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Understanding the Basics of Ultrasonic Sensors

Understanding the Basics of Ultrasonic Sensors

Learn how ultrasonic sensors work, how transmitters and receivers come into play, considerations for choosing an ultrasonic sensor, and their applications.


Researchers and Companies Keep VR Momentum Rolling Into 2022

Researchers and Companies Keep VR Momentum Rolling Into 2022

Advancement in VR (virtual reality) is getting underway in 2022 with companies and researchers exploring new VR applications in robotics and human-machine interface (HMI), despite large companies like Apple facing setbacks.


News Jan 28, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Women in Tech Are Moving the Needle at Brooklyn-based Tech Lab

Women in Tech Are Moving the Needle at Brooklyn-based Tech Lab

While women are certainly a minority among hardware designers, their leadership and design feats are driving innovation and expanding the talent pool of engineers.


News Jan 25, 2022 by Jake Hertz
HONEYWELL MIP Series Media-Isolated Pressure Transducer | New Product Brief

HONEYWELL MIP Series Media-Isolated Pressure Transducer | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


What Does an Accelerometer Output When It Isn’t Moving? Zero-g Bias

What Does an Accelerometer Output When It Isn’t Moving? Zero-g Bias

In this article, learn about zero-g offset and zero-g bias level, how it pertains to capacitive MEMS accelerometers, as well as accelerometer offset calibration to trim out offset error.


Sager Electronics Honeywell Trustability Board Mount Pressure Sensors | Digital Datasheet

Sager Electronics Honeywell Trustability Board Mount Pressure Sensors | Digital Datasheet

AAC’s Digital Datasheet video series introduces the specs and applications of components—both new and familiar—straight from their datasheets.


Can GM Back up its Bullish Autonomous Vehicle Claims?

Can GM Back up its Bullish Autonomous Vehicle Claims?

GM's CEO Mary Barra claims that the company will bring fully autonomous vehicles to market as soon as mid-decade. What inroads must GM make to reach this lofty goal?


News Jan 20, 2022 by Tyler Charboneau
CTA Hopes to Make a Splash With New Open Radar API Standard Called Ripple

CTA Hopes to Make a Splash With New Open Radar API Standard Called Ripple

A collaborative effort between the tech giants, Google and Texas Instruments, along with the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and others, announced their new radar application programming interface (API) to develop radar-based technologies.


News Jan 20, 2022 by Kristijan Nelkovski
FaceBit, the “Fitbit for the Face,” Attaches Smart Sensors to Masks

FaceBit, the “Fitbit for the Face,” Attaches Smart Sensors to Masks

The umbrella of wearables just broadened even wider with face masks. Engineers from Northwestern University have developed an embedded hardware platform that can sense users’ biometrics through a face mask.


News Jan 19, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Allegro Spins Out “Industry’s Smallest” Hall Effect Sensor IC for Sine/Cosine Output

Allegro Spins Out “Industry’s Smallest” Hall Effect Sensor IC for Sine/Cosine Output

Hall effect sensors (HESs) can be a great option for position sensing. Hoping to push this technology forward, Allego is releasing a 3D Hall effect sensor IC for sine/cosine outputs.


News Jan 13, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Ambarella Unveils AI Domain Controller SoC for Multi-sensor Perception in AVs

Ambarella Unveils AI Domain Controller SoC for Multi-sensor Perception in AVs

To accelerate efficient performance in autonomous vehicles, the new AI domain controller from Ambarella promises robust single-chip processing for multi-sensor perception in an advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS).


News Jan 10, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Startup NOVELDA Sets Its Grip On Presence Detection Using UWB Sensor

Startup NOVELDA Sets Its Grip On Presence Detection Using UWB Sensor

From awards to funding, Norwegian startup NOVELDA is making waves with its ultra-wideband (UWB) technology for presence sensing.


News Jan 06, 2022 by Jake Hertz
With a Vision of a “Collision-free Future,” TI Unveils mmWave Radar Sensor

With a Vision of a “Collision-free Future,” TI Unveils mmWave Radar Sensor

The new family of 77-GHz radar SoCs is but the newest addition to TI's portfolio of ADAS-facing components.


News Jan 04, 2022 by Jake Hertz
MEMS Accelerometer Frequency Response and Bandwidth Specification

MEMS Accelerometer Frequency Response and Bandwidth Specification

Learn about frequency response and bandwidth specification of MEMS accelerometers.


Taking Sensors Quantum: Researchers and Hamamatsu Eye Photodetector Technology

Taking Sensors Quantum: Researchers and Hamamatsu Eye Photodetector Technology

Sensors are vital for almost any industry and application; however, how are researchers and companies leveraging technology like photodetectors to bring sensing to the quantum realm?


News Dec 28, 2021 by Nicholas St. John
How One Wearable May Play a Key Role in Workers’ Comp

How One Wearable May Play a Key Role in Workers’ Comp

When attached to factory workers' waistbands, the device can sense unsafe postures and movements—providing analytics for employers and insurance companies.


News Dec 27, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Understanding ADAS Limitations and V2X Communication Technology

Understanding ADAS Limitations and V2X Communication Technology

In today's data-driven world, devices are constantly striving to connect with one another, especially in the automotive industry. How can vehicle-to-everything (V2V) communication change the world of vehicle communication?


New EV Inductive Resolver IC Claims to Be “Immune to Stray Magnetic Fields”

New EV Inductive Resolver IC Claims to Be “Immune to Stray Magnetic Fields”

Though there are a bunch of sensor options for position sensing, Melexis' newest positional sensor IC for electric vehicles claims higher accuracy thanks to improved noise immunity.


News Dec 20, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Deriving the Transfer Function of a Capacitive Sensing Accelerometer

Deriving the Transfer Function of a Capacitive Sensing Accelerometer

In this article, we'll learn about deriving the transfer function of a mass-spring-damper system used in a capacitive MEMS accelerometer.


Introduction to Capacitive Accelerometers: Measuring Acceleration with Capacitive Sensing

Introduction to Capacitive Accelerometers: Measuring Acceleration with Capacitive Sensing

In this article, we'll discuss how to use capacitive sensing to measure acceleration.