LED driver sheds light on animation effects Andy Pratt April 10, 2019 Design Sources / Software, ICs & Semiconductors Smooth animation effects in wearable electronics and appliances - where the light fades in and fades or dims in increments (known as colour chasing or deep breathing) – can be achieved using STMicroelectronics ...
Maxim’s Heart-Rate Sensor Designed Into Fujitsu Connected Technologies’ New Raku Raku Smartphone F-01L for Seniors Andy Pratt March 15, 2019 Comms / Bluetooth / Wireless, ICs & Semiconductors, Industry News, Sensors MAX30101 enables users to measure stress levels and arterial ageing Maxim Integrated has announced that its MAX30101 heart-rate sensor is integrated into the new Raku Raku Smartphone F-01L from Fujitsu Connect...
Water-resistant MEMS pressure sensors meet consumer budgets Andy Pratt March 13, 2019 ICs & Semiconductors, Sensors Water-resistant MEMS pressure sensors, the LPS33W series from STMicroelectronics, exhibit chemical compatibility, stability, and accuracy for use in applications as diverse as fitness trackers and other wearabl...
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...
