Sensors
Hall sensor IC is targeted at automotive applications
The ALS31000 from Allegro MicroSystems is a unidirectional linear Hall sensor IC targeted at automotive and industrial applications such as displacement and angular position sensing which require high-accuracy operation combined with a small package size. The accuracy of this factory-programmed device is enhanced via end-of-line programming of the temperature coefficient to optimise both sensitivity and quiescent voltage output across the fu...
Solid-state multi-ion sensor aids IoT applications
At IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) in San Francisco, imec debuted a miniaturised sensor that simultaneously determines pH and chloride (Cl-)levels in fluid. This innovation is a must have for accurate long-term measurement of ion concentrations in applications such as environmental monitoring, precision agriculture and diagnostics for personalised healthcare.
Sensor technology may be relevant for EV batteries
Engineers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed a concept for current and voltage sensors for batteries that might become particularly relevant for electric vehicles (EV). An EV battery is made up of individual blocks, each of which contain up to twelve cells. Typically, each cell is monitored by its own voltage sensor. Designed by Philip Dost, the new system requires only one single voltage sensor, thus reducing overall weight and costs...
Wireless vibration sensor boasts fast data updates
An ISA100 Wireless-based field wireless vibration sensor from Yokogawa has the ability to quickly update data as well as a long battery life. ISA100 Wireless is a technology that is based on the ISA100.11a standard. It includes ISA100.11a-2011 communications, an application layer with process control industry standard objects, device descriptions and capabilities, a gateway interface, infrared provisioning, and a backbone router.
Take your pick in the new ‘Amazon Go’ stores
Imagine a world without cashiers, tills and mainly, queues. Well this world could become a reality with the new Amazon Go store. The online retailer has devised a store with no checkout required.
Carv up the snow with the winter wearable digital ski coach
With the support of Robotae, a robotics and mechatronics consultancy, Motion Metrics has developed Carv – the world’s first digital ski coach that uses a smart boot insert to capture motion and pressure. The idea for a ski coach came to co-founder Jamie Grant during his PhD at Imperial College London.
Absolute magnetic sensing head offers high resolution
Linear or rotative, absolute or incremental – the absolute magnetic sensing head AKS16 offers versatility and high resolution up to 18-bit. In conjunction with the corresponding scales BOGEN offers a cost-efficient solution for absolute measurement of linear and rotary motions.
Sensor provides stability for industrial and drone applications
The availability of the MMC5883MA 3 Axis Magnetic Sensor has been announced by MEMSIC. The newest member of MEMSIC’s Anisotropic Magneto Resistive (AMR) based Magnetic Sensor family, it provides the industry’s highest accuracy, lowest noise and lowest power consumption.
Analogue process suited for low noise sensing applications
The availability of ams' High Performance Analogue Low Noise CMOS process (A30) has been announced. The A30 process is realised as an optical shrink by a factor of 0.9 from ams’ advanced 0.35μm High-Voltage CMOS process family.
Global growth opportunities for sensors through IoT
Sensors are experiencing large-scale deployment in diverse end-user applications across verticals in standalone, integrated, combined, embedded and, more recently, wearable and ingestibles. Sensors are transforming to be highly intelligent with analytical and decision-making capability at the edge.