Category: Industrial
Industrial
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And the Kits Keep Coming
Not long ago I noted the sudden appearance of various reference designs and platforms and kits intended to take some of the friction out of the process…
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IoT or M2M or Connected Device?
In various places where people track and discuss progress in the world of interconnected things, there is a surprising amount of debate over the meanings…
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New Hall Effect Sensors Sans Choppers
My first exposure to the details of sensor design came at ISSCC several years ago. I watched a series of presentations that were, in…
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Mysterious IR Array
Our bodies have evolved on practical, not principled, grounds. So we have one sensor for photons in the visible spectrum, and we have a completely…
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Pressure Sensors for Harsh Environments
Pressure sensors have been gaining some general visibility, as they are seen as probably the next big-volume sensor to go into cell phones. But most…
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IMUs Feature Quartz
Epson has recently made a series of announcements in the IMU space, including a new V-series that they claim features the “world’s smallest IMU” (defined…
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A Reverse Proof Mass?
This continues both the theme of “stuff at Sensors Expo” and non-traditional approaches to common sensors. Only this time, it’s the most ubiquitous of motion…
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Am I Spoiled Yet?
From the Sensors Expo files, I saw another interesting integration from ams for use with perishable products. It’s an RFID/temperature sensor combination with some smarts.…
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A Move Towards a Magnetic MEMS Relay
Relays might seem amongst the most mundane of components, and yet even they are getting a miniaturization upgrade with the help of MEMS technology. Of…