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Specifically Designed for Drone and Robotics: Bosch’s New High-Performance Inertial Measurement Unit

Specifically Designed for Drone and Robotics: Bosch’s New High-Performance Inertial Measurement Unit

Get the breakdown on a new Bosch IMU designed for robotics and drone operation and learn a bit about drone design considerations along the way.


News Jun 25, 2018 by Mark Hughes
Low-Noise, Wide-Bandwidth: A Single Axis Analog Accelerometer from Analog Devices

Low-Noise, Wide-Bandwidth: A Single Axis Analog Accelerometer from Analog Devices

The ADXL1005 by Analog Devices is a low noise, wide bandwidth, single-axis MEMS accelerometer with Analog Output.


News Jun 08, 2018 by Mark Hughes
A Look at InvenSense’s Low-Noise, Low-Power, Waterproof MEMS Capacitive Barometric Pressure Sensor

A Look at InvenSense’s Low-Noise, Low-Power, Waterproof MEMS Capacitive Barometric Pressure Sensor

A new MEMS capacitive barometric pressure sensor, from InvenSense, is said to be the industry's lowest-noise and lowest-power pressure sensor.


News Feb 13, 2018 by Nick Davis
STMicroelectronics L20G20IS Two-Axis MEMS Gyroscope | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics L20G20IS Two-Axis MEMS Gyroscope | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics L20G20IS is a compact two-axis MEMS gyroscope for use in optical image stabilization and similar applications.


A New High-Performance MEMS Relative Humidity and Temperature Sensor from IDT

A New High-Performance MEMS Relative Humidity and Temperature Sensor from IDT

IDT’s new high-performance MEMS relative humidity and temperature sensor requires no user calibration and comes in four different accuracy levels.


News Jan 24, 2018 by Nick Davis
Choosing the Most Suitable MEMS Accelerometer for Your Application: Part 2

Choosing the Most Suitable MEMS Accelerometer for Your Application: Part 2

In part 2 of this article, we will focus on key specifications and features in the context of wearable devices, condition monitoring, and IoT applications.


Choosing the Most Suitable MEMS Accelerometer for Your Application: Part 1

Choosing the Most Suitable MEMS Accelerometer for Your Application: Part 1

Part 1 of this two-part series discusses the key parameters and features a designer needs to be aware of and how they relate to inclination and stabilization applications, thus helping the designer choose the most suitable accelerometer.


The Calorimetric Principle at Work: New High-Performance MEMS Flow Sensor Modules from IDT

The Calorimetric Principle at Work: New High-Performance MEMS Flow Sensor Modules from IDT

IDT’s new flow sensors use the calorimetric principle and a special sensor coating to provide robustness and long-term reliability when measuring gases and liquids.


News Dec 04, 2017 by Nick Davis
Piezoresistive Sensing: A New Miniature MEMS Water-Resistant Digital Barometer from STMicro

Piezoresistive Sensing: A New Miniature MEMS Water-Resistant Digital Barometer from STMicro

STMicroelectronics showcases their new ultra-compact piezoresistive pressure sensor which functions as a digital barometer.


News Nov 27, 2017 by Nick Davis
MEMS and Sensor Show Calls for Configurable, Contextual Systems

MEMS and Sensor Show Calls for Configurable, Contextual Systems

More natural and immersive user interfaces will allow sensors to cater to a myriad of new applications.


News Nov 06, 2017 by Majeed Ahmad
Intelligence at the Edge Part 1: The Edge Node

Intelligence at the Edge Part 1: The Edge Node

The industrial Internet of Things (IoT) encompasses the broad transformation underway that will make pervasive sensing across connected machines not just a competitive advantage, but an essential fundamental service. The industrial IoT starts with the edge node, which is the sensing and measurement entry point of interest.


MEMS Vibration Monitoring: From Acceleration to Velocity

MEMS Vibration Monitoring: From Acceleration to Velocity

MEMS accelerometers have finally reached a point where they are able to measure vibration on a broad set of machine platforms.


Measuring Rotation in Harsh Environments: New Rotary Position Sensors from TT Electronics

Measuring Rotation in Harsh Environments: New Rotary Position Sensors from TT Electronics

Rotary position sensors such as the PHS series can help you track mechanical changes in a wide variety of applications.


How Sound Waves Can Fool MEMS Accelerometers (and Other Ways to Dupe Sensors)

How Sound Waves Can Fool MEMS Accelerometers (and Other Ways to Dupe Sensors)

Accelerometers, activity trackers, and fingerprint sensors can be duped. Learn how and what designers can do to prevent false input.


News May 01, 2017 by Donald Krambeck
New STM32 Kit Integrates Cloud Connectivity and Sensors for IoT Device Development

New STM32 Kit Integrates Cloud Connectivity and Sensors for IoT Device Development

STMicroelectronics has released a Discovery kit for IoT developers.


News Apr 26, 2017 by Kate Smith
Keeping Up with the IoT: The State of MEMS Sensor Packages

Keeping Up with the IoT: The State of MEMS Sensor Packages

Here's a sneak peek at where MEMS packaging technology stands and how it's evolving to meet the needs of new market opportunities like the IoT.


News Apr 17, 2017 by Majeed Ahmad
Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth Laser Distance Measurer

Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth Laser Distance Measurer

What's inside the Suaoki Bluetooth laser distance measurement tool?


News Jan 17, 2017 by Mark Hughes
InvenSense: The End of the Road for a Sensor Pioneer

InvenSense: The End of the Road for a Sensor Pioneer

TDK's takeover of MEMS specialist InvenSense shows that the humble sensor is going to be a crucial building block in future designs.


News Dec 24, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad
TDK Acquires Tronics, Adds More Sensors to IoT War Chest

TDK Acquires Tronics, Adds More Sensors to IoT War Chest

TDK's acquisition of Tronics is a harbinger of the upcoming realignments in the sensor industry.


News Aug 03, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad
A Guide to the Applications of Hall Effect and Reed Switch Sensors

A Guide to the Applications of Hall Effect and Reed Switch Sensors

In the systems where custom sensors are required, it's imperative that the designer quantifies the environmental, mechanical, electrical, and magnetic parameters of the entire system so that a sensor which meets those operating conditions can be selected.