| Interface IC eyes high-volume multisensor apps
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2007-03-26 |
| Sensor Platforms has released the SSP1401 multi-channel LRC sensor interface chip to address the next generation of high volume sensor applications. |
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| MEMS device suits tiny motion-sensing apps
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2007-03-12 |
| The tiny, low-power MEMS device from STMicroelectronics provides precise acceleration values in all three dimensions, meeting the growing demand for miniature motion-sensing solutions in portable electronic devices |
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| MEMS switch touts 26GHz operation
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2007-03-06 |
| MEMS switch maker TeraVicta Technologies is announcing a 26.5GHz spdt MEMS switch, claimed to be the world's fastest |
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| Cypress tool adds capacitive sensing support
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2007-03-02 |
| Cypress Semiconductor's PSoC Express version 2.2 development tool has added support for the company's CapSense capacitive sensing solution and WirelessUSB LP 2.4GHz wireless radio-on-a-chip. |
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| XYZ-axis accelerometers roll for mobile CE apps
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2007-01-11 |
| Freescale Semiconductor has unveiled three XYZ-axis accelerometers that provide motion-sensing for CE devices that require fast response times, low current consumption, low-voltage operation and sleep mode in small-profile packages. |
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| Razor-thin WLCSP streamlines camera modules
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2006-12-13 |
| Tessera announced what it says is one of the slimmest surface-mountable wafer-level chip-scale packages available for camera modules, MEMS and optical detectors |
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| GenISys layout tool speeds MEMS design
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2006-12-05 |
| GenISys has started sampling a flexible simulation platform for mask aligner lithography that lets them virtually model, redesign and optimize device layouts and processes in hours rather than weeks. |
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| ST, Ball-IT make MEMS-based wireless controller ball
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2006-11-29 |
| STMicroelectronics and Ball-IT have announced a MEMS-based wireless motion-control device that can operate as a freehand personal computer mouse, compass, measuring tape, pedometer and a 3D-object controller |
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| Infineon rolls out tiny silicon MEMS mic
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2006-11-20 |
| Infineon Technologies AG has unveiled a "miniature" silicon microphone for consumer and computer communications devices. |
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| Ecliptek ships samples of MEMS oscillators
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2006-11-07 |
| Ecliptek has started releasing samples of its EMO family of MEMS oscillators, which can be shipped in as little as two days |
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| MEMS resonator operates at 5.1MHz
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2006-11-01 |
| The SiT0100 MEMS resonator from SiTime measures 0.8(H)-by-0.6(W)-by-0.15(T)mm, and is compatible with standard semiconductor packaging for SIP and MCM |
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| Tire pressure sensor includes all TPMS active functions in one package
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2006-10-24 |
| The new SP35 tire pressure sensor from Infineon is touted to be the first device to incorporate all the major active functions of a wheel-mounted tire pressure monitoring system module into a single package. |
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| Freescale accelerometers feature selectable sensitivity
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2006-10-17 |
| Freescale's dual-axis accelerometers offer a customer selectable sensitivity within a 2.5g to 10g range, which allows the devices to be used for multiple functions. |
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| Hitachi Metals makes 'smallest' acceleration sensor
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2006-09-28 |
| Measuring 2.9-by-2.9-by-0.92mm, Hitachi's new acceleration sensor is said to be the world's smallest. |
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| Accelerometer features 3-by-3-by-1mm footprint
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2006-09-13 |
| HDK America Inc. unveiled what it touts as the smallest piezoresistive three-axis accelerometer with a 3-by-3-by-1mm footprint. |
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