Top 5 sensor products in December

Superior Sensor Technology’s helps reduce chemical leaks

Superior Sensor Technology has announced its precise differential pressure sensor technology has the potential of greatly improving the detection of ammonia leaks or clogs in HVAC or industrial refrigeration equipment.

Using an advanced pressure sensor technology, called NimbleSense, the company’s differential pressure sensors achieve extreme pressure measurement accuracy within 0.05% of the selected pressure range. When used in HVAC and industrial equipment, this precise measurement capability enables the system to accurately monitor the pressure drop of ammonia as it flows through the equipment, alerting operators of a possible hazards.

HVAC and other industrial refrigeration equipment manufacturers use ammonia to cool the system.  If leaked, ammonia is extremely hazardous to humans causing eye and skin irritation, headaches, coughing, lung damage and other dangerous side effects. Superior Sensor’s differential pressure sensors can accurately detect changes in ammonia pressure flow at very low-pressure ranges, indicating possible leaks or clogs in the system. Click here to read more.

Melexis releases the magnetic position sensor of the future

The new MLX90376 is an absolute magnetic position sensor IC, handling 360° rotary automotive applications with strong stray field immunity (SFI).

Its dual-stacked die PCB-less version is unique to the market. The device supports system integration up to ASIL D level functional safety, offering state-of-the-art sensing for steering and valve applications. The blend of robustness and performance it offers will be of value for vehicle electrification.

Based on proprietary technology, the MLX90376 belongs to the Triaxis high-end family. Especially designed for demanding steering wheel angle, throttle valve and thermal management valve applications, this IC has a combination of features. These include:

• Option for dual stacked die in a PCB-less solution
• ASIL C Safety Element out of Context (SEooC), supporting up to ASIL D system integration (ISO 26262)
• SFI of up to 5mT (4000A/m) for 360° rotary applications (ISO 11452-8) Click here to read more.

A proven range of motion detection: inertial sensor in vehicle engineering

It has become an essential prerequisite in times of the ongoing “electrification of everything”: Cars, motorbikes, autonomous buses, construction machines and many others will have to feature an increasing number of safety and comfort driver aids.

Comprehensive sensing is crucial to support many purposes like motion detection, positioning, sensor fusion, and inclination detection.

For these purposes, Panasonic Industry Europe developed – and continuously evolves – a 6-axis inertial sensor series that provides installation freedom, additional functionalities to onboard systems with this one-chip-solution, and – being ASIL-B(D)-compliant – a high level of functional safety. Click here to read more.

Fingerprints launches a sensor for access control

To meet the evolving design needs of the growing market for biometric access control, Fingerprints has expanded its fingerprint authentication touch sensor portfolio for physical and logical access devices and applications. 

The FPC1523 is the latest addition to Fingerprints´ growing access control portfolio, which is designed to offer world-leading biometric performance in combination with optimized power consumption. Click here to read more.

Current sense resistors come with two or three pins

Bourns’ model CSM2F series is an extension of the current sense resistor family with four different footprint sizes which include 6918, 7036, 8518, and 8536.

Current sense resistors are growing in popularity due to their high measurement accuracy and relatively low cost compared to other technologies.

This product series complements Bourns’ other circuit conditioning components, such as power inductors and rectifier diodes. Click here to read more.