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STMicroelectronics Helps Social-Fitness Fans Stay Motivated with Smart Motion Sensors

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and the leading supplier of MEMS sensors for consumer products, is helping social-fitness fans stay motivated with innovative, smart motion sensors that enable always-on tracking applications to run for longer and record progress more accurately.

3 Jan 2017

Himax Launches HM5530 UltraSenseIR BSI CMOS Image Sensor for Computer Vision and NIR Imaging Camera

Himax Imaging, Inc., a subsidiary of Himax Technologies, Inc. (“Himax” or the “Company”), a leading global supplier and fabless manufacturer of display drivers and other semiconductor products, today announced the HM5530 UltraSenseIR™ product, a low power and low noise 5.5 Megapixel Back Side Illuminated (“BSI”) CMOS Image Sensor (“CIS”) with more than 40% quantum efficiency in the Near Infrared (“NIR”) spectrum enabling the next generation of embedded computer vision applications such as 3D camera, autonomous navigation, event and pattern recognition and human-machine interaction.

From Himax Technologies, Inc. 28 Dec 2016

CES 2017 to Feature IDEX’ Full Suite of Fingerprint Sensor Solutions

IDEX ASA, a leading developer of advanced fingerprint solutions for mass markets, will demonstrate a full suite of its fingerprint sensor solutions at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on 5-8 January.

26 Dec 2016

New nMIS Sensor Detects Biomolecules More Accurately than Ever Before

Microfluidic platforms have revolutionized medical diagnostics in recent years. Instead of sending blood or urine samples off to a laboratory for analysis, doctors can test a single drop of a patient's blood or urine for various diseases at point-of-care without the need for expensive instruments.

23 Dec 2016

TDK Acquires InvenSense to Promote Growth of Sensor and Actuator Products

TDK Corporation and InvenSense, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement today wherein TDK agrees to acquire all of the outstanding InvenSense shares for cash at an acquisition price of USD 13.00 per InvenSense share, for a total acquisition price of USD 1.3 billion.

22 Dec 2016

ON Semiconductor demonstrates complete USB Type-C solutions for rapid charging and high-speed data transfer at CES 2017

ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON), driving energy efficient innovations, will be showcasing its portfolio of solutions for the effective implementation of USB Type-C applications at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. USB Type-C is the rapidly emerging default industry-standard for wired smart and rapid charging and high-speed data transmission to support applications such as high definition video and augmented and virtual reality.

From ON Semiconductor 21 Dec 2016

Phytoplankton Cycles Viewed Through Space-Based Sensor

Scientists succeeded in getting their first continuous look at the boom-bust cycles that drive polar plankton communities by using a space-based sensor capable of seeing through darkness, clouds and fog.

20 Dec 2016

Modular Linear Detector Arrays for Quick and Accurate Inspection of Large-scale Objects.

X-Scan M series makes quick and accurate inspection of large-scale objects easy. The modular linear detector arrays are scalable to different inspection system lengths up to 4.1 meters with one controller and single Gigabit Ethernet interface. With network connected units even longer scanners can be built efficiently for high-energy applications.

From Detection Technology, Inc. 19 Dec 2016

High Precision Custom Beamsplitters

Optical Surfaces Ltd. is a manufacturer and supplier of high precision, custom beamsplitters and beamsplitting assemblies to leading spectroscopy, interferometry and imaging companies worldwide looking to enhance the performance of their instruments.

19 Dec 2016

Researchers Working on New CMOS Image Sensors to Improve Speed and Image Quality

If you want to capture a super-slo-mo film of the nanosecond dynamics of a bullet impact, or see a football replay in fanatical detail and rich color, researchers are working on an image sensor for you.

19 Dec 2016

Renesas Announces New Safety Microcontrollers to Accelerate Realization of Autonomous Driving

Renesas has notified that it has added the final variants to a group of microcontrollers; these safetey MCUs are configured to be suitable for as elements on the path to autonomous driving – they are positioned as low-end models in the RH850/P1x-C series.

19 Dec 2016

HButler to Unveil World’s Thinnest and Smallest Bluetooth Trackers at CES 2017

The world’s thinnest and smallest Bluetooth trackers will be unveiled by Australian wearable tech company HButler, via its brand Orbit, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), a global consumer electronics and consumer technology tradeshow in Las Vegas, Nevada from January 5th to 8th, 2017.

19 Dec 2016

Sensors News

STMicroelectronics Helps Social-Fitness Fans Stay Motivated with Smart Motion Sensors

Himax Launches HM5530 UltraSenseIR BSI CMOS Image Sensor for Computer Vision and NIR Imaging Camera

CES 2017 to Feature IDEX’ Full Suite of Fingerprint Sensor Solutions

New nMIS Sensor Detects Biomolecules More Accurately than Ever Before

TDK Acquires InvenSense to Promote Growth of Sensor and Actuator Products

ON Semiconductor demonstrates complete USB Type-C solutions for rapid charging and high-speed data transfer at CES 2017

Phytoplankton Cycles Viewed Through Space-Based Sensor

Modular Linear Detector Arrays for Quick and Accurate Inspection of Large-scale Objects.

High Precision Custom Beamsplitters

Researchers Working on New CMOS Image Sensors to Improve Speed and Image Quality

Renesas Announces New Safety Microcontrollers to Accelerate Realization of Autonomous Driving

HButler to Unveil World’s Thinnest and Smallest Bluetooth Trackers at CES 2017

Researchers Achieve One-End-Access Real-Time Distributed Brillouin Sensing

ON Semiconductor Gains CES Recognition for Ingenuity in both Internet of Things & Wireless Medical Technology

Pressure Sensors with Digital i2C Interface Enable Faster Machine Commissioning Times and Reduced Downtime

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