Fingerprint Cards AB announces the launch of a new, slim and curved capacitive touch sensor for biometric authentication. Following the success of the FPC1540 sensor, the uniquely curved FPC1542 sensor is set to enable innovation in the latest borderless smartphone designs. As demand for side-mounted touch sensors grows, the curved sensor offers OEMs enhanced design […]
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Camera simultaneously monitors drivers, captures vehicle occupants for one-way videoconferencing
OmniVision Technologies, Inc. announced in advance of AutoSens Detroit the automotive industry’s first complete solution for dual-mode camera applications. This joint solution simultaneously monitors drivers while capturing vehicle occupants for one-way video conferencing. It features OmniVision’s automotive industry-first OV2312 image sensor, with a dual-mode global shutter that captures both RGB color images and IR images under low-light conditions. These […]
Development platform speeds 2K high-resolution imaging radar work
Arbe announced the rollout of their Radar Development Platform empowering customers to revolutionize their imaging radar systems. Tier 1s, OEMs, and new mobility players are enhancing their perception algorithms based on the 2K high-resolution Imaging Radar Development Platform, or A Sample as referred to in the automotive industry. Arbe is currently collaborating with over 20 tier-1 and OEM […]
Health sensor kit cuts development time for wearables
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 […]
Multi-Zone, direct Time-of-Flight modules speed scene comprehension efforts
STMicroelectronics has extended its portfolio of FlightSense Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensors with the world’s first 64-zone device that breaks a scene into separate areas to help an imaging system build the most detailed spatial understanding of a scene. This first-of-its-kind product comprises a 940nm Vertical Cavity Surface Emission Laser (VCSEL) light source, a System-on-Chip sensor integrating a VCSEL driver, […]
IoT development kit includes temperature, humidity, light, acceleration sensors
TT Electronics announced the launch of its S-2CONNECT Pro Tracking and Monitoring Kit for rapid IoT development. The kit can be deployed to connect, track, sense, and monitor applications such as asset tracking, cold chain, smart home, and broader industrial IoT scenarios. By 2023, the number of global cellulars IoT subscribers is forecasted to increase at […]
mmWave radar sensors feature one-inch cube form factor
D3 Engineering announced its DesignCore RS-6843AOP and RS-6843AOPU mmWave Radar Sensors. These miniature sensors enable the implementation of many different mmWave radar algorithms to measure, detect, and track. The production-intent sensors feature a 1-inch cube form factor, heat-spreading metal body, and mounting tabs. They may be used with a PC or embedded platform to facilitate […]
CMOS sensors provide detailed imaging with up to 45 Mp
ON Semiconductor has expanded its XGS family of image sensors with high performance, low noise products that offer 12-bit image quality at a high frame rate. The new offerings include the XGS 45000, the XGS 30000, and the XGS 20000, which provide detailed imaging with up to 45 Mp for resolution critical applications and up […]
One-micron 64-MP image sensor excels at low-light smartphone camera apps
OmniVision Technologies, Inc. announced the OV64A image sensor, offering 64 megapixels (MP) resolution with the largest pixel size in its class, at 1.0 micron, along with a class-leading optical format of 1/1.34”. Its large optics and high resolution provide premium low light performance for the wide and ultrawide main cameras in high-end smartphones. Additionally, the OV64A features 3-exposure, […]
2.3 Mp CMOS image sensor delivers image clarity at 120 fps
ON Semiconductor has introduced the AR0234CS 2.3 Mp CMOS image sensor with global shutter technology. The high-performance sensor is designed for a variety of applications including machine vision cameras, AR/VR/MR headsets, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), and barcode readers. The AR0234CS captures 1080p video and single frames operating up to 120 frames per second (fps). With […]
