Analogue accelerometers sense vibration for industrial and commercial markets

A compact, high-bandwidth design for the KX220 sensor family supports up to ±40g. This makes them suitable for vibration sensing and shock detection in industrial and commercial applications, says Kionix, a Rohm company.

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LED chips deliver more colours despite low profile, low footprint

Delivered in an industry-small form factor, the SML-D22MUW, is a compact, low profile, two-colour chip LED from Rohm.

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Qualcomm helps Snapdragon Wear 2100 celebrate Baselworld centenary

This year, Baselworld, the event for the watch and jewelry industry, celebrated its 100th anniversary. Many smartwatches based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 platform, and powered by Android Wear 2.0 debuted in Switzerland.

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Three-colour LED claims to be world’s smallest

Three-colour LED claims to be world’s smallest: Optimised for consumer devices, such as matrix light sources for gaming and wearables, the MSL0402RGBU reflector-type, three-colour LED has been announced by Rohm.

Its compact, high ESD resistance design provides greater design flexibility in matrix applications, says the company. It measures 1.8 x 1.6mm.

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