STMicroelectronics has expanded the company's motion-sensor portfolio with a broad range of thirteen new single- and two-axis gyroscopes. With more than a 50 percent shrink in volume over previous ST ...

Recent sensor technology developments are enabling revolutionary improvements in robotics and other industrial system designs. In addition to robotics, applications where inertial sensors can ...

In MEMS technology development, it is always exciting to see the next technology frontier, the border of the known and the unknown. Talent and hard work (along with ingenuity) can move this frontier ...

XJCSENSOR, a leading manufacturer of force sensors and force-control solutions, has introduced a MEMS sensor that provides ...

The current state of the art of embedded motion sensing is based around micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) devices. These miracles of microfabrication use tiny silicon structures, configured to ...

The hype is finally turning into reality—microelectromechanical-systems (MEMS) sensors have turned into one of the hottest emerging component areas for medical, consumer, industrial, and automotive ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. The use of MEMS accelerometers to sense rapid deceleration for airbag deployment is well over a decade old and considered a well-known technology.

CEA-Leti and Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI) have developed the world’s smallest MEMS gyroscope. Based on a nano-resistive sensing technology, the gyroscope enables a navigation-grade performance with ...

“With tactical grade gyro performance available in ADI’s newest i Sensor motion sensor products, complex stabilization and GPS-aided dead-reckoning is more easily enabled,” said Bob Scannell, i Sensor ...

EMCORE has a 40-year history in the development of its Quartz MEMS technology introducing the first tactical grade single-axis gyro and inertial measurement unit (IMU) utilizing quartz sensors with ...

Every new smartphone comes with an auto-rotate function that alternates between the landscape and portrait modes. And, every car sold new in the United States leaves the factory with airbags; it’s the ...