| Low-cost accelerometer targets vehicle safety requirements
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2007-02-13 |
| Endevco Corp. has introduced its Model 7285 low-cost piezoresistive accelerometer for vehicle crash, crush zone and impact testing. With a weight of less than 1g and a 2000g full-scale range, the 7285 is designed specifically to meet the requirements of automotive safety customers |
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| MEMS accelerometer has three power modes
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2009-04-29 |
| Freescale said it is targeting the MMA7660FC three-axis accelerometer for portable consumer devices |
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| Triaxial accelerometer detects specific motion patterns
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2010-02-08 |
| Bosch debuts the BMA220 triaxial digital accelerometer, claimed to be the smallest at 2mm x 2mm x 0.98mm and capable of handling 2g-16g |
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| MEMS compass packs magnetic sensor, accelerometer
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2010-01-07 |
| STMicroelectronics packs a three-axis digital accelerometer with a three-axis digital magnetic sensor in a single module, aimed at enhancing mobile navigation and location-based services |
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| Three-axis accelerometer consumes as low as 2µA
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2010-07-06 |
| STMicroelectronics introduces a three axis accelerometer with low power consumption, miniature footprint and enhanced functionality |
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| 3-axis, high-res accelerometer cuts power usage
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2011-11-08 |
| STMicroelectronics unleashes LIS3DSH accelerometer claimed to be the industry's first three-axis high-resolution accelerometer with two embedded finite-state machines |
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| MEMS accelerometer goes in implantable medical apps
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2007-05-11 |
| Endevco Corp. has introduced an accelerometer that delivers repeatability of |
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| Combo IC integrates digital accelerometer, analogue gyro
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2009-12-28 |
| STMicroelectronics unveils a module that combines a three-axis digital accelerometer with a two-axis analogue gyroscope |
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| MEMS accelerometer suits automotive apps
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2008-10-07 |
| STMicroelectronics has introduced its first automotive-qualified three-axis MEMS accelerometer |
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| Accelerometer cuts operating power consumption
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2008-11-12 |
| Kionix announced the expansion of its digital-output, tri-axis accelerometer product line |
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| Three-axis accelerometer boasts high precision output
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2010-11-03 |
| STMicroelectronics unveils a high-performance, three-axis, low-g accelerometer targeted at automotive applications |
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| Two-axis accelerometer suits battery-powered portables
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2007-07-10 |
| STMicroelectronics' new compact 'low-g' linear accelerometer makes the LIS244AL motion-sensing device well-suited for battery-powered portable apps |
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| Accelerometer eliminates foot pedals in guitar effects
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2006-04-27 |
| ADI's iMEMS motion signal processing technology targets musicians looking for more control over their guitar effects. |
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| ...Thinnest' three-axis MEMS accelerometer debuts
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2009-06-15 |
| Low-voltage operation and low power consumption make the LIS302DLH ideal for battery-powered products. |
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| HDK develops 'smallest' accelerometer
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2006-09-13 |
| HDK America Inc. has developed what it claims is the smallest piezoresistive three-axis accelerometer with a 3-by-3-by-1mm footprint |
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| Accelerometer with gesture recognition suits consumer apps
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2010-02-18 |
| Freescale Semiconductor offers three-axis MEMS accelerometers packs algorithms to include tap, shake, jolt, free-fall, auto wake, auto sleep and orientation detection. |
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| Wilcoxon accelerometer provides sensitivity of 100 mV/g
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2005-12-05 |
| Wilcoxon Research, a supplier of quality vibration sensors and sensor networks, has added another low-cost sensor to its family of general purpose accelerometers. |
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| STMicro expands low-g linear accelerometer family
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2006-10-09 |
| STMicroelectronics has launched the first two devices in its family of low-g linear accelerometers which target HDD protection and motion-controlled operation in portable devices. |
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| SiP packs on-chip firmware, MEMS sensors
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2010-07-01 |
| Freescale Semiconductor rolls out the Xtrinsic smart MEMS sensors in system-in-package (SiP) that combines a ColdFire 32bit MCU with a three-axis MEMS accelerometer and on-chip firmware |
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| MEMS accelerometers sense tapping gestures
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2007-06-19 |
| Smart features embedded in ST's new LIS202DL accelerometer include click and double-click recognition, motion-detection/wake-up and high-pass filters |
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| MEMS device promises nine-degree-of-freedom functionality
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2010-11-18 |
| Invensense Inc. debuts a MEMS device that integrates a gyroscope and an accelerometer on a single CMOS die that in combination with a magnetometer forms a complete inertial measurement unit (IMU |
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| Crash sensor helps auto safety testing
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2006-07-14 |
| Endevco's high-resonance crash accelerometer for automotive safety testing applications provides an extended "flat" frequency range and resonant frequency of over 40kHz |
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| MEMS sensor offers improved realism
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2009-10-19 |
| The accelerometer touts high-level vibration monitoring and high-shock detection for enhanced user interfaces |
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| Software engine enhances CE motion sensing
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2011-03-29 |
| STMicroelectronics' iNEMO filtering and predictive software engine enhances motion-based apps in CE devices by combining the output from a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis magnetometer |
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| Freescale touts first tyre pressure monitoring system
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2007-09-19 |
| Freescale has introduced what it claims as the industry's first tyre pressure monitoring system that combines an advanced pressure sensor with an 8bit MCU, two-axis accelerometer and RF |
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| Sensor chips focus on automotive safety standards
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2010-11-18 |
| Freescale rolls out chips focused on safety that includes a low-g accelerometer for stability control, plus new matched transmitter and receiver chips for the 77GHz radars used for collision avoidance |
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| Freescale samples ultrathin MEMS-based sensor
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2007-06-13 |
| Freescale Semiconductor has started sampling a MEMS-based sensor with industry's thinnest three-axis digital-output accelerometer that targets mobile phones and portable media devices |
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| Six-axis sensor has current consumption of 6.1mA
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2010-03-04 |
| Epson's AH-6100LR six-axis sensor was developed for high-integrity motion tracing and motion tracking applications. |
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| MCU starter kit suits USB, touch-sensing apps
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2009-08-28 |
| Microchip Technology Inc. has launched the MPLAB Starter Kit for PIC18 microcontrollers containing all of the components, documentation, schematics, debugging and programming capabilities for USB and touch-sensing applications. |
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| MEMS user interface aims mobile devices
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2009-04-01 |
| A new type of user interface enables 12 different device control functions while also eliminating expensive touchscreens. |
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