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Motion Sensor Market Estimated to Reach $1 Billion by 2014

According to iSuppli research, shipments in the global market for motion sensor devices will quintuple by the year 2014 due to the increase in demand from end use markets such as smartphones. The sensor devices are primarily used in smartphone devices and their operating systems that increasingly using navigation and motion command applications.

11 May 2010

EDN Award for Analog’s Current-To-Digital Converter for CT Scanner

Analog Devices (ADI), the top vendor for high performance semiconductors used in signal processing applications was nominated for the Innovation of the Year Award for 2009 for the Analog Front End IC group for its current to digital converter, the ADAS1128 used in computer tomography (CT) scanners.

11 May 2010

Global Markets and Technologies Reports on People Screening Portals for 2010–2014

Reportlinker has recently released the 2010-2014 global markets and technologies report for the People Screening Portals domain.

11 May 2010

Axcess Wireless ID System Helps Personnel Security Authorization

The leading wireless ID vendor Axcess International has recently introduced its physical security system that finds out in real time whether persons in a facility are in possession of the right ID and are authorized to be present in a particular place.

10 May 2010

Motion Control and Automation Products Distributor Acquired by Kaman

The national automation and motion control distributor Minarik has been acquired by Kaman Industrial Technologies (KIT) who is Kaman Corporation’s subsidiary.

5 May 2010

IXYS Reference Designs to be Showcased at PCIM Europe 2010

IXYS, a leading vendor in MCUs, mixed signal ICs, and power semiconductors for enhanced power management, has recently launched new reference designs that will be exhibited during the Nuremberg, Germany based PCIM Europe 2010 show.

4 May 2010

Cypress TrueTouch for Smart Touch Screen Solutions

Cypress Semiconductor has announced a new feature that supports hover detection in its capacitive touchscreen technology

29 Apr 2010

Southampton University’s Radio-Based Sensor Probes to Predict Landslides

Fist-sized sensor probes developed by Dr Kirk Martinez at the University of Southampton’s School of Electronics and Computer Science and Geography Professor Jane Hart have been installed in Mexico’s Los Laureles Canyon, a region that is always under water caused by mud slides and heavy downpours. Dr Martinez was the first to make sensor-based probes in 2003 for monitoring movement of the glacier.

27 Apr 2010

SII Improves Silicon Drift Detectors for Characterization of Nanoparticles

The 50mm² silicon drift detectors (SDD) designs have been customized by SII NanoTechnology USA (SIINT) recently.

26 Apr 2010

SteelSeries Laser Mouse with High-Processing Sensor for Gaming Applications

Game publisher Ubisoft and SteelSeries have jointly provided dedicated branded peripherals that can be used for the forthcoming real-time strategy game R.U.S.E.

21 Apr 2010