Sensors

Focalspec is introducing two line confocal sensors, the LCI1220 and LCI1620. With them, the firm says, consumer electronics manufacturers can capture not just 3D topography and 2D intensity data, but also 3D tomography with a speed of up to 27m data points per second. They can be used to inspect any surface types, including curved, transparent and multilayered materials. This ...

AMS is claiming operation through smudged and dirty glass for a miniature time-of-flight auto-focus sensor intended for phones. “TMF8801 maintains high accuracy through use of its on-chip histogram processing”, according to the firm – which includes automated dirt and smudge detection and compensation – and the circuit “enables dark and sunlight environment distance measurement within ±5%”. Histogram processing? Thanks to ...

RS Components has added a 0 to 1,000°C non-contact infra-red thermometer to its RS Pro range. “Maintenance engineers often ask RS for a small temperature sensor that can fit into tight spaces, and that shows the measured temperature in situ, so they do not have to return to the control room to check it,” said the firm. As a result, ...

Murat's soil sensor aims to increase the yield and quality of crops

ON Semiconductor has brought out a digital image sensor with 0.3 Mega-Pixel (MP) resolution in a 1:1 aspect ratio. With up to 360 frames per second (fps) capture rate, the sensor, called ARX3Ao can perform like a global shutter in many conditions but with the size, performance and responsivity benefits of being a Back-Side Illuminated (BSI) rolling shutter sensor. With its ...

Teledyne e2v has announced a family of CMOS image sensors for 3D laser triangulation

OmniVision claims to have the smallest-ever pixel size of 2.2 microns for a backside-illuminated (BSI), global shutter (GS) image sensor. Its  OG01A sensor, now sampling, combines PureCel Plus-S pixel technology and Nyxel near-infrared (NIR) technology to enable optimal performance and precision  with NIR quantum efficiency (QE). This sensor is suitable for a wide range of consumer and industrial applications that ...

The Renesas RX65N Cloud Kit is aimed at those prototyping sensor-based IoT end-points with secure links to the cloud

ST’s ToF ranging sensor is being used by Intel Context Sensing for PC data security. ST’s FlightSense ToF sensor, hidden behind a cover glass in the bezel of a laptop, monitors the user’s presence in front of their PC. When the user leaves, the sensor detects their absence and locks the system, directing it into the Windows Modern-Stand-by low-power state, improving ...

Rohm has announced a seismic detection module for applications requiring earthquake detection, such as automatic doors, unmanned transport vehicles and smart meters. Called BP3901, it is 11.8 x 8.6 x 2.5mm and integrates an earthquake detection algorithm, and a false detection prevention function that is “capable of accurately distinguishing between vibration due to earthquakes or other external factors”, said the ...