Suited for use in display backlighting controls for mobile phones, PDAs, and other portable devices, the eye-mimicking APDS-9008 analog-output ambient sensor comes in a miniature (0.55 x 1.60 x 1.50-mm) chipLED surface-mount package.
The RoHS-compliant ambient sensor works with 1.6 to 5.5-V power sources and is said to have excellent responsivity with low sensitivity variation across a variety of light sources. It is a pin-to-pin compatible with the APDS-9005 and has an operating-temperature range of –40° to 85°C. (From $0.60 ea / 2,500 — available now.)
Avago Technologies , San Jose , CA
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