Category: Sensor
Digital RGB / Ambient Light, Proximity and Photoplethysmography Sensor
Integrated Device Technology (IDT), a wholly owned subsidiary of Renesas Electronics Corporation introduced the OB1203, a fully integrated all-in-one biosensor module for mobile and wearable devices. The OB1203 is the smallest sensor of its kind. In addition to non-invasive measurement...
Continue ReadingAMS AG TCS3701 color and proximity sensor
The TCS3701 is a very-high sensitivity light-to-digital converter The TCS3701 is a very-high sensitivity light-to-digital converter that features ambient light and color (RGB) sensing in parallel with IR proximity detection. The Ambient light and color sensing function provides five...
Continue ReadingNew Broadband Hybrid Silicon-InGaAs Photodetectors
Marktech Optoelectronics, Inc. (Marktech), a privately-held, VOSB-certified, leading designer and manufacturer of standard and custom optoelectronics components and assemblies, including ultraviolet (UV), visible (VIS), near-infrared (NIR), and short-wave infrared (SWIR) emitters,...
Continue ReadingUltra-wide angle thermal MEMS sensor added to range
Omron Electronic Components has added a wide angle 32 x 32 element version of its D6T MEMS Thermal Sensors, offering the widest field of view that Omron has ever delivered. The new Omron D6T-32L-01A can view across 90.0° by 90.0°, able to encompass a wide area such as a whole room...
Continue ReadingThe MLX90821 measures pressures that dip down to 50 mbars
Melexis has designed a relative pressure sensor IC that can operate in and measure very low pressures in automotive applications. The MLX90821 can detect even the smallest vapor leaks—which is a central part of EVAP systems. The device is an SoC (system on a chip) employing MEMS...
Continue ReadingWafer-level camera module measures only 0.65 x 0.65 x 1.158mm
OmniVision Technologies has released a fully packaged, wafer-level camera module measuring just 0.65x0.65mm and 1.158mm tall. Built around the company’s Guinness World Record breaking image sensor, only 0.575mm by 0.575mm, the OVM6948 CameraCubeChip was developed as a disposable...
Continue ReadingCambridge startup Sorex launches particulate sensor
Mass sensing startup Sorex Sensors Ltd. (Cambridge, England) has launched its first product, a particulate sensor along with a development kit. By Peter Clarke @ eenewseurope.com The Sorex sensor is designed for use in air purifier systems and in semiconductor manufacturing equipment,...
Continue ReadingMarktech reflective sensors feature 0.5-1.5mm short detection distance
Marktech Optoelectronics has announced the expansion of its surface-mount family of SWIR reflective sensors. The sensors are suitable for position sensing and detection applications, including card, barcode, edge sensing and money bill readers. Marktech surface-mount SWIR reflective...
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