GNSS antenna supports satellites

The CAM-M8Q GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou/QZSS antenna module integrates a u-blox M8 satellite receiver IC, SAW filter, LNA, TCXO, RTC, passives and a pre-tuned GNSS chip antenna. The surface mount device measures just 9.6x14x1.95mm, and offers high-sensitivity, high jamming immunity and concurrent GNSS operation (GPS/GLONASS, GPS/BeiDou, or GLONASS/BeiDou) for accurate satellite positioning anywhere in the world, claims u-blox.

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Module is claimed to be world’s smallest Bluetooth Smart

Designed for the Bluetooth 4.0 low energy (LE) specification, or Bluetooth Smart, the SESUB-PAN-T2541 Bluetooth 4.0 LE module is claimed to be the world’s smallest module. The footprint is 4.6×5.6x1mm. 

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Motion sensors and microcontrollers make a splash in sports watches

Miniature motion-sensing and data-processing chips from STMicroelectronics are used in the latest Swimovate sports watches, the PoolMateLive. The automatic training aid is an intelligent water-proof watch that provides information about a swim and stores the data for analysis.

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Digital ultraviolet index sensor tracks light for wearable computing

Claimed to be the industry’s first single-chip digital ultraviolet (UV) index sensor ICs to track UV sun exposure, heart/pulse rate and blood oximetry and provide proximity/gesture control, the Si1132 and Si114x sensor ICs have been added to Silicon Labs’ portfolio.

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