Passives

QuickLogic is licensing the sensor fusion algorithms in its SenseMe library independent of its Sensor Hub silicon platforms.

Infineon will have engineering samples of a 3D magnetic sensor in July.

QuickLogic has added several new algorithms to its SenseMe Sensor Algorithm Library.

Rohm has developed colour sensors for display-equipped devices such as smartphones and tablets capable of detecting the colour temperature, brightness, and RGB components of ambient light.

Zytronic has added an ARM Cortex A4-based touch controller called the ZXY110.

Toshiba has announced a new 20-megapixel (MP) 1.12-micron CMOS image sensor (CIS) for high-end mobile handsets and smartphones with 1080p resolution.

Shipments this year for wireless semiconductors in health and fitness will reach a projected 61.2 million units, up 11% from 55 million in 2013, and will increase to 95.78 million units in 2018, says IHS, while shipments  of consumer health and fitness devices with integrated wireless connectivity will grow to an estimated 75.7 million units in 2018, up from 23.0 ...

Rohm has taken discrete semiconductor and passive component miniaturisation to a new level. The company has produced chip resistors in 03015 (0.3 × 0.15mm) size as well as Schottky barrier diodes in 0402 (0.4 × 0.2mm) size. The devices make use of a proprietary process called Rohm advanced smart micro device technology. Rohm says this is possible because its packaging ...

The new Euro 6 car emissions standards coming into force in September will require at least 20 sensors per auto engine, says IHS.

Honeywell Sensing and Control has designed a position sensor IC which combines the sensitivity of an anisotropic magnetoresistive (AMR) sensor with the low power operation of a Reed switch. The range of magnetoresistive sensor ICs is called Nanopower reflecting a typical power consumption of 360nA. This is a ten-fold reduction in power consumption on previous AMR position sensors. Magnetic sensitivity ...