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| | Making MEMS accelerometers work in motion control... | | MEMS (micro electromechanical system) inertial sensor technology provides a major structural shift in mechanical sensing. When the performance meets their needs, system developers welcome trading complicated mechanical mounting schemes... |
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| | MEMS: amazing little machines... | |
Developments in the field of semiconductors are leading to integrated circuits with three-dimensional features and even moving parts. Such devices, called microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), can resolve many problems that a microproces... |
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| | Smart helmets monitor football injuries... | |
PARK RIDGE, ILL. — Every year at this time, as visions of sugarplums give way to bone-crushing bowl game tackles, college athletic trainers fret about the effects of head injuries to football players.
This year, however, Virginia Tech U... |
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| | Airbags inflate need for a parts redesign... | |
Chicago — It will take new types of processors and a better breed of sensors to meet the demands of a proposed National Highway Traffic Safety Administration standard that addresses side-impact car crashes. Manufacturers of automotive... |
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| | Sensors and single-wire LINs rev up Auto IQ... | |
Sensors to measure such quantities as pressure, temperature and acceleration have been a staple of automotive electronics for many years. But the myriad systems required for such functions as emissions control, fuel economy and safety (inclu... |
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| | Analog adds 3-Axis MEMS Accelerometer with low power... | |
Analog Devices, Inc. has added the ADXL330 three-axis accelerometer to its iMEMS family of motion devices featuring a power consumption of only 200 microamps at 2.0 V.
Designed for handheld and embedded consumer electronics and mobile phone... |
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| | Accelerometer touts sensitivity, low cost... | |
Gaithersburg, Md. — Wilcoxon Research has introduced a new low-cost, general-purpose accelerometer with a sensitivity of 100 mV/g and a tight +10 percent tolerance.
The new 788A sensor is said to combine the optimum combination of price... |
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| | Analog chips save power over DSPs in microsensor role ... | |
Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Taking a cue from the movie Back to the Future, designers at startup GTronix Inc. have developed analog signal-processing circuits that deliver higher performance at lower power levels and much smaller silicon areas than most ... |
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| | 3-axis accelerometer ICs spin smaller, smarter designs... | |
Lexington, Mass.—STMicroelectronics' first two devices in its LIS302 family of low-g linear accelerometers tout extremely small form factor and low power consumption for a variety of motion-sensor applications.
These 3-axis devices measure jus... |
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| | MEMS gyroscopes eye projected CE windfall... | |
SAN FRANCISCO — Gyroscopes may soon give accelerometers a run for their money as the microelectromechanical systems of choice in a new breed of consumer gadgets, thanks to the advent of low-cost gyros from a MEMS startup. The development add... |
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| | MEMS: Yesterday to tomorrow at Analog Devices... | |
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Today, startup companies are touting microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) as a new growth area for integrated circuits (ICs). According to Analog Devices Inc., however, ADI has been pioneering MEMS chips since before their f... |
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| | Accelerometers deliver zero-g detect for mobile devices... | |
Austin, Tex. — Freescale Semiconductor has unveiled three highly sensitive XYZ-axis accelerometers for smart mobile devices at the Consumer Electronics Show 2007 in Las Vegas. The MMA7360L, MMA7340L and MMA7330L triple-axis accelerometers provi... |
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| | Accelerometer delivers high accuracy measurements... | |
San Juan Capistrano, Calif. — Endevco Corporation has introduced its Model 7285 low-cost piezoresistive accelerometer for vehicle crash, crush zone and impact testing. With a weight of less than 1 gram and a 2000 g full-scale range, the 7285 is... |
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| | 3-axis accelerometer miniaturizes motion sensing... | |
Geneva, Switzerland — STMicroelectronics has added a power- and cost-optimized 3-axis accelerometer to its family of ultra-compact low-g linear accelerometers. Targeting customer demand for miniaturized motion sensing in portable electronic dev... |
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| | 3-axis accelerometer miniaturizes motion sensing... | |
Geneva, Switzerland — STMicroelectronics has added a power- and cost-optimized 3-axis accelerometer to its family of ultra-compact low-g linear accelerometers. Targeting customer demand for miniaturized motion sensing in portable electronic dev... |
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