, power and automotive ICs), so these blocks appear on ST silicon inside embedded and IoT devices. The analyst point mirrors the SRL entry: an ST OUI flags a device built on ST silicon regardless of the finished-goods brand.

IEEE assignment
"STMicrolectronics International NV" (registry string, missing 'e' in "Microelectronics"), 4 MA-L blocks [Confirmed] — IEEE MA-L (cached copy)
Registry / block size
MA-L only; 4 blocks under this exact org string. No matches in the IEEE MA-M registry (MA-M) or the IEEE MA-S registry (MA-S) for this name [Confirmed] — IEEE the IEEE MA-L registry / the IEEE MA-M registry / the IEEE MA-S registry
Prefixes
50:0F:59, 10:E7:7A, 18:E8:EC, 80:82:F5 (all MA-L, identical org string + address) [Confirmed] — IEEE MA-L
HQ / country
39, Chemin du Champ-des-Filles, Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva, CH 1228 (registry renders city as "Plan-les-Quates" — likely IEEE typo for Plan-les-Ouates; preserved as-is); country CH (Switzerland), consistent with ST's real Geneva HQ [Confirmed record; typo flagged] — IEEE MA-L
Company status
active [Confirmed] — st.com
Device types
STM32 MCUs, IoT/embedded silicon, MEMS sensors, connectivity parts with burned-in MACs [Confirmed] — st.com, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STMicroelectronics
Notable products
STM32 microcontrollers; MEMS sensors; embedded/IoT and automotive silicon [Confirmed] — st.com
Relationship to STMicroelectronics SRL
likely the same corporate family (shared "STMicroelectronics" brand + Geneva address), but a distinct registrant string holding its own separate 4 MA-L blocks; registry lists them as separate org-name rows [Likely] — IEEE MA-L (both rows), maclookup.app/vendors/stmicroelectronics-srl
Assignment dates
none — IEEE publishes no assignment/registration dates for OUI records; any third-party "date registered" is a database artifact, not an IEEE fact [Confirmed] — IEEE the IEEE MA-L registry (no date column)
Special note
An ST OUI may identify a device built on ST silicon regardless of brand — a chipset-OUI flag. Registry string irregularities ("STMicrolectronics", "Plan-les-Quates") preserved as-is. A related but separately-registered "STMicroelectronics SRL" row holds different blocks. [Confirmed]
Related vendors
STMicroelectronics SRL (same corporate group, separate registrant string, different blocks)
Analyst note
An ST OUI typically flags ST silicon inside an embedded/IoT device regardless of finished-goods brand.
[ 02 ] — OUI prefixes

Assignments by IEEE.

4
// registered prefixes4
  1. 50:0F:59MA-L
  2. 10:E7:7AMA-L
  3. 18:E8:ECMA-L
  4. 80:82:F5MA-L
[ 03 ] — Related

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