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Design Wins: Smart Locks, High-Speed Cameras, and Switching Innovation

Design Wins: Smart Locks, High-Speed Cameras, and Switching Innovation

From secure smart locks to resilient RF switching, these design wins showcase how collaboration and component innovation are advancing connected devices across industries.


News Jun 23, 2025 by Luke James
Forehead E-Tattoo May Help You Stay in the ‘Cognitive Goldilocks Zone’

Forehead E-Tattoo May Help You Stay in the ‘Cognitive Goldilocks Zone’

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a low-cost, wireless forehead e-tattoo that uses EEG and EOG signals to monitor mental workload in real-time.


News Jun 19, 2025 by Luke James
ST’s Presence Detection for Laptops and PCs Leverages ToF Sensor and AI

ST’s Presence Detection for Laptops and PCs Leverages ToF Sensor and AI

The new sensor and embedded AI unlock advanced features in a low-power, privacy-preserving system.


News Jun 19, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Researchers Get Creative With Fab Techniques for Semiconductor Advances

Researchers Get Creative With Fab Techniques for Semiconductor Advances

From thermal annealing to atomic-level lift-off, researchers are rethinking fabrication bottlenecks to unlock new performance ceilings in semiconductors.


News Jun 10, 2025 by Luke James
ST Unwraps Modular IO-Link Dev Kit to Ease Industrial Automation Designs

ST Unwraps Modular IO-Link Dev Kit to Ease Industrial Automation Designs

The new development kit helps designers create industrial systems incorporating actuators and sensors.


News May 23, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Polyn Tapes Out First Neuromorphic Analog Signal Processing Chip

Polyn Tapes Out First Neuromorphic Analog Signal Processing Chip

Polyn's NASP chip is an analog neuromorphic processor that enables ultra-low-power, real-time signal processing directly at the sensor.


News May 22, 2025 by Luke James
ST’s AI Sensor First to Track Both Everyday Motion and Extreme Impact

ST’s AI Sensor First to Track Both Everyday Motion and Extreme Impact

The compact AI-enabled sensor captures both routine movement and high-g impacts, enabling smarter wearables and IoT devices.


News May 19, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
Are Autonomous Cars Around the Bend? With Its New Radar Chip, NXP Thinks So

Are Autonomous Cars Around the Bend? With Its New Radar Chip, NXP Thinks So

NXP has unveiled its most powerful radar processor yet, enabling advanced autonomous driving features with better resolution, speed, and cost efficiency.


News May 14, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
‘Cameras Today Are Almost Blind’: Startup Eyeo Provides ‘Perfect Sight’

‘Cameras Today Are Almost Blind’: Startup Eyeo Provides ‘Perfect Sight’

Announced today, Eyeo’s new optical waveguides separate colors for digital camera sensors without lossy filters, promising to make image sensors three times more sensitive.


News May 07, 2025 by Duane Benson
Omnivision Launches 1.5 MP Global Shutter Sensor for Driver Monitoring

Omnivision Launches 1.5 MP Global Shutter Sensor for Driver Monitoring

The OX01N1B image sensor features NIR quantum efficiency and better image quality for in-cabin driver monitoring systems.


News May 02, 2025 by Arjun Nijhawan
Melexis’ Thermographic Sensor Overcomes Cost and Accuracy Bottlenecks

Melexis’ Thermographic Sensor Overcomes Cost and Accuracy Bottlenecks

Melexis says the new sensor provides direct temperature reporting without a dedicated MCU.


News Apr 25, 2025 by Charles Lee
Solar on Top, Sensors on Bottom: Smart Insole Offers Biometric Insights

Solar on Top, Sensors on Bottom: Smart Insole Offers Biometric Insights

The smart insole combines solar power, pressure sensors, and AI to catch early signs of conditions from plantar fasciitis to Parkinson’s disease.


News Apr 25, 2025 by Luke James
Teledyne FLIR Unveils Starter Kits for Multispectral Infrared Imaging

Teledyne FLIR Unveils Starter Kits for Multispectral Infrared Imaging

With frame rates over 1K FPS, FLIR’s multispectral imaging sensors unify traditional and infrared cameras to provide a pain-free thermal imaging experience.


News Apr 24, 2025 by Aaron Carman
Sensors for LiDAR, Phones, and Even the Brain Push the Limits of Size

Sensors for LiDAR, Phones, and Even the Brain Push the Limits of Size

Sony, Omnivision, and Georgia Tech have each developed compact sensors that deliver high-end performance in tight spaces.


News Apr 18, 2025 by Luke James
Smaller, Smarter, Sooner: 3 Prototypes Shaping Medical Diagnostics

Smaller, Smarter, Sooner: 3 Prototypes Shaping Medical Diagnostics

Researchers at Northwestern, Cambridge, and UCLA have developed diagnostic devices that push the boundaries of size, usability, and real-time data capture.


News Apr 15, 2025 by Luke James
Research Shorts: 6 Studies Target Semiconductors, Clean Water, and More

Research Shorts: 6 Studies Target Semiconductors, Clean Water, and More

Whether it’s streaming speech directly from the brain or turning sunlight into clean water, these new studies aim to solve problems across healthcare, clean energy, materials science, and beyond.


News Apr 14, 2025 by Aaron Carman
New Automotive Sensors Drill Down on Control, Precision, and Heat

New Automotive Sensors Drill Down on Control, Precision, and Heat

Allegro Microsystems, TDK, and Diodes Incorporated have released new magnetic sensors to tackle motor control accuracy and thermal management in next-gen vehicles.


News Apr 11, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Melexis Introduces Low-Field Current Sensors for Smart Power Designs

Melexis Introduces Low-Field Current Sensors for Smart Power Designs

The new MLX91218-LF sensor fits into applications below 200 A for home and light industrial smart energy monitoring.


News Apr 03, 2025 by Duane Benson
TI Unwraps Industry’s First Functionally Isolated Modulators for Robots

TI Unwraps Industry’s First Functionally Isolated Modulators for Robots

The new modulators bring high-resolution and galvanic isolation into a compact package.


News Apr 01, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Researchers Devise More Washable, Flexible, and Connected Electronics

Researchers Devise More Washable, Flexible, and Connected Electronics

Researchers are rethinking how electronics interact with the world, from fabrics that respond to gestures without touch to chips that generate terahertz waves without bulky components.


News Mar 20, 2025 by Luke James