Sensors

Melexis has brought out a pressure sensor which measures both gas and liquid media from 2 to 70 bar, all within a compact SO16 package. The MLX90833 is a factory-calibrated device which provides absolute pressure readings with a LIN digital output, simplifying integration for heat pump manufacturers. The increasing number of heating and cooling modes in heat pumps, particularly EVs, is ...

Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) is shipping has its new InAs Hall element, the HQ0A11. HQ0A11 features AKM’s smallest and thinnest package size for an InAs-based Hall element, measuring 0.8 x 0.4 x 0.23 mm. It achieves an 85% reduction in volume compared to the previous model of HQ0811 in the high-sensitivity HQ series. It is expected that HQ0A11 will contribute ...

At Electronica 2024 we caught up with Lisa Trollo, ST’s Marketing Communication Manager, as part of our promotional coverage for the event. In this interview, she discusses ST unveiling its new biosensor family with ST1VAFE3BX. It is the first dual-function biosensor combining a vertical analog front-end (vAFE) for detecting biopotential signals and a 3-axis ultralow-power accelerometer for motion tracking. Biopotential ...

At Electronica 2024 we caught up with Norbert Breyer, Director Marketing & Product Manager at ScioSense, as part of our promotional coverage for the event. As a specialist in environmental and flow sensors, ScioSense is helping companies use the planet’s vital resources more sustainably to ensure we all live healthier lives. Its sensors are designed to be small, smart, and ...

Melexis is aiming at electric motors with family of angle-sensing absolute magnetic encoder ICs that can work at high speed and typically deliver 1° accuracy or better. “By detecting the three components of the magnetic flux density – Bx, By and Bz – and measuring the differential magnetic field in the z-axis, MLX90382 enables tracking of absolute angle position and ...

Melexis has announced a magnetism-based current sensor that needs no ferromagnetic core, for measuring currents through power PCBs and busbars (see diagram). MLX91235 is gradiometric, taking a differential magnetic field measurement with two internal sensing elements “ensuring stray field effects are eliminated”, according to the company. It is aimed at automotive and other e-mobility applications and, as such, has been ...

Cambridge Integrated Circuits has introduced a non-contact rotary position sensing IC that can operate at 66,000rpm producing 1,000 quadrature cycles per revolution, or can work at resolutions up to 16,384AB cycle/rev. Edge rate up to 4.5MHz are possible, equating to 4,170rpm at 16bits, and up to 33,000 position sample/s. “33,000 measurements per second is over six times faster than our ...

Skinetix, an imec/VUB spin-off, is developing sportswear with integrated sensors to record detailed movement and muscle activity to help prevent injury. By enriching the data with a personalized biomechanical model, the platform grants insights in muscle condition, movement quality and fatigue, allowing training to be adjusted according to the data. The spin-off brings together expertise in sensor technology and AI. ...

Melexis is aiming at replacing reed switches in automotive door door handles, sun visors, infotainment buttons and brake lights with a micro-power Hall effect switch. “For modern vehicles, accurate switch and latch mechanisms are relied upon by countless systems for feedback,” said the company. “With numerous switches deployed across cars, it is also important to ensure that they minimise power ...

Françoise is co-founder and chairwoman of the board of Melexis. She tells Caroline Hayes how the Belgian company has grown from a startup specialising in custom asics to a company with a portfolio of sensor, driver and transceiver ICs and offices around the world, Founded in 1989 in Belgium, Melexis has grown to employ more than 2,000 people in 12 ...