Digital Triaxial Gyroscope is Presented as World’s Smallest
January 9, 2012 5:57 am | Product Releases | CommentsBosch Sensortec announced the BMG160 digital triaxial gyroscope for smartphone and gaming applications. Asserted to be the world’s smallest triaxial gyroscope, the part features
LISTED UNDER: Sensors & ActuatorsMaxim’s Optical Sensor Combines Ambient Light and Proximity Sensors to Deliver Optical Fusion
January 3, 2012 8:12 am | Product Releases | CommentsMaxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX44000, a digital ambient-light and infrared proximity sensor that detects light like a human eye. Designed using the company’s proprietary BiCMOS technology, this IC integrates three optical sensors...
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Absolute Rotary Encoders Target DeviceNet and Ethernet-IP-based Systems
December 21, 2011 8:44 am | Product Releases | CommentsPOSITAL's OPTOCODE absolute rotary encoders are available with full support for DeviceNet and EtherNet/IP interface standards. This ensures that these devices can be readily integrated into control systems based on Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley and Schneider PLC’s, providing
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High Stability Infrared Sensor IC Suits Demanding Environments
December 21, 2011 6:35 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe new MLX90616ESF-HCA thermopile sensor addresses common challenge for current high end thermometer guns: their sensitivity to fast temperature changes in their environment.
LISTED UNDER: Sensors & ActuatorsST-TS Series Provides Remote Temperature Sensing
December 19, 2011 8:18 am | Product Releases | CommentsKele Precision Manufacturing is proud to announce the latest addition to its line of thermistors and RTD Sensors, the ST-TS* Series.
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Yassir Ali of Atmel on the Touch Interface
December 15, 2011 4:48 am | Podcasts | CommentsIn this podcast we talk to Yassir Ali of Atmel on the Touch Interface and discuss their maXStylus technology, an active stylus solution for tablets and smartphones.
LISTED UNDER: Optoelectronics & Displays | Sensors & Actuatorsaustriamicrosystems supplies light sensors in high volume for Samsung Galaxy smartphones
December 14, 2011 5:33 am | Product Releases | Commentsaustriamicrosystems today announced that the company is supplying high volumes of intelligent ambient light and proximity sensors for four Samsung Galaxy models.
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12-bit Encoder IC Includes Absolute, Incremental and BLDC Motor Commutation Signals
December 14, 2011 4:06 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe iC-MH8 system on chip magnetic encoder device provides fast step response for motor control applications. Combined with a diametrically magnetized permanent magnet, this compact device (QFN28 5x5 package) can be used to
LISTED UNDER: Sensors & ActuatorsThermistor-RTD Sensor Suits Tower Tanks, Hot Water Heater Apps
December 13, 2011 8:05 am | Product Releases | CommentsKele Precision Manufacturing announced the latest addition to its line of thermistors and RTD Sensors, the ST-TS* Series. The ST-TS* Series’ sensing element is a highly stable precision thermistor or platinum RTD.
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The Tinker's Toolbox - Valerie Rothermel-Nelson of Honeywell on Ambient Environmental Sensing
December 13, 2011 5:33 am | Podcasts | CommentsIn this podcast we talk to Valerie Rothermel-Nelson, Senior Global Product Marketing Manager, Thermal Products, of Honeywell Sensing and Control about Ambient Environmental Sensing and the challenges to the design engineer.
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Image Sensor Quantum Efficiency Versus Wavelength Optimization
December 12, 2011 1:31 pm | by Gareth Powell, Pierre Fereyre, e2v semiconductors SAS, France, www.e2v.com | Articles | CommentsTechnology advances applied to improving the performance of traditional front-illuminated CMOS imagers are yielding surprising results.
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Photoelectric Sensor Series Offers Fast Response Time, Multibeam Redundant Detection
December 10, 2011 9:08 am | Product Releases | CommentsPepperl+Fuchs has expanded its family of ML4.2 Series Subminiature Photoelectric Sensors. A number of new models are available to help maximize machine productivity by delivering
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Digital 3-Axis Gyroscope Touts Tininess
December 9, 2011 6:31 am | Stmicroelectronics | Product Releases | CommentsThe L3G3200D from STMicroelectronics enables advanced motion sensing in ever-shrinking form factors by reducing the package size by almost half over current-generation sensors.
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Meggitt Sensing Systems Expands Endevco Piezoresistive Pressure Transducer Offerings
December 8, 2011 6:40 am | Product Releases | CommentsMeggitt Sensing Systems has announced the expansion of its Guaranteed InStock program to now include 19 Endevco high-sensitivity piezoresistive pressure transducer models, with more than 400 units available for immediate shipment.
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Lumidigm chooses OSRAM Pointled as light source in Mercury, Mariner fingerprint sensors
December 7, 2011 5:18 am | Osram Opto Semiconductors | Product Releases | CommentsLumidigm has selected the Pointled from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors as the illumination source in the company’s Mercury and Mariner Fingerprint Sensors (Lumidigm M-Series). Lumidigm has long been at the forefront of the fingerprint sensor market with its proprietary multispectral imaging technology.
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