Sensors
Arduino Sensor Kit powers-up projects with ease
Open-source hardware, software and content platform, Arduino has collaborated with Chinese DIY electronics company, Seeed to create the all-new Arduino Sensor Kit. The kit brings the power of Seeed’s Grove sensors to Arduino’s most popular board - the Arduino UNO - to make getting started with electronics and sensing the world around you easier than ever.
Small form-factor colour detection sensor for smartphones
ams has releases the TCS3410, a combined ambient light/RGB colour and flicker detection sensor with a tiny 2x1mm footprint, further expanding customer options for use in their bezel-less and ultra-narrow bezel smartphones.
IMU platform to enhance automotive application accuracy
TDK Corporation has announced worldwide availability of the InvenSense IAM-20680HP high-performance automotive monolithic six-axis MotionTracking sensor IMU platform for non-safety relevant automotive applications, which includes the IAM-20680HP IMU MEMS sensor and the DK-20680HP developer kit.
Lateral flow test device for providing fast COVID tests
ams has announced that it has been awarded funding by the Austrian Federal Ministries for Transport, Innovation, and Technology, and for Digital and Economic Affairs, to speed development of a cloud-connected, highly-sensitive, accurate and unique Lateral Flow Test (LFT) to be used in the fight against the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus.
First-ever supply chain for graphene Hall Effect sensors
Paragraf is helping to realise an industry first by implementing a supply chain for graphene Hall-Effect sensors used in high temperature Power Electronics, Electric Machines and Drives (PEMD) within the aerospace sector.
Curved side-mounted capacitive touch sensor for mobiles
Fingerprint Cards (Fingerprints) has announced the launch of a new, slim and curved capacitive touch sensor for biometric authentication. Following the success of the FPC1540 sensor, the uniquely curved FPC1542 sensor hopes to enable innovation in the latest borderless smartphone designs.
Gocator 3520 model added to smart 3D snapshot sensors
LMI Technologies (LMI), has announced the official launch of the Gocator 3520 smart 3D snapshot sensor. The latest addition to our industry leading series of 5-megapixel 3D snapshot sensors, the Gocator 3520 introduces an expanded field of view with the same high XY resolutions, short exposure times, and fast data acquisition rates required to achieve metrology-grade inline quality inspection.
New touchless UI solution for safe and hygienic touchscreens
GTK has launched a new touchless UI solution that means OEMs can design an interface that does not need direct physical contact by the end user.
Melexis announces combined sensor for smart tyres
Melexis has unveiled the MLX91805 smart tyre sensor to help OEMs prepare for the forthcoming extension of mandatory tyre-pressure monitoring to include commercial vehicles, and to enable future generations of smart tyres.
Applications for ezpyro SMD+ pyroelectric sensor system
Pyreos has announced a new broader range of applications with its ezPyro SMD+ series, bringing fast and accurate detection in a small, low cost integrated subsystem to a wider range of anaesthetic, refrigerant and exhaust gases as well as foodstuff analysis, including fats, sugars, alcohols and proteins.