The latest Electronics Weekly product news on sensors, measuring factors such as acceleration, orientation, pressure, humidity and temperature.
At 1mT, Texas Instruments is claiming record sensitivity for an in-plane Hall-effect switch, which includes an internal magnetic concentrator. That said, it is only just ahead of the similar 1.5mT in-plane Hall switch introduced by Melexis last week, which also has an internal magnetic concentrator. The TI unit, TMAG5134A1CDBVR, is part of the seven member TMAG5134 family aimed at simple ...
Melexis has squeezed a magnetic circuit inside an SMD package to get an end-sensitive Hall effect latch for slimline motor applications. “We’ve responded to the automotive industry’s demand for more compact motor latch sensors,” it said. “Lateral sensing in a surface-mount TSOT-3L package eliminates the need for through-hole components.” They are part of the existing MLX92211 family, the rest of ...
Teledyne Space Imaging is celebrating the launch of another suite of sensors, this time onboard the MetOp-SG-A1 satellite. It successfully launched last week from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. MetOp-SG-A1 MetOp-SG-A1 is the first unit of a pair of next generation satellites that will orbit the Earth together 14 times a day. The satellites will be monitoring weather and climate ...
Hamamatsu has introduced a series of non-cooled linear near-infra-red image sensors with up to 256 pixels. Designed for multi-channel spectro-photometry, G1682x devices are front-illuminated InGaAs sensors intended for real-time analysis in R&D and industry across 0.9 to 2.1µm. The pixels are long rectangles mounted with their long edges adjacent – a bit like the stripes on an pedestrian road crossing. ...
The European electronic components distribution market is suffering from a declining automotive sector, reports DMASS Europe. The electronic components distribution industry body represents approximately 85% of the European components DTAM. DMASS said that European semiconductor distribution sales in Q2 2025 fell 14% compared to Q2 2024. Austria experiencing the steepest drop (36.6%) followed by France (20%), Germany and Ireland both ...
Allegro MicroSystems is exploiting tunnel magnetoresistance to measure current with ~500kHz bandwidth, and less noise that Hall effect isolated current sensors. Implemented in its CT4022 and CT4032 sensors, the company claims 2.8mArms typical noise when the devices are powered with 5V, and 3.6mArms when the supply rail is 3.3V (lowest noise variant, 25°C, 100kHz BW, 0A). “They achieve a 2x ...
Sensors are at the heart of industrial automation systems. Liam Critchley examines the different types used for particular parameters to ensure smooth operation Automation is crucial in industrial sectors. From manufacturing to food and beverage and power industries, automation is used to improve productivity, quality, efficiency and safety of the many processes in different industrial sectors. This includes monitoring production ...
AI-based anomaly detection helps engineers identify potential problems early, to improve process efficiency, says Rachel Johnson Industrial processes and manufacturing systems depend on consistency and accuracy. Unusual data readings, or anomalies, can signal issues like equipment malfunction, faulty components or deteriorating sensors that disrupt the expected operational flow. AI-based anomaly detection helps engineers identify these potential problems early, which enables ...
Rutronik is aiming at tyre pressure monitoring with a 4.5 x 3.5mm DFN that contains a MEMS pressure sensor, a Bluetooth LE 5.4* radio, a microcontroller, a two-axis MEMS accelerometer and temperature sensing. It is the SMP290, made by Bosch. “Measurement data or updates can be encrypted [AES-128] for transmission with the customer-specific application software,” said the component distributor. “As ...
Panasonic Industry has added a second set of contacts to three different sealed position-sensing push-action switches with the aim of improving reliability, detecting failures, or having two operating points. As they are for detecting the position of objects rather than finger operation, they have a long action with ~8mm of travel – despite the body measuring ~6 x 9 x ...
