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Low-power sensor fusion platform seamlessly integrates into wearables
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) and CyweeMotion Ltd., today announced that CyweeMotion’s Sensor Fusion Hub™ software has been optimized for Cadence Tensilica Fusion digital signal...
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3D image sensor chips bring virtual reality to smartphones
In the future, mobile devices will be able to quickly and realistically detect their surroundings in three dimensions (3D). When they do, it will be thanks to the 3D image sensor chips from Infineon...
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Interfacing and using bridge sensors
Sensors such as strain gauges, pressure gauges and some magnetic sensors are often bridge devices. They can be full or half bridge although the bridges are usually made of multiple devices connected...
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Gallery: Electronics in the spotlight at Xponential 2016 unmanned systems...
Though the Xponential unmanned systems exhibition has a reputation for showing off a lot of exotic hardware, there were numerous developments on the electronics front at this year’s event. Themes we...
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Smart Force Sensor Reference Design gives 3D info for HMI gear
Design engineers can now rapidly evaluate and deploy new human-machine interface (HMI) devices using the MAXREFDES82# smart force sensor reference design from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:...
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MEMS revolutionizes sensor landscape
by Bill Schweber Until fairly recently — roughly 15 to 20 years ago — sensors for ubiquitous physical parameters such as pressure, motion, and magnetic fields were relatively large, costly, power...
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MEMS accelerometers perform high resolution vibration measurement for...
Analog Devices announced three-axis, MEMS accelerometers that perform high resolution vibration measurement with very low noise to enable the early detection of structural defects via wireless sensor...
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Analog Devices, Inc. today introduced a breakthrough in switch technology that provides a long-sought replacement for electromechanical relay designs first adopted by the electronics industry more...
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3-axis MEMS accelerometer targets industrial and automotive applications
Murata today announced the SCA3300 series of high performance 3 axis MEMS accelerometers aimed at a broad range of industrial and automotive applications. Measuring 7.6 x 8.6 x 3.3 mm this small...
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AMR sensor offer precise and faster heading determination for industrial and...
MEMSIC Inc. announced the availability of the MMC5883MA 3 Axis Magnetic Sensor. The newest member of MEMSIC’s Anisotropic Magneto Resistive (AMR) based Magnetic Sensor family, it provides the...
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The 10 most popular posts on Analog IC Tips for 2016
We went into our article archives to uncover the most widely read posts on analogictips.com over the past 12 months. Here for your reading (or re-reading?) pleasure are the top 10 stories: How IoT and...
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Temperature Sensors: thermocouple vs. RTD vs. thermistor vs. semiconductor IC
Temperature doesn’t change very quickly, and temperature sensors match that characteristic. Environmental temperature changes are generally slow, on the order of less than 0.1 sec/°C. Typical...
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MEMS sensors extend battery life of devices hosting always-on...
STMicroelectronics has introduced three new sensors, the LIS2DS12 3-axis “pico” accelerometer, LSM6DSL/M 6-axis inertial module, and the new LSM303AH eCompass help track movement continuously with...
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Plugfest interoperability testing event for early adopters of new MIPI I3C...
The MIPI® Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced the successful completion of its first MIPI I3CSM...
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SMD three-axis MEMS accelerometers target industrial uses
Murata Americas today announced the availability of the SCA3300 series high performance 3 axis MEMS accelerometers aimed at a broad range of industrial and automotive applications. Measuring just 7.6...
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Making sense of thermocouples and interfaces (Part 1)
Temperature is the most frequently measured real-world variables, and despite its age, the thermocouples are still among the most-used temperature sensors. They are used in test and measurement...
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Single-chip millimeter wave sensors deliver range accuracy down to >50...
Texas Instruments new mmWave single-chip complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) portfolio includes five solutions across two families of 76- to 81-GHz sensors with a complete end-to-end...
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MEMS accelerometer provides non-linearity below 0.05%
TDK Corporation announces the Tronics AXO215 high-performance MEMS accelerometer that sets the benchmark in terms of miniaturization, reliability and inertial sensing performance in harsh environments....
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Angle sensor chip accurate to ±0.2°
TDK Corporation presents the new TMR angle sensor TAD2141 with digital output. The new sensor offers a guaranteed accuracy of ±0.2° and at room temperature achieves the industry’s highest accuracy***...
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Low-jitter, low-power clock chips target coin-cell battery operated IoT sensors
SiTime Corporation introduced the SiT1569 oscillator and SiT1576 Super-TCXO with expanded frequency range. These unique timing solutions, available in a tiny CSP (chip-scale package), enable coin-cell...
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