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New Family of GoControl Communicating Programmable Thermostats from Nortek Security & Control

Nortek Security & Control LLC, a Nortek, Inc. company and a leader in the security and home control markets, introduces the new family of GoControl® communicating programmable thermostats. Serving as a bridge between home control systems and a home’s heating and cooling system, the GoControl Thermostats provide remote control and intelligent programming of all thermostatic functions.

8 Jan 2015

SwingTracker’s Sensor Collects 11,000 Data Points per Second for Motion Analysis

Sports technologists at Diamond Kinetics today announced SwingTracker™, a sensor and accompanying mobile and web tools, providing quantitative analysis and mechanics diagnostics for performance improvement in baseball or softball.

8 Jan 2015

Global Fingerprint Sensors Market Forecast to Reach $14.35 Billion in 2020

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Fingerprint Sensors Market by Type, Material, Application, and Geography - Global Trends & Forecasts to 2014 - 2020" report to their offering.

8 Jan 2015

Taiwan Biophotonic Releases DOE Reflective Sensor for Fingerless Wrist-Worn Pulse Oximeters

Taiwan Biophotonic Co., a leading provider of non-invasive vital signs sensing solutions, today announced the release of its DOE reflective sensor for fingerless wrist-worn pulse oximeters, which makes a quantum leap forward in the wearable healthcare and medical devices.

8 Jan 2015

HARMAN’s Clari-Fi Music Restoration Technology Ported to Cadence Tensilica HiFi Audio/Voice DSP Family

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced that HARMAN’s Clari-Fi™ music restoration technology has been ported to the Cadence® Tensilica® HiFi Audio/Voice digital signal processor (DSP) family.

8 Jan 2015

CoorsTek Sensors to Offer Particulate Matter Sensor Solutions with Acquisition of Pegasor

CoorsTek Sensors, the CoorsTek company that develops and deploys smart sensors across diverse markets to improve our environment, today announced that it had acquired sensor company Pegasor, Oy of Tampere, Finland.

8 Jan 2015

NOMi Introduces Brickstream 3D+ Analytics Sensor

NOMi, the dominant in-store marketing and analytics provider, today announced the latest addition to their family of smart sensors, the Brickstream™ 3D+. The integration of Video, Wi-Fi and iBeacon technologies into a single sensor will enable retailers to leverage one infrastructure for their analytics and marketing needs.

8 Jan 2015

CES 2015: SPEC Sensors Introduces Gas Sensor Developer Kit for Smart Home and Wearables OEMs

SPEC Sensors is making it easy for Smart Home and Wearable OEMs to integrate gas sensing in their products. SPEC Sensors™ are small size/low profile high-performance electrochemical gas sensors available at mass market volumes and prices. The Gas Sensor Developer Kit will allow Smart Home and Wearables OEMs to quickly evaluate these new gas sensing products in the lab and add it to their design(s).

7 Jan 2015

Cadence Introduces Tensilica HiFi 4 Audio/Voice Digital Signal Processor IP Core for SoC Designs

Cadence Design Systems, Inc., today announced the Cadence® Tensilica® HiFi 4 audio/voice digital signal processor (DSP) intellectual property (IP) core for system-on-chip (SoC) designs, which offers the industry’s highest performance licensable digital signal processing (DSP) core for 32-bit audio/voice processing.

7 Jan 2015

Solar Radio Chip Detects Break-In Attempts and Open Windows

A new kind of radio chip is intended to warn when windows are left open. This way, you can avoid having the heat go out the window on cold days. The sensor also detects break-in attempts early on. The key: This maintenance-free chip powers up with energy supplied by solar power.

7 Jan 2015

ON Semiconductor Showcases Fully-Functional 3D Stacked CMOS Imaging Sensor at CES 2015

ON Semiconductor, driving energy efficient innovations, has successfully characterized and demonstrated its first fully-functional stacked CMOS imaging sensor featuring a smaller die footprint, higher pixel performance and better power consumption compared to traditional monolithic non-stacked designs.

From ON Semiconductor 7 Jan 2015

FLIR Systems Introduces Next Generation of Sixth Sense Products at CES 2015

FLIR Systems, Inc. announced three new products today at the Consumer Electronics Show, designed to enhance personal awareness at home, work, and play: A second generation FLIR ONE for Android and iOS devices, the C2 Compact Professional Thermal Camera, and new additions to the Raymarine Dragonfly Fishfinder product line.

7 Jan 2015

Potential for Sensors in Shale Gas Industry Expected to Increase Significantly

Sensors play a critical role in the oil and gas industry, and thus in the shale gas sector. Currently, most shale gas production occurs in North America (United States and Canada), as production in other countries has not yet commenced due to governmental bans on fracking and strong public opposition.

7 Jan 2015

LG Achieves Mass Production Run Rate for Silver Nanowire-Based Touch Panels using Cambrios’ ClearOhm® Ink

Cambrios Technologies Corporation, the leader in silver nanowire-based solutions for the transparent conductor markets, and the CEM (Chemical & Electronic Material) Business Division of LG Electronics (LG), today announced that LG has achieved a mass production run rate exceeding a million units per year for its silver nanowire-based touch panels.

7 Jan 2015

CES 2015: EgisTec to Showcase Newest Portfolio of Fingerprint IC Sensor and SmartBand

Egis Technology Inc. (EgisTec), a leading fingerprint sensor technology provider, will be showcasing their newest portfolio of fingerprint IC sensor, module, SmartBand, and VDI box at the 2015 International Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas from January 6th to the 9th.

7 Jan 2015

Sensors News

New Family of GoControl Communicating Programmable Thermostats from Nortek Security & Control

SwingTracker’s Sensor Collects 11,000 Data Points per Second for Motion Analysis

Global Fingerprint Sensors Market Forecast to Reach $14.35 Billion in 2020

Taiwan Biophotonic Releases DOE Reflective Sensor for Fingerless Wrist-Worn Pulse Oximeters

HARMAN’s Clari-Fi Music Restoration Technology Ported to Cadence Tensilica HiFi Audio/Voice DSP Family

CoorsTek Sensors to Offer Particulate Matter Sensor Solutions with Acquisition of Pegasor

NOMi Introduces Brickstream 3D+ Analytics Sensor

CES 2015: SPEC Sensors Introduces Gas Sensor Developer Kit for Smart Home and Wearables OEMs

Cadence Introduces Tensilica HiFi 4 Audio/Voice Digital Signal Processor IP Core for SoC Designs

Solar Radio Chip Detects Break-In Attempts and Open Windows

ON Semiconductor Showcases Fully-Functional 3D Stacked CMOS Imaging Sensor at CES 2015

FLIR Systems Introduces Next Generation of Sixth Sense Products at CES 2015

Potential for Sensors in Shale Gas Industry Expected to Increase Significantly

LG Achieves Mass Production Run Rate for Silver Nanowire-Based Touch Panels using Cambrios’ ClearOhm® Ink

CES 2015: EgisTec to Showcase Newest Portfolio of Fingerprint IC Sensor and SmartBand

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