For measurement and long-term stability for pressure sensors in consumer goods and wearables, used in automotive and medical equipment, Yokogawa has developed the MT300 digital manometer. It is intended to meet the need for higher levels of precision pressure measurement for the development and calibration of these applications, with multiple models for gauge, absolute and differential pressures.
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Bluetooth audio SoCs are for compact ear buds
Developed for ear buds and hearable devices, the QCC5141 is a low power, premium tier, Bluetooth audio SoC. It is available in a BGA package from Qualcomm. Power consumption is around 5mA A2DP stream.
G-Shock uses Renesas RE microcontroller for heart rate and GPS
At the end of last month Casio Computer unveiled its latest smartwatch. The G-Shock watch GBD-H1000 has a heart rate monitor and GPS functionality and uses the Renesas low power RE Family as its main controller.
OLED microdisplay has wide viewing angle for augmented reality
Designed for augmented reality (AR) devices, the ECX335S microdisplay series from Sony Semiconductor Solutions is claimed to have outstanding brightness, contrast and resolution and a wide viewing angle, making it suitable for head-mounted displays (HMDs), electronic viewfinders (VFs) and small monitors.
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