Sensors

Melexis has announced the MLX92212 family of digital output Hall effect sensors. Built on an advanced CMOS process these AEC-Q100-qualified devices deliver robust, automotive level performance at competitive price points. They also require significantly less operating current than competing devices on the market.

PNI Sensor Corporation has introduced SpacePoint Scout, a development module that offers gaming application developers 9-axis motion tracking technology in one reasonably priced, integrated module. SpacePoint Scout includes a suite of sensors (a 3-axis gyroscope, a 3-axis accelerometer and a 3-axis geomagnetic sensor), highly proven sensor fusion algorithms and an I2C interface for quick implementation.

Molex has announced new customised capacitive fluid-level sensors, a low-cost measuring solution with disposable sensors and reusable electronic circuitry. Designed for measuring fluid or granular material in non-metallic containers, the patent pending sensor electrode design and configurable software provide higher accuracy with lower hardware cost and easier installation.

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. announces a new dual-channel, Hall-effect direction detection sensor IC, providing various digital output signals that indicate speed and direction of a target rotation. The Hall elements are photolithographically aligned to better than 1 μm. Maintaining accurate mechanical location between the two active Hall elements eliminates the major manufacturing hurdle encountered in fine-pitch detection applications. The A...

Willow Technologies Limited introduces GE’s innovative new ultra-thin FL series temperature sensors. The FL incorporates a miniature NTC thermistor chip into a low profile package to meet new demands from the Automotive and Electric Vehicle markets, where sustainable energy is fast becoming key.

Keeping track of dropped and damaged parcels has just got easier – with a new sensor system and app developed by innovative product development firm Cambridge Consultants. Called DropTag, the concept shows at a glance what’s happened to a package in transit.

ULIS announces today that Micro80P, its first 80x80 small pixel pitch high-sensitivity thermal sensor array, is available for sampling. Selected customers have started testing the first units of Micro80P, which is based on amorphous silicon (a-Si) a microbolometer technology industry proven for its reliability. Micro80P aims at improving next-generation motion detection systems and increasing the measurement accuracy of building energy diagnostic...

Saelig Company, Inc has introduced a novel solution to monitor driver fatigue that is based on Plessey’s multi-award winning EPIC sensor technology. An array of EPIC electric potential sensors can be built into a vehicle seat back, with optimal sensing location chosen to eliminate differences in the operators’ height and build. Electrical artifact noise caused by movement is minimized by placing the sensors on the lower part of the seat back,...

Hillcrest Labs announce the newest addition to its family of Freespace Sensor Modules: the FSM-9, a fully-integrated 9-axis inertial measurement unit. The FSM-9 is a turnkey solution that combines MEMS sensor hardware with Hillcrest’s Freespace MotionEngine Universal sensor fusion software and a 32-bit microcontroller in a compact surface-mount package. The FSM-9 is designed to enable fast development of high quality motion controlled products.

Honeywell announced today it has introduced its Inertial Measurement Unit, 6-D Motion Variant, 6DF Series, designed to provide motion, position, and navigational sensing from a durable single device over six degrees of freedom. The six degrees of freedom is achieved by using MEMS technology to sense translational movement in three perpendicular axes (surge, heave, sway) and rotational movement about three perpendicular axes (roll, pitch, yaw). Be...