Sensors
MEMS sensors ensure vehicle safety
The increasingly electronic nature of modern cars means that there are more automatic safety systems than ever before. These systems require accurate input about the car’s movement to determine when the car is moving (or will move) in a potentially unsafe way, in order to trigger the appropriate response, be it deploying the airbags or applying the handbrake.
ON establishes advanced sensor design centre in Europe
ON Semiconductor announced it is establishing a new sensor fusion design centre in Europe. This team has combined experience of more than 1,200 years in silicon design for digital and analog technologies. The centre positions ON Semiconductor to extend its market leadership in image sensors for automotive ADAS and viewing applications with new capabilities in imaging and video signal processing for automated driving systems.
UWB Radar provides a scalable sensor development platform
Novelda announced the XeThru Developer Platform for sensing applications based on its second-generation X4 UWB impulse radar SoC. With this technology, OEMs and system developers can easily implement sophisticated sensors that can detect small movements, determine presence and room occupancy, and monitor respiration and other human vital signs with unprecedented accuracy and discrimination.
0˚ to 360˚ angle sensor ICs provide contactless information
Allegro MicroSystems Europe has introduced two new 0˚ to 360˚ angle sensor ICs that provide contactless high-resolution angular position information based on magnetic Circular Vertical Hall (CVH) technology. Allegro’s A1337 and A1338 devices have a SoC architecture that includes: a CVH front end, digital signal processing, and digital SPI and SENT or PWM outputs.
Aerospace proximity sensors cut maintenance costs
A series of new patented IHM (Integrated Health Monitoring) Aerospace Proximity Sensors for harsh duty aircraft applications are now available in Europe through TTI. The IHM Series are non-contact devices designed to sense the presence or absence of a target, providing on/off output, plus they can also be configured with an optional health monitoring output to the host system.
Colour sensor module provides design flexibility
The TMD3700 proximity and colour sensor module from ams is in stock at Mouser Electronics. The sensor module senses RGB colour, ambient light, and proximity to provide OEMs with design flexibility and the ability to provide a better display viewing experience. The sensor module’s performance and small space requirements are optimal for next-generation mobile devices with ultra-thin profiles and narrow bezels.
Sensor brings multi-object detection to mobile applications
STMicroelectronics has released its third-generation laser-ranging sensor based on its industry-leading FlightSense technology. The VL53L1 sensor benefits from new patented silicon- and module-level architectures, adding for the first time, optical lenses to the module. This combination boosts core performance while ¬introducing many new features including multi-target detection, cover-glass crosstalk immunity at long distance, and programmab...
A promising future for sensors
The MEMS & sensor offering has never been so diverse. Inertial, pressure, temperature, (bio-)chemical and gas sensors as well as microphones, fingerprint and iris recognition. All devices are part of the IoT revolution. Yole Développement (Yole) analysts are currently noting plenty of excitement within the MEMS & Sensors sector. Dream or reality: what is the status of IoT applications?
Eliminating cyber threat to autonomous cars
Trillium Inc announced the successful closing of its Series A financing round with investments by lead investor Global Brain, Mizuho Capital and DBJ Capital. Trillium designs and provides custom, multi-layer adaptive cyber-security systems, focused in the near-term on automotive needs - but applicable to the entire IoT spectrum. "With funding now in place, we are set to move quickly to market with a robust and urgently needed solution," said Davi...
Living sensors at your fingertips
Engineers and biologists at MIT have teamed up to design a “living material” — a tough, stretchy, biocompatible sheet of hydrogel injected with live cells that are genetically programmed to light up in the presence of certain chemicals. In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers demonstrate the new material’s potential for sensing chemicals, both in the environmen...