Advances in sensing technologies are increasing the functionality of devices in many industries including consumer, wearable devices, medical, industrial and automotive. Explore our resources to get technical expertise and stay up to date with sensor trends and sensing technology.

What Types of Sensors Are Required by the Trillion-Dollar IIoT Market?

2020/01/01

The trillion-dollar IIoT is the driving force behind a new surge of development for industrial sensor products. Keeping abreast of this exciting trend in the IIoT sector will help ensure that our new designs are both relevant and innovative.

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Will the smart speaker market cool off?

2019/01/20

The news at the start of this year that Tencent had suspended its smart speaker project ‘Tingting’ sent chills down the spines of many. What’s more, statistics show that half of the 50 Chinese companies that had invested in smart speakers when

Choosing A Pressure Sensor

2018/10/12

Pressure sensors’ accuracy is an important performance attribute, which is typically given as a percentage of full-scale pressure over a certain temperature range. Some sensors also exhibit hysteresis, non-repeatability and non-linearity, which sho

MEMs Revolutionizes Sensor Landscape

2018/07/19

Until fairly recently—roughly 15 to 20 years ago—sensors for ubiquitous physical parameters such as pressure, motion and magnetic fields were relatively large, costly, power-hungry and electrically incompatible with standard circuitry.

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Can the “spare tire” of 3D facial recognition move into the mainstream?

2017/08/21

The 3D facial recognition market is expanding rapidly. According to a forecast from Trend Force, the 3D sensing market will grow exponentially, reaching $10.89 billion in 2020 and $18 billion by 2023. The penetration rate of 3D facial recognition in

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How to create a touch screen you can “feel”

2017/08/09

Haptics is an excellent “companion” for touch screens in that it gives users a “sense” of “touch”. Although the main sources of external information are visual and auditory, many users agree that the tactile stimulus enabled by haptics ac

disposal bins (recycle, trash, etc) on the side of a building with IoT icons hovering over them

What Can We Do About Waste Sorting?

2017/08/01

With the aim of easing the pain and facilitating the process of waste sorting, intensive research and development is focused on smart rubbish bins. In the waste disposal process, from disposal, collection and transport to treatment, rubbish bins conn

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Monitoring Impact Levels in Sports

2017/04/20

Concussion, also known as mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), is a very serious topic in the world of sports today.

Wearables: Tracking, Computing and Making Sense of Context Awareness

2017/04/15

Wearable devices are moving quickly from concept to reality based on evolving technologies such as sensor fusion, communications and vision. Wearables have evolved to become perceptually aware agents that learn through users’ experiences, activitie

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Wearable Electronics: Four Approaches to Implement a Sensor Hub and Save Power

2017/03/17

As more sensors are added to nearly every electronic device including smartphones, tablets and wearables, more power is needed to run sensor data and turn it into useful information.