Colour ambient light sensor has flicker-detect to enhance cameras Andy Pratt February 20, 2019 ICs & Semiconductors, Sensors Low-power and miniature multi-spectral colour sensors can be integrated and hidden to adjust screen colour temperature and brightness in bezel-less smartphones, says STMicroelectronics. The VD6281 full-colour ...
Low-cost RFID ICs bring flexible electronics to everyday objects Andy Pratt February 8, 2019 ICs & Semiconductors Cost-effective digital traceability and interactivity can be introduced to everyday objects with the ConnectIC family of flexible RFID circuits, says PragmatIC. The flexible IC company introduces the fir...
Wearable Technology Takes Advantage of Low Power Conversion in Health and Wellbeing Andy Pratt January 22, 2019 Blog, ICs & Semiconductors, Power Once as simple as a walking or running step counter – or pedometer – wearable devices have become more advanced - or smart - seemingly overnight. From vibration-from-speech generating vests for the deaf to Goog...
PMIC is sensitive for optical measurements in wearables Andy Pratt January 14, 2019 ICs & Semiconductors, Wearable Battery time in always-on wearable and IoT devices can be extended, says Maxim Integrated Products, with the integrated MAX20345 power management IC (PMIC). It integrates a lithium charger and uses an architect...
ams shrinks distance measurement and proximity sensing sensor Andy Pratt January 9, 2019 ICs & Semiconductors, Sensors Claimed to be the world’s smallest 1D time of flight sensor (ToF), the TMF8701 has been introduced by ams. The integrated 1D time-of-flight distance measurement and proximity sensing module can implement prese...
Low power IMU has intuitive activity, context and gesture recognition Andy Pratt January 8, 2019 Comms / Bluetooth / Wireless, ICs & Semiconductors, Sensors Adding to its BMI260 family of inertial measurement units (IMUs), Bosch launches th BM1270 at CES 2019 (booth 14020) this week. It is optimised for wearable and hearable applications and is available with cont...
Mouser ships Analog Devices’ mini industrial IMUs to navigate IoT devices Andy Pratt December 18, 2018 ICs & Semiconductors Distributor, Mouser Electronics now stocks the ADIS1647x precision industrial inertial measurement units (IMUs) from Analog Devices. They are used for navigation and safety in industrial and IoT applications, u...
IoT module makes global comms design accessibility Andy Pratt December 13, 2018 ICs & Semiconductors Claiming to make cellular IoT accessible to any application, Nordic Semiconductor announces that its nRF91 Series cellular IoT module is available through major global distributors. The nRF9160 is available fr...
Infineon provides EMV-payments to fashion accessories Andy Pratt November 27, 2018 Comms / Bluetooth / Wireless, Design Sources / Software, ICs & Semiconductors, Industry News Secured payment functionality can be integrated into fashion accessories using the Infineon Technologies’ EMV-based payment solutions for key chains, rings, wristbands or bracelets. The Secora Pay W for Smart P...
MEMS pressure sensor can eliminate one-point calibration to increase efficiency Andy Pratt November 23, 2018 ICs & Semiconductors, Sensors Claimed to be so accurate and stable that manufacturers can eliminate one-point calibration (OPC) after soldering to increase throughput and efficiency, the LPS22HH is a MEMS piezoelectric absolute pressure sen...
