Applying piezoelectric film in electronic designs
Piezoelectric film is a transducer technology with unique capabilities and design advantages. It can produce voltage in proportion to . .
Tag: Sensors And Transducers
MEMS microshuttersfor a new space telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the next big telescope at NASA. More ambitious than the Hubble Space . .
Optimizing the performance of a sensor system
To maintain high resolution and accuracy within a transducer or sensor-based measurement system, the designer must exercise care . .
Project Robotics
Signal conditioning provides a distinct advantage because it enhances both performance and measurement accuracy... When I think about . .
Engineering student develops robot using Banner vision sensor to play Guitar Hero with high accuracy
Minneapolis, MN—October 14, 2009— Banner Engineering Corp. partnered with a Minnesota West Community and Technical College engineering student and . .
Wireless Sensor Networks and RTLS: The Growth Areas By Raghu Das, CEO, IDTechEx
Active RFID, where a battery drives the tag, is responsible for an increasing percentage of the money spent in . .
Capacitive sensor offers low power
Available in a 20-lead QFN package, the MPR121 capacitive touch sensor provides reliable touch detection through increased electrode count . .
iSuppli Applauds Nobel Prize Award for Image Sensor Technology
El Segundo, Calif., October 7, 2009—In 1969, Bell Laboratories scientists Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith invented the . .
Viewpoint: A MEMS paradigm shift
Throughout its history, the semiconductor industry has grown by integrating more and more functionality into a single, monolithic device. . .
Wireless Sensor Networks and Energy Harvesting Standards
By Raghu Das, CEO, IDTechEx The potentially huge market for wireless sensor networks (WSN) that could involve billions of . .