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How 3D LiDAR May Be the Key to Ongoing Social Distancing Safety

How 3D LiDAR May Be the Key to Ongoing Social Distancing Safety

As businesses begin reopening, one company is employing 3D LiDAR to help people practice distancing in busy public areas.


News May 12, 2020 by Kayla Matthews
Micron Digital Claims to Have Eliminated Drifting in IMUs

Micron Digital Claims to Have Eliminated Drifting in IMUs

The company claims that they have developed a drift-free inertial measurement unit (IMU), which would be the world’s first if true.


News May 11, 2020 by Luke James
Molex Contrinex Inductive and Photoelectric Sensors | Digital Datasheet

Molex Contrinex Inductive and Photoelectric Sensors | Digital Datasheet

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


Using Pressure Sensors to Adjust the Oxygen Concentration: An Electrical Engineer’s Intro to Mechanical Ventilation

Using Pressure Sensors to Adjust the Oxygen Concentration: An Electrical Engineer’s Intro to Mechanical Ventilation

In this article, we’ll look at additional applications of pressure sensors in mechanical ventilation.


New IMU Addresses Critical Safety Threat for ADAS—Sensor Drift

New IMU Addresses Critical Safety Threat for ADAS—Sensor Drift

ACEINNA's latest IMU claims a reliability of 1.3°/hr, aiming for the daunting world of autonomous vehicle positioning where sensor drift can threaten safety.


News May 05, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Microsensors Developed Using Optical Wireless ICs to Increase Sensing and Communication Range

Microsensors Developed Using Optical Wireless ICs to Increase Sensing and Communication Range

Researchers at Cornell University have mass-produced tiny energy-harvesting sensors, 30,000 of which can fit on one side of a penny.


News May 05, 2020 by Luke James
A Vision for Zero Road Fatalities Starts at an ADAS Safety Sensor

A Vision for Zero Road Fatalities Starts at an ADAS Safety Sensor

Vision Zero has set the ambitious goal of zero road fatalities—and ADAS safety may be the key. TI and other suppliers are stepping up with mmWave radar sensors to help.


News May 05, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Panasonic Laser Particulate Matter Sensor | New Product Brief

Panasonic Laser Particulate Matter Sensor | 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.


Powered by Human Sweat, A New Electronic Skin Can Send Biometrics via Bluetooth

Powered by Human Sweat, A New Electronic Skin Can Send Biometrics via Bluetooth

In the past, a major obstacle to e-skin technology was its power source. Now, a team at Caltech says they've found the solution: human sweat.


News Apr 27, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Utilizing Electricity-Producing Bacteria for Powering Programmable ‘Biohybrid’ Systems

Utilizing Electricity-Producing Bacteria for Powering Programmable ‘Biohybrid’ Systems

It is thought that one day, bacteria combined with electronic devices could be used in biosensors and bioreactors to produce electricity.


News Apr 24, 2020 by Luke James
Pixel Readout and Frame Rate in CCD Imaging Systems

Pixel Readout and Frame Rate in CCD Imaging Systems

This article continues our exploration of frame rate in relation to the structure and implementation of a CCD image sensor.


A Feat for Connected Warehouses, Sensors Read 12,000 Bluetooth 5 Tags in 60 Seconds

A Feat for Connected Warehouses, Sensors Read 12,000 Bluetooth 5 Tags in 60 Seconds

In a quest for resilient supply chains, OnAsset Intelligence and Silicon Labs have achieved the "world’s largest industrial Bluetooth density test."


News Apr 22, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
CCD Image Sensors: What Is Frame Rate?

CCD Image Sensors: What Is Frame Rate?

This article explores the relationship between CCD readout characteristics and the maximum rate at which images can be generated.


MIPT Scientists Design Graphene Heterostructures to Develop New Infrared Detectors

MIPT Scientists Design Graphene Heterostructures to Develop New Infrared Detectors

Scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) have successfully calculated the parameters of photodetectors made of layers of graphene and a combination of black arsenic and phosphorus.


CCD Binning in Imaging Systems: Increasing Signal-to-Noise Ratio and Frame Rate

CCD Binning in Imaging Systems: Increasing Signal-to-Noise Ratio and Frame Rate

This article explains a technique that allows us to incorporate flexibility into the operational parameters of a CCD imaging system.


The Hall-Effect Sensor and the Rise of Electric Power-Assisted Steering

The Hall-Effect Sensor and the Rise of Electric Power-Assisted Steering

What can Melexis' new hall-effect sensor teach us about non-contact torque sensors and electric power-assisted steering in general?


News Apr 20, 2020 by Dr. Steve Arar
The Back-Illuminated CCD: Improving Light Sensitivity

The Back-Illuminated CCD: Improving Light Sensitivity

This article discusses a specialized type of CCD that increases manufacturing complexity but also mitigates performance limitations associated with the more standard approach to CCD implementation.


An Engineer’s Introduction to Mechanical Ventilation

An Engineer’s Introduction to Mechanical Ventilation

Learn about the basics of mechanical ventilation in terms of subsystems, control loops, and algorithms.


Hyaline: A Bio-Fabricated Film for More Sustainable Electronic Systems

Hyaline: A Bio-Fabricated Film for More Sustainable Electronic Systems

A bio-based electronics film which has already been successfully used in flexible circuits, printable electronics, and display touch sensors could reimagine electronics as we know it.


News Apr 12, 2020 by Luke James
Sampling, Amplifying, and Digitizing CCD Output Signals

Sampling, Amplifying, and Digitizing CCD Output Signals

In this article, we’ll see that the amount of noise in image data from a CCD sensor can be greatly reduced by a technique known as correlated double sampling.