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Health sensor kit cuts development time for wearables

October 28, 2020 By Redding Traiger Leave a Comment

Save at least six months of development time using the Health Sensor Platform 3.0 (HSP 3.0) from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. Also known as MAXREFDES104#, this ready-to-wear wrist form factor reference design monitors blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), electrocardiogram (ECG), heart rate (HR), body temperature, and motion. Included algorithms provide HR, heart-rate variability (HRV), respiration rate […]

Filed Under: Applications, Development Kits, Medical, PCB Design, Products, Reference designs, Sensor modules, Tools, Wearables, Wireless Tagged With: maximintegratedproducts

Tiny MEMs resonators integrate load capacitors

October 28, 2020 By Redding Traiger Leave a Comment

SiTime Corporation announced that it has entered the $2 billion precision resonator market with the ApexMEMS family of MHz resonators. These new devices are the third-generation of SiTime silicon MEMS technology and are available in a variety of MHz frequencies for high-volume electronics. Mobile and IoT applications such as Bluetooth wearables and wearables, high-speed connectivity […]

Filed Under: Applications, Automotive, Connectivity, IoT, Products, resonators, Tools, Tracking, Wearables, Wireless Tagged With: sitimecorporation

MCUs integrate configurable analog/digital peripherals, mixed-signal development environment

October 20, 2020 By Redding Traiger Leave a Comment

Sensor-based Internet of Things (IoT) applications rely on a combination of analog functionality and digital control capability to meet a challenging list of requirements including low cost, small size, performance, and low power. Addressing this challenge through a focus on increased microcontroller (MCU) integration, Microchip Technology Inc. announced the PIC18-Q41 and AVR DB MCU families that are the first […]

Filed Under: analog/digital converters, Applications, Automotive, Industrial, IoT, Medical, microcontroller, Products, Tools, Wearables Tagged With: microchiptechnologyinc

Digital I2S outputs added to MEMS microphone line

October 20, 2020 By Redding Traiger Leave a Comment

CUI Devices’ Audio Group announced the addition of digital I2S output models to its comprehensive line of MEMS microphones. The bottom port CMM-3526D-261-I2S-TR and top port CMM-4030D-261-I2S-TR are housed in extremely compact, low profile packages measuring 3.50 x 2.65 x 0.98 mm and 4.00 x 3.00 x 1.25 mm, respectively. Thanks to their digital I2S […]

Filed Under: Applications, Consumer Electronics, Embedded, Hardware, Products, Tools, Wearables Tagged With: cuidevices

Configurable sensor fusion software platform adds high-precision sensing to wearables

September 28, 2020 By Redding Traiger Leave a Comment

MotionEngine Hear

CEVA, Inc. introduced the Hillcrest Labs MotionEngine Hear, a sensor, and processor agnostic embedded software solution for hearable devices. System-on-Chip (SoC) vendors, OEMs and ODMs can utilize MotionEngine Hear to deliver a frictionless user interface, gesture control, activity tracking and spatial audio for a range of smart personal audio devices, including true wireless stereo (TWS) […]

Filed Under: AR/VR, Connectivity, Consumer Electronics, Medical, Sensor modules, Software, Wearables Tagged With: ceva, cevainc

Bluetooth modules now run IoT security middleware

July 20, 2020 By Aimee Kalnoskas Leave a Comment

MCU embedded Bluetooth Module with VitaNet Suite

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has completed compatibility verification of the MCU embedded Bluetooth Module with VitaNet Suite, the secure IoT platform that VitaNet, Inc. will begin offering in July 2020. The industrial IoT, also known as Industry 4.0, has been grappling with the challenge of dramatically improving productivity. In the COVID-19 world more than ever, […]

Filed Under: Applications, COVID-19, IoT, radio modules, Security, Wearables, Wireless

Dual-photodetector optical sensor module in 0.88mm package enables thinner wearable designs

July 9, 2020 By Aimee Kalnoskas Leave a Comment

Maxim Integrated Products’ MAXM86146 dual-photodetector optical sensor drop-in module includes built-in algorithms for heart-rate and oxygen-saturation (SpO2) monitoring, as well as advanced activity classification. Its small size and ease of design enable innovative biosensing features in less space and support the rapid development of accurate, continuous health-monitoring devices. The MAXM86146 offers designers of advanced wearable […]

Filed Under: Applications, Sensor modules, Wearables Tagged With: maximintegratedproducts

GNSS firewall software detects jamming/spoofing in real time

June 23, 2020 By Aimee Kalnoskas Leave a Comment

BlueSky GNSS Firewal

Critical infrastructure systems including power utilities, financial services, mobile networks and transportation rely on Global Positioning System (GPS)-delivered timing to ensure ongoing operations. Microchip Technology Inc. announced the release of a major software update for its BlueSky GNSS Firewall product, providing a higher level of resiliency against GPS vulnerabilities for systems dependent on GPS signal reception. […]

Filed Under: Applications, Software, Wearables Tagged With: microchiptechnologyinc

GNSS receiver board paired with sub-decimeter correction service

June 23, 2020 By Aimee Kalnoskas Leave a Comment

Septentrio announces today the launch of AsteRx-m2 Sx OEM board. With this GNSS receiver Septentrio pioneers a novel approach to high-accuracy positioning. Septentrio’s latest core GNSS technology is integrated with a sub-decimeter correction service enabling simple plug-and-play positioning solutions. High-accuracy positioning is available directly out of the box as GNSS corrections are automatically streamed to […]

Filed Under: Applications, Telecommunications, Wearables Tagged With: septentrio

Haptic drivers provide immersive touch experiences in PCs, wearables, automotive and gaming/VR

May 28, 2020 By Aimee Kalnoskas Leave a Comment

CS40L25 Haptic drivers

With the goal of elevating the user experience for a wide range of consumer devices, Cirrus Logic is developing an advanced product portfolio of haptic and sensing integrated circuits (ICs). Cirrus Logic’s haptic products and sophisticated haptic feedback technology enable sleeker, more robust end products with fewer mechanical controls for new responsive and immersive user […]

Filed Under: Applications, AR/VR, Consumer Electronics, Sensor modules, Wearables Tagged With: cirruslogic

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