Tag: MEMS
SiTime Low-Power Oscillators in tiny packages
SiTime Corporation’s general-purpose low-power oscillators are custom programmable by Digi-Key. Production qty’s are available within 48 hours of purchase. Digi-Key’s custom programming capabilities shorten engineers’ design cycles enabling faster time to market. These...
Continue ReadingSonar-on-a-chip provides up to 5 metres ToF range
Shipping to strategic customers, the CH-201 MEMS-based ultrasonic Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensor offers an extended sensing range of 5 metres. [via] This ToF sensor uses a tiny ultrasonic transducer chip that sends a pulse of ultrasound and then listens for echoes returning from targets...
Continue ReadingRedBoard Artemis – Sparkfun’s New Bluetooth Enabled Artemis Module
SparkFun's new DEV-15444 RedBoard Artemis has an Arduino Uno R3 footprint, 1M Flash/384 KB RAM, and a processor that uses less than 1mA of current at peak. This Artemis board includes a modern USB-C connector and a Qwiic connector that makes programming and I2C easy. This RedBoard is...
Continue ReadingUltra-wide angle thermal MEMS sensor added to range
Omron Electronic Components has added a wide angle 32 x 32 element version of its D6T MEMS Thermal Sensors, offering the widest field of view that Omron has ever delivered. The new Omron D6T-32L-01A can view across 90.0° by 90.0°, able to encompass a wide area such as a whole room...
Continue ReadingCambridge startup Sorex launches particulate sensor
Mass sensing startup Sorex Sensors Ltd. (Cambridge, England) has launched its first product, a particulate sensor along with a development kit. By Peter Clarke @ eenewseurope.com The Sorex sensor is designed for use in air purifier systems and in semiconductor manufacturing equipment,...
Continue ReadingMEMS thermopile vacuum sensors effective from 1 millitorr to 1 atm
The PVC3000 series of MEMS thermopile vacuum sensors from Posifa Technologies deliver a wide effective range from 1 millitorr (0.13 Pa) to 1 atm (760 torr, or 101 kPa) to eliminate the need for additional sensing technology and to lower overall solution costs. The upper effective range...
Continue ReadingMEMS-based “sonar on a silicon chip” ultrasonic time-of-flight sensors
TDK Corporation’s announces the immediate worldwide availability of the Chirp CH-101 MEMS-based ultrasonic Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensor. This ToF sensor utilizes a tiny ultrasonic transducer chip to send out a pulse of ultrasound and then listen for echoes returning from targets in the...
Continue ReadingPhotoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS) miniaturizes CO2 sensor XENSIV™ PAS210
City dwellers often spend a large amount of their time indoors, either in an office, at school, or simply at home. Urbanized spaces, however, tend to trap and develop bad air quality as they get more insulated for energy efficiency purposes. The concentration of CO 2 is an indicator...
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