Crocus ships 1m magnetic sensors in Q3

“Crocus Technology has entered the magnetic sensor market with CTSX products that offer a whole range of important advantages over incumbent solutions, on top of CTSX’s competitive market price. This one million unit shipment indicates the market’s positive reaction to our MLU-based magnetic sensors, which were qualified only three months ago. We have strong products and are generating revenue through our ability to meet a growing demand,” comments LJ. Ristic, VP and GM, Sensor Business Unit, Crocus Technology.

Magnetic sensors are used in wide variety of products from low- to high-performance applications. These applications cover industrial motors that need reliable and accurate data of rotor position to control loads, battery chargers and power tools. They also include a panoply of medical applications from diagnostics to drug delivery. At the lower end of performance, applications include consumer electronics and appliances such as white goods and automatic coffee dispensers.

Crocus’ CTSX magnetic sensor product family consists of multiple architectures that are based on Crocus’ Magnetic Logic Unit, a disruptive CMOS-based rugged magnetic technology. This enables Crocus’ magnetic sensors to exhibit several orders of magnitude of higher sensitivity.

Key advantages to customers include:

• High sensitivity that gives a high analog signal at lower power;
• Low hysteresis that enables precise switching;
• Excellent linearity that eliminates needs for compensation;
• High temperature operation (250°C) that goes beyond standard industrial operational temperature ranges.