Figure 1a shows a slotted optical switch. An LED is mounted in a plastic housing, facing a phototransistor, but separated by a gap. If something moves into the gap, it blocks the light path between ...

The types of magnetic sensors that are currently available. How the magnetic sensors work. Applications for the different magnetic sensors. Position sensors enable a variety of functions and controls ...

The new MIS63xx magnetic image sensors are designed and manufactured with MDT's unique TMR technology and intellectual property. They are designed with an array of TMR sensors with a spatial ...

Hprobe, a provider of semiconductor Automated Test Equipment (ATE) for magnetic devices, has demonstrated a new 3D magnetic generator design resulting in magnetic field accuracy of less than 5µT (5 ...

This free app lets you play around with smartphone sensors you probably didn't know existed.

(Nanowerk News) In a scientific breakthrough, an international research team from Germany's Forschungszentrum Jülich and Korea's IBS Center for Quantum Nanoscience (QNS) developed a quantum sensor ...

Infineon has introduced a magnetic sensor for micron-level movement measurement. Called TLI5590-A6W, it has two TMR (tunnel magneto-resistance) Wheatstone bridges inside (see diagram), spaced 500μm ...

RedRock™ magnetic sensors utilize the innovative TMR (tunneling magnetoresistance) effect to provide extremely low power consumption and high sensitivity. Coto’s RedRock™ sensors also feature flexible ...

How to navigate the expanding market and avoid missteps where the newest sensors provide more capability than what you’ve ...

Sensors help microprocessor-based systems find their bearings. Where would embedded systems be without them? Sensors provide the windows through which microprocessor-based systems can observe their ...