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ISSCC2014: Imec, Holst Centre and Olympus Demonstrate Low-Power ECG-Acquisition Chip

At this week’s International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC2014), imec and Holst Centre, together with Olympus, demonstrated a low-power single channel implantable electrocardiography (ECG) acquisition chip with analog feature extraction, which enables precise monitoring of the signal activity in a selected frequency band.

From imec Inc. 13 Feb 2014

HIL to Receive MacB Solutions for Testing Weapons Systems Sensors

MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB), a leading National Security company providing innovative engineering and technical products, services and solutions to Defense, Intelligence, Homeland Security and Federal agencies, announced today that it was awarded a subcontract with Leidos to provide real-time hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing services for the United States military. The work will support programs conducted at the Guided Weapons Evaluation Facility (GWEF) at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

12 Feb 2014

Landis+Gyr Leads Smart Metering Systems Market in Finland

Landis+Gyr, the global leader in smart metering and grid management solutions, has led the roll out of smart metering systems to ninety eight percent of Finland’s households. This development places the country as one of the most advanced in Europe in terms of ability to meter electricity consumption at the residential level.

11 Feb 2014

Toplink Pacific Selects DigitalPersona TouchChip TCS1 Sensor for BLUEFiN Mobile Fingerprint Scanner

DigitalPersona, Inc., a trusted partner for biometric identity verification solutions, today announced that Toplink Pacific Pte. Ltd. has selected the DigitalPersona® TouchChip® TCS1 sensor for its BLUEFiN™ mobile fingerprint scanner.

11 Feb 2014

SEMICON Korea 2014 to Feature CyberOptics’ New ReticleSense Airborne Particle Sensor

CyberOptics Corporation, a world leader in intelligent inspection and sensing solutions for electronics assembly and semiconductor process equipment, will unveil the new ReticleSense Airborne Particle Sensor (APSR) at the SEMICON Korea Conference from February 12-14th at Booth # 1403, C Hall, COEX, Seoul, Korea.

11 Feb 2014

Innovative Sensory Feedback Allows Amputee Feel in Real-Time with Artificial Limb

Dennis Aabo Sørensen is the first amputee in the world to feel sensory rich information – in realtime – with a prosthetic hand wired to nerves in his upper arm. Sørensen could grasp objects intuitively and identify what he was touching while blindfolded.

10 Feb 2014

New Method to Measure Quantity and Quality of Sleep Using Flexible Film Sensor

Difficulty falling asleep, frequent waking, poor quality of sleep and a variety of sleep-related breathing problems are very common – they afflict approximately a third of the population.

10 Feb 2014

Comprehensive Report on Global Market for 6 and 9 Axis Sensors

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global 6 and 9 Axis Sensors Market to 2018" report to their offering.

10 Feb 2014

AgustaWestland Awards Contract to Lockheed Martin for UK Apache Targeting and Pilotage System

Lockheed Martin received a $60 million sustainment and support contract from AgustaWestland for the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) system on the U.K.'s Apache AH Mk-1 aircraft.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 10 Feb 2014

GForceTracker’s Head Impact Sensor Receives SLI Hit Count Certification

GForceTracker (GFT) is pleased to announce they are the first sensor company to be Hit Count® Certified by the Boston-based Sports Legacy Institute (SLI), a non-profit organization founded in 2007 by Dr. Robert Cantu and Christopher Nowinski to "solve the concussion crisis" by advancing the study, treatment, and prevention of the effects of brain trauma in athletes and other at-risk groups.

7 Feb 2014

Sensors General News

ISSCC2014: Imec, Holst Centre and Olympus Demonstrate Low-Power ECG-Acquisition Chip

HIL to Receive MacB Solutions for Testing Weapons Systems Sensors

Landis+Gyr Leads Smart Metering Systems Market in Finland

Toplink Pacific Selects DigitalPersona TouchChip TCS1 Sensor for BLUEFiN Mobile Fingerprint Scanner

SEMICON Korea 2014 to Feature CyberOptics’ New ReticleSense Airborne Particle Sensor

Innovative Sensory Feedback Allows Amputee Feel in Real-Time with Artificial Limb

New Method to Measure Quantity and Quality of Sleep Using Flexible Film Sensor

Comprehensive Report on Global Market for 6 and 9 Axis Sensors

AgustaWestland Awards Contract to Lockheed Martin for UK Apache Targeting and Pilotage System

GForceTracker’s Head Impact Sensor Receives SLI Hit Count Certification

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