In Las Vegas, at the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) this week, MegaChips announced a partnership with Bosch Sensortec to provide a complete reference design for use in smartphones, wearables and other personal devices to monitor activities in real-time. The Chignon B reference design provides both context and location awareness for health, fitness and indoor navigation monitoring and tracking applications.
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NFC sensor transponder is programmable and ISO 15693-compliant
Designed for industrial, medical, wearables and IoT applications, the RF430FRL15xH NFC sensor transponders are the industry’s first programmable, ISO 15693-compliant 13.56MHz sensor transponder, claims Texas Instrument. The SoC integrates a low-power microcontroller with non-volatile FRAM with the NFC interface with a programmable microcontroller, an ADC and SPI or I²C interface. The dual-interface NFC sensor transponder is optimised for use in passive (battery-less) or semi-active modes for extended battery life in consumer wearables, industrial, medical and asset tracking applications.
Rugged connector has pin socket version
Continuing the trend of miniaturisation, Fischer Connector has introduced the MiniMax in 19- and 24pin configurations, giving designers more flexibility, especially where space and weight restrictions play a role.
Wireless power transmitters charge wearable systems
Integration and low standby power consumption make the P923x family of magnetic induction, wireless power suitable for the next generation of wireless charging products, says IDT.
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