Sensors Product Picks Newsletter

Low-Pressure Sensor Module from Acuity
The AC4000 from Acuity Inc., Fremont, CA, is a very stable low-pressure MEMS sensor module with pressure ratings down to 2.5 mbar F.S. continued >>

Low Pressure Sensing Die from All Sensors
The MEMS piezoresistive low-pressure sensing die from All Sensors Corp., Morgan Hill, CA, is for high-volume applications that require pressure measurements as low as 0.25 in.H₂O F.S. continued >>

Triaxial Accelerometer from Kionix
The KXTH5 from Kionix Inc., Ithaca, NY, has factory programmable sensitivity that can be customized at any value between ±1.5 g and ±6 g and is suited for use in hard-disk-drive protection. continued >>

MEMS Mass Flow Sensor from Omron
Omron Electronic Components LLC, Schaumburg, IL, offers a differential-pressure-type mass flow sensor with an internal flow path designed to produce a low-flow (70 ml/min.), high-impedance device. continued >>

High-Performance MEMS Gyro from Sensonor
The STIM202 from Sensonor Technologies AS, Horten, Norway, is a multi-axis high-performance gyro module for safety-critical applications in the industrial, aerospace, and defense markets. continued >>

MEMS Sensing Modules from Silicon Designs
The Model A2260 high-precision MEMS capacitive accelerometer from Silicon Designs Inc., Issaquah, WA, is designed for automotive R&D, crash test, and vehicle dynamics testing requirements for NVH, drivetrain, and powertrain testing, vehicle suspension and handling, crash event detection, and airbag performance assessments. continued >>

MEMS Gyro from Silicon Sensing Systems
The CRM120 from Silicon Sensing Systems (UK) Ltd., Plymouth, U.K., is a 20° inclined version of the company's PinPoint precision navigation and pointing CRM100 and CRM200 MEMS gyroscopes. continued >>

Hydrogen Sulfide Sensors from Synkera
The MikroKera H₂S sensor from Synkera Technologies Inc., Longmont, CO, is designed for low power, reliability, and performance in life- and property-protection applications. continued >>

Triaxial Gyro from VTI Technologies
The CMR3000 from VTI Technologies Oy, Vantaa, Finland, is a 3.1 by 4.2 by 0.8 mm, low-power digital triaxial angular rate sensor for user interface and game applications. continued >>

Mechatronics Board, Robot from Freescale
The Tower Mechatronics Board from Freescale Semiconductor, Austin, TX, combines 32-bit computing, sensors, and actuator control into a single stand-alone board with an onboard battery supply; it can be used to control a sensor development kit in the form of a bipedal robot. continued >>

MEMS Joystick from Knowles Acoustics
The KMJ0401IC from Knowles Acoustics, Itasca, IL, is a digital MEMS joystick for handheld consumer devices that draws 40 µA in active mode and 3 µA in sleep mode. continued >>

9-Axis IMU from Movea
The MotionPod from Movea SA, Grenoble, France, is a wireless, miniaturized inertial measurement unit (IMU) that uses MEMS sensors to measure 9-degrees-of-freedom motion with a PCB module that is about the size of a small wristwatch. continued >>

MEMS Oscillators from SiTime
The SiT380X family of MEMS-based voltage-controlled oscillators (VXCOs) from SiTime Corp., Sunnyvale, CA, offer sub-picosecond jitter and pull range up to ±1600 for telecom, networking, and embedded applications. continued >>

MEMS Design Software from Coventor
The MEMS+ 2.0 design suite from Coventor Inc., Cary, NC, allows you to simulate 3D MEMS models in MathWorks' Simulink environment, building on the software's existing integration with Cadence's Virtuoso IC design system, and letting you incorporate MEMS into traditional IC and SoC design methodologies. continued >>

Motion Software from InvenSense
The Embedded MotionApps Platform Library (Embedded MPL) software from InvenSense Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, used with the company's MPU-3000 and MPU-6000 MotionProcessor inertial sensors, lets you create motion sensing apps for embedded systems. continued >>

Motion Sensing Engine from STMicroelectronics
The iNEMO Engine from STMicroelectronics, Geneva, Switzerland, is an advanced filtering and predictive software engine that integrates the outputs from a triaxial accelerometer, triaxial gyroscope, and triaxial magnetometer and fuses them to provide more accurate and reliable sensor performance. continued >>

MEMS at Sensors Expo & Conference
The MEMS industry had a 25% growth rate in 2010 and the forecast for 2011 is positive for continued growth. This year's Sensors Expo is bringing you the latest education and MEMS players this June – less than two weeks away.

In-depth Pre-Conference Symposium. Take a deep dive into MEMS with a full day Symposium on Monday, June 6th, MEMS Commercialization Opportunities for Systems and Products – Session Organized by MEMS Industry Group.

Dedicated Conference Track. Increase your skills and knowledge in educational and engaging sessions focused on MEMS in a dedicated MEMS Conference track. Sessions include:

  • Acuity Inc.
  • AM Fitzgerald
  • Analog Devices
  • Fraunhofer IPMS
  • Harting, Inc. North America
  • Hua Yang Microsystems
  • Kionix
  • Maxim Integrated Products
  • MEM HiTech
  • MEMS and Nanotechnology Exchange
  • MEMS Industry Group
  • MEMS Investor Journal
  • MEMS VISION
  • Micralyne, Inc.

  • Omron Electronic Components LLC
  • Plan Optik AG
  • SB Microsystems
  • Sensonor Technologies
  • Siargo, Inc.
  • Silex Microsystems
  • Si-Ware Systems
  • Soft MEMS
  • ST Microelectronics
  • Teledyne DALSA
  • Texas Instruments
  • Tronics MEMS, Inc.
  • X-Fab Semiconductor Foundries