Swiss semiconductor company, EM Microelectronic, announces full volume production of em|linq, the NFC tag authentication IC. em|linq offers to brands the possibility to engage with their customers via NFC and to offer advanced product authentication.
Wearable
Sensor provides health check via wearables
Smartphones, wearables and mobile devices with V-Sensor are able to measure blood pressure, blood oxygen, pulse rate, respiration rate and temperature measurements to medical accuracy with no other devices required, says Leman Micro Devices.
Solar harvesting increases wearable runtime
Wearable devices are, by nature, space-constrained, but now the runtime of these devices can be “significantly” increased, says Maxim Integrated, using the MAX20361 single-/multi-cell solar harvester with maximum power point tracking (MPPT).
Colour laser module enhances augmented reality glasses and micro projectors
Augmented reality (AR) glasses are expected to become one of the most popular wearable devices in the coming years. At the same time, says TDK, head-mounted displays that use laser diodes as the light source are also forecast to grow by nearly 100x over the next 10 years.
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