Designed and manufactured to satisfy performance-focused next-generation gaming, industrial, and sports applications, the STMicroelectronics LSM6DSR MEMS inertial module combines high stability with advanced digital features, low power consumption, and small size for head-mounted displays, wearable trackers, smartphones, robotics, and drones. The LSM6DSR MEMS System-in-Package contains a 3-axis digital accelerometer and a 3-axis digital gyroscope with […]
AR/VR
Reference design speeds development of AR, VR smart viewers
Qualcomm Technologies has announced a new Qualcomm Snapdragon Smart Viewer Reference Design built on the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR1 Platform. The new reference design integrates Tobii eye tracking and is intended to help reduce product development time for both AR and VR smart Viewers. With device OEMs and technology ecosystem partners in mind, the Snapdragon Smart […]
New reference design aims to enrich XR experiences with distributed processing
Qualcomm announced at Augmented World Expo (AWE) the new Qualcomm Snapdragon Smart Viewer Reference Design built on the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR1 Platform. With device OEMs and technology ecosystem partners in mind, the Snapdragon Smart Viewer Reference Design is a VR form factor, built in collaboration with Goertek, designed to help decrease product development time of […]
Can AR software aid those with hearing loss?
Imagine those times when you’re having a conversation, and no matter what the other person says, you have to ask them to repeat it at least three times before you can finally hear them. Hearing loss affects 15% of American adults, while three out of every 1,000 children are born with hearing loss in one […]
Ultrasonic 6-DoF position and orientation tracking controller for VR apps
TDK Corporation expands its Chirp Microsystems ultrasonic product portfolio with Chirp SonicTrack, an ultrasonic six-degree-of-freedom (6-DoF) controller tracking solution for all-in-one (AIO) virtual reality (VR) systems. Chirp SonicTrack is an inside-out tracking system that fuses ultrasonic and inertial sensor data to provide 6-DoF position and orientation tracking of a hand-held controller with sub-millimeter precision over […]
Sensor array targets next-gen virtual reality apps
TDK Corporation announced the launch of a complete portfolio of VR sensors enabling a new class of highly accurate and affordable all-in-one VR solutions. The key platform components are: InvenSense ICM-42688 6-axis motion sensor for HMDs provides the lowest noise figure in the industry and features the only high-resolution measurement mode, enabling the measurement of VR headset […]
High-performance RISC-V cores target 5G, networking apps
SiFive announced the availability of the SiFive Core IP 7 Series, the highest performance commercially available RISC-V cores. The 7 Series product family is designed to enable embedded intelligence with features that have not been commercially available until today. The 7 Series includes the E7, S7 and the U7 series. SiFive Core IP provides a truly […]
New 5 M-pixel CMOS image sensor excels at high-speed scanning, embedded vision apps
Teledyne e2v, a Teledyne Technologies company, announces the expansion of its Snappy family of image sensors with a new 5 MP device. The Snappy 5M is designed for barcode reading, 2D scanning and other demanding applications. Available in both monochrome and color, the Snappy 5M has a small 1/1.8 inch optical format, containing a 2.8μm, low-noise, […]
First single-chip 1080-p LCOS microdisplay carries integrated driver for AR/VR and projector designs
OmniVision Technologies, Inc. announced the OP02220 — the industry’s first 1080p liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) microdisplay with integrated driver functions and memory. This compact, low-power and cost-effective microdisplay is especially valuable for augmented reality (AR) applications such as glasses and head-mounted displays that need durability, compactness and lightweight. This is a burgeoning market as consumer demand […]
FPGAs handle multiple monitors on a single DisplayPort connection thanks to new IP
Microsemi Corporation, today announced the availability of Bitec’s DisplayPort intellectual property (IP) core optimized for PolarFire field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Compared to alternative solutions, the core gives designers the ability to take advantage of the PolarFire family’s smaller size and 50 percent lower power to enable stunning image quality in small formfactor embedded displays and monitors. “Bitec’s targeting […]
