In small form factor applications such as smart watches and sport bands where very high sensitivity is needed to allow light to be sensed through often very dark cover glass, the Optoelectronics group of Vishay Intertechnology offers the VEML6035 ambient light sensor.
Wearable
Varta announces rechargeable batteries for hearing aids
Rechargeable Lithium-ion batteries with a high-energy density and capacity will be unveiled at the Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco for wearables and hearables (hearing aids, over-ear headphones and wireless telephony ear buds).
Qualisys adds iClone plug-in for animation
Motion capture technology specialist, Qualisys, has announced that a Qualisys Track Manager (QTM) plug-in is available for Reallusion’s iClone 3D animation software.
Cadence claims DisplayPort 2.0 verification IP is first to market
Driving early adoption of the next-generation DisplayPort standard for mobile and automotive applications, Cadence Design Systems claims to offer the industry’s first Verification IP (VIP) in support of the new DisplayPort 2.0 standard. The Cadence VIP for DisplayPort 2.0 enables designers to quickly and thoroughly complete the functional verification of their mobile, audio visual and augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) system-on-chip (SoC) designs with assurance that the design will operate as expected.
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