Sensors
Mass Flow Sensors Establish New Performance Standards
Posifa Microsystems, Inc. today unveiled its new line of Low-flow Mass Air Flow Sensor. The PMF2000 family, which incorporates the latest MEMS and microelectronics innovations, eliminates the field failures associated with pressure shock, humidity and contamination that have for years plagued other manufacturers.
New pressure sensor
ETLG Inertial Aerosystems announce a new Integrated Pressure Sensor providing a high level millivolt output with excellent stability. The sensor is directed towards Original Equipment Manufacturers and other designers who require a compact, high performance pressure sensor element as part of their design.
TI delivers fully integrated ultrasonic signal conditioner for automotive parking distance applications
Texas Instruments Incorporated today introduced a fully integrated, programmable solution for driving ultrasonic transducers in automotive park distance, blind-spot detection or similar object detection applications. With its highly configurable burst generator, low-noise amplifier and 12-bit successive-approximation-register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC), the PGA450-Q1 provides for processing the echo signals and calculating the distan...
OmniVision Expands Native 1080p High Definition CameraChip Line-up with 1/6-inch OV2722
OmniVision Technologies, Inc. today introduced the OV2722, the Company’s second-generation native 1080p high-definition CMOS image sensor, designed specifically for ultra-portable applications where high performance and low profile are critical.
Plessey launches an ultra-low cost version of its award winning EPIC sensor for high volume consumer applications at Chicago Sensor Expo 2012
Plessey Semiconductors announced today the release of the PS25451, an ultra-low cost version of its award winning EPIC sensor that provides remote sensing for high volume consumer markets. A novel electrode design has been devised to replace the expensive titanium dioxide electrodes currently used for the higher end, medical applications of EPIC technology.
Highly integrated, rugged magnetic sensor has discrete protection components incorporated into IC package
The MLX90364 Triaxis is a high accuracy linear and angular position sensor, from Melexis, which eliminates need for inclusion of a printed circuit board (PCB) within sensing modules. This device is based on a dual mold package construction, which integrates a 12-bit resolution position sensing die together with the decoupling capacitors necessary to meet the strenuous electro-static discharge (ESD) and electromagnetic compliance (EMC) requirement...
16-Megapixel CameraChip Sensors For DSC/DVC and High-End Smartphone Applications
OmniVision Technologies, Inc. today announced the OV16820 and OV16825, two 16-megapixel CameraChip sensor that support 16-megapixel burst photography and can capture 4K2K video, or Quad Full High Definition, at 60 frames per second.
ETLG introduce the Honeywell HMC5983 designed for low-field magnetic sensing
ETLG Ltd (Inertial Aerosystems) introduces the latest member to the magnetics family, the Honeywell HMC5983, available Q4 2011. The HMC5983 is a temperature compensated three-axis integrated circuit e-compass designed for low-field magnetic sensing for a wide range of applications, including mobile phones, tablets, netbooks, automotive navigation systems and personal navigation devices.
More car manufacturers in step with higher pedestrian safety standards
In the latest set of Euro NCAP results, the BMW 3 Series, Hyundai i30, Mazda CX-5 and Peugeot 208 have received Euro NCAP’s maximum five star rating. All four vehicles show that car makers are rising to Euro NCAP’s challenging 2012 5 star requirements, especially in the area of pedestrian protection where the thresholds have been significantly increased this year.
High-current/high-temperature linear Hall-effect current sensor IC is optimised for 3.3 V operation
The new ACS759 from Allegro MicroSystems is a high-current/high-temperature linear Hall-effect current sensor IC that provides an economical and precise solution for AC or DC current sensing in 3.3 V supply applications.