Infineon Technologies is combining its proven automotive expertise with its patented glass-silicon-glass MEMS sensor for the automotive tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) market to launch the XENSIV SP49 tire pressure-monitoring sensor. The sensor integrates MEMS sensors and ASIC and provides smart tire features that enable advanced tire pressure monitoring systems. It features a powerful 32-bit…

Infineon Technologies introduces the new XENSIV 60 GHz radar sensor BGT60UTR11AIP. With a compact size of only 16 mm², it’s the smallest 60 GHz radar sensor with antennas in package (AIP) on the market and is specifically designed for integration into the smallest devices. This makes the sensor ideal for vital sensing (heart and respiratory…

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, is launching a novel human presence and motion detector to enhance security systems, home automation equipment, and IoT devices that typically use passive infrared (PIR) sensing. The STHS34PF80 sensor contains thermal transistors that can detect stationary objects, unlike conventional PIR detectors that require the…

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has introduced the market’s first MEMS water/liquid-proof absolute pressure sensor with a declared 10-year longevity program for the industrial market. “With the spread of the Industrial Internet of Things, companies are seeking to gather data from throughout their operations, often in challenging…

Infineon Technologies AG, in cooperation with 3D Time-of-Flight specialist and premium partner pmdtechnologies, is introducing the IRS2975C imager sensor — a performance-push evolution of the IRS2875C. The imager works according to the Time-of-Flight (ToF) principle known as indirect ToF (i-ToF) and is the first in the industry based on Infineon’s latest advancements in pixel technology.…

LiDAR is an acronym for light detection and ranging, an optical technology for sensing distance. Early attempts to measure distance by light beams were first made in the ’30s, and airborne LiDAR became more commonly used in the ’60s, with geospatial measurements beginning in the ’80s.  As the technology evolved, LiDAR’s uses continued to expand.…

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor, is enabling more acoustically comfortable cars, with its new sensor for road-noise cancellation (RNC) through active noise-control (ANC) techniques. Vehicles have traditionally been defined by engine performance, exterior design, and powertrains, but drivers and passengers are increasingly focused on comfort. While electric vehicles (EVs) are intrinsically less noisy than internal combustion…

Smart Eye, specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) to build technology that supports and predicts human behavior, and STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider, announced the cooperative development of a high-sensitivity, 1-LED driver-monitoring system (DMS). Combining Smart Eye’s expertise in driver-monitoring algorithms and optical system design with ST’s high-sensitivity automotive-grade global-shutter VB56G4A imager, the new DMS reduces…

As advanced automotive markets start to mandate driver-monitoring systems (DMS), STMicroelectronics (ST) is equipping carmakers with the required technologies. While DMS promises greater road safety by assessing driver alertness, ST’s next-generation dual-image sensor monitors the full vehicle interior covering the driver and all passengers. ST’s new image sensor is enabling new applications including passenger safety-belt…

The Optoelectronics group of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced a new AEC-Q101-qualified reflective optical sensor for automotive, smart home, industrial, and office applications. Offering a lower profile than previous-generation solutions — while delivering improved performance with a higher current-transfer ratio (CTR) and operating temperature — the Vishay Semiconductors VCNT2025X01 combines an infrared emitter, silicon phototransistor detector,…

The term ‘Motion detectors’ can be used to refer to any kind of sensing system which is used to detect motions; motion of any object or motion of human beings. However, it is primarily used to detect motion of human beings or in other words, presence of a body in a certain area. A motion detector is an electronic device that detects the physical movement in a given area/ designated locations and it transforms motion into an electric signal. Motion sensors are commonly used in security systems as triggers for automatic lights or trips for remote alarms and similar applications. Motion sensors work based on a wide variety of principles and is used in a wide variety of applications. Typical usage could be in the exterior doorways or windows of a building for monitoring the area around the building.  

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has unveiled its latest FlightSense Time-of-Flight (ToF) multi-zone sensor. Delivered together with a suite of valuable software algorithms, the combination provides a turnkey solution for user detection, gesture recognition, and intruder alert, specially designed for the PC market. ST’s FlightSense multi-zone sensors…

The FingerTip FTG2-SLP touchscreen controller from STMicroelectronics enables advanced features to support the latest active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) displays that promise more power-saving and extended runtime in smartphones. Low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) AMOLED displays, and similar proprietary equivalents, dynamically control the display refresh rate according to usage. While refreshing more slowly with the less demanding…

Samsung Electronics, a provider of advanced semiconductor technology, has introduced the 200MP ISOCELL HP3, the image sensor with the industry’s smallest 0.56-micrometer (μm)-pixels. “Samsung has continuously led the image sensor market trend through its technology leadership in high-resolution sensors with the smallest pixels,” said JoonSeo Yim, Executive VP of Sensor Business Team at Samsung Electronics.…

Infineon Technologies is introducing its battery-powered Smart Alarm System (SAS). The technology platform achieves high accuracy and low-power operation using sensor fusion based on artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML). This technology combined with low-power wake-on acoustic event-detection provides remarkable performance. The compact design exceeds the detection accuracy of acoustic-only alarm systems used today in smart buildings…

3D depth sensors play a key role in monitoring systems in a vehicle’s cabin, allowing for innovative car cockpits and seamless connectivity with improved passive safety. These sensors are becoming essential for meeting regulations and NCAP ratings as drivers become more like passengers. To this end, Infineon Technologies, in collaboration with 3D time-of-flight system specialist…

In current technology scenario, monitoring of gases produced is very important. From home appliances such as air conditioners to electric chimneys and safety systems at industries monitoring of gases is very crucial. Gas sensors are very important part of such systems. Small like a nose, gas sensors spontaneously react to the gas present, thus keeping the system updated about any alterations that occur in the concentration of molecules at gaseous state.   Gas sensors are available in wide specifications depending on the sensitivity levels, type of gas to be sensed, physical dimensions and numerous other factors. This Insight covers a methane gas sensor that can sense gases such as ammonia which might get produced from methane. When a gas interacts with this sensor, it is first ionized into its constituents and is then adsorbed by the sensing element. This adsorption creates a potential difference on the element which is conveyed to the processor unit through output pins in form of current. What is this sensing element? Is it kept in some chamber or is kept exposed? How does it get current and how it is taken out? Let’s find out in this Insight!!! 

With spring, temperatures are rising again to reach highs in summer. But rising temperatures also mean that it quickly becomes up to 70° C inside parked vehicles, which is a danger for animals and children left behind in the car. Equipped with the XENSIV 60 GHz automotive radar sensor (BGT60ATR24C) from Infineon Technologies, in-cabin monitoring…

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, is enhancing vehicle safety with its latest global-shutter image sensors for driver-monitoring systems (DMSs). DMSs continually watch the driver’s head movements to recognize signs of drowsiness and distraction, enabling systems in the vehicle to generate warnings that can preserve the safety of…

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider, has launched a solution for touchless gesture-based controls in simple, cost-conscious consumer, and industrial applications. The solution comprises free engineering software to be used with ST’s VL53L5CX FlightSense time-of-flight (ToF) multi-zone ranging sensor. Gesture recognition with ToF sensors is a breakthrough technology that enables sophisticated interactions with a wide variety of…