Sensors

Melexis advances the state of the art in contact-less current sensing for renewable energy, Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) and Electric Vehicle (EV) applications. The MLX91209 is a fully customer programmable monolithic sensor IC packaged in a standard SIP package and providing a high speed analog output signal proportional to the external applied flux density. The MLX91209 enables the user to construct a precise and programmable current sensor so...

Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. has developed three new image sensors that feature a high-speed charge transfer structure in each pixel to enable high-precision TOF (time-of-flight) distance measurements. The S11961-01CR is the industry’s first linear image sensor for TOF distance measurement, and the S11962-01CR and S11963-01CR are area image sensors for 3D distance-measuring cameras.

The issue of maximum car payloads tends to arise particularly before long holiday drives for private car users or on a day-to-day basis in the transport industry. As part of ongoing development activities, international automotive supplier Continental is widening the range of functions available with its tire pressure sensors.

Micronas expands its HAL 36xy sensor family for multidimensional magnetic field measurement based on the 3D HAL technology by the new HAL 3675. This sensor family enables the measurement of magnetic fields in parallel to the chip surface by the use of vertical Hall plates.

The new A1359 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a programmable linear Hall-effect sensor IC with a dual analogue/PWM output that makes it ideal for applications requiring output redundancy. The new device has been designed for use in applications, such as displacement and angular position sensing, that require high accuracy in conjunction with redundant outputs. This is achieved in the dual tracking output of the A1359, where the PWM output tra...

Standex-Meder Electronics has announced the introduction of its new MK27 magnetically activated reed sensor, equipped with a robust aluminium housing that protects the magnet and sensor from extreme environmental conditions as well as against vandalism or sabotage.

The Swiss sensor manufacturer Sensirion recently added new differential pressure sensors to its proven SDP600 series. The SDP601 and SDP611 sensors are differential pressure sensors specifically calibrated for measuring mass flow in a bypass configuration.

Agilent Technologies has introduced the Agilent U8480 Series, the world's fastest USB thermocouple power sensors. Based on the same front-end design as the Agilent 8480 and N8480 Series power sensors, the new U8480 Series offers improved specifications, including a measurement speed of 400 readings per second, 10 times faster than the legacy series.

The MLX75030 from Melexis is a universal active light sensor interface which has been designed to allow easy implementation of robust multi-channel, close range optical sensing systems into difficult operational environments. It incorporates four independent simultaneously operating light measurement channels;two taking care of reflection and the other two for ambient light measurement. This makes the device highly optimized for inclusion in huma...

Bosch Sensortec has developed a compact triaxial magnetic field sensor measuring the terrestrial magnetic field. The BMM150 is Bosch Sensortec’s first product implemented in the new Wafer Level Chip Scale Package, resulting in an extremely small footprint of only 1.56 x 1.56 mm2 and a height of just 0.6 mm. The utilization of Bosch’s innovative FlipCore measurement technology provides superior properties with respect to power consumption and ...