Sensors
Flicker detect improves mobile phone picture quality
Worldwide supplier of high performance sensor solutions, ams, has introduced a new colour (RGB), proximity and flicker detection sensor, the TCS3707, which reportedly enables a mobile phone camera to take clean, unblemished photo-graphs in artificial lighting scenes.
ISO 26262:2018 training added to tool suite for automotive
Specialist in standards compliance, automated software verification, software code analysis, and test tools, LDRA, has announced the addition of training in the ISO 26262:2018 functional safety standard to its growing education portfolio. The new courses complement existing courses in the MISRA language subsets, consultancy services relating to the application of ISO 26262 and SAE J3061, and the LDRA tool suite for Automotive.
First automotive grade single-chip VGA ToF sensor announced
Melexis has announced availability of the single-chip Automotive grade VGA Time-of-Flight (ToF) image sensor for applications such as in-car and exterior monitoring. The MLX75027 is a system-on-chip solution, providing VGA (640x480 pixel) resolution image sensing and processing in a single BGA package.
Capacitive touch HMI reference design with LED animation
Get an overview of the capacitive touch user interface reference design with proximity sensing and LED animation for appliances.
Enhanced tool suite for automotive helps mitigate risk
Software quality experts in the areas of functional safety, security, and standards compliance, LDRA, has introduced an enhanced version of the LDRA tool suite for Automotive that helps customers reduce cost, effort, and time of complying with the latest release of the ISO 26262 functional safety standard.
Next-generation of 8MP image sensors for smartphone cameras
OmniVision has announced the OV08B - the latest generation of its 1.12 micron, 8 megapixel (MP) image sensor family, designed for the broad smartphone camera markets. This new image sensor supports mainstream selfie imaging, as well as multicamera configurations.
Photonic sensors market to rise at a CAGR of 7.2% by 2026
Key insights on the global photonic sensors and detectors market have been delivered by Future Market Insights in a new report titled ‘Photonic Sensors and Detectors Market: Global Industry Analysis & Opportunity Assessment, 2016-2026’. The global photonic sensors and detectors market was valued at $22.5bn in 2015 and is expected to register a CAGR of 7.2% during the forecast period (2016–2026).
Image sensor offers high performance for smartphones
OmniVision has announced the OV32A, its first 0.8 micron pixel image sensor with 32 megapixel (MP) resolution, built on OmniVision’s PureCel Plus stacked die technology. This new sensor offers performance for high end smartphones.
Sensor with flicker detect boosts camera performance in IoT devices
STMicroelectronics has released a full colour Ambient Light Sensor (ALS) that helps smartphones take better pictures and present more visually accurate data on screen displays.
New generation of self-powered building blocks for the IoT
EnOcean will be presenting technical innovations that further drive the use of energy harvesting sensor solutions for digitalising buildings at ISH 2019 (11th-15th March, Frankfurt am Main). At the EnOcean Alliance partner booth (Hall 10.3 Booth C60), the developer of self-powered wireless technology will exhibit its proven PTM switch module now with an integrated NFC interface. This will enable installers to incorporate self-...