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Agricultural and Environmental Sensing Demand Grows   February 9, 2010

New Frost & Sullivan research points to an increasing need for sophisticated systems to monitor hazardous chemicals, soil and crop/plant characteristics, and pest infestation.More>>

Irvine Sensors Receives $18 million Sensor Order   February 9, 2010

The company will supply Clip-On Thermal Imagers to Optics 1, an optical systems manufacturer, in support of a contract recently awarded to Optics 1 by the Naval Surface Warfare Center.More>>

Fluke Introduces Fluke 810 Vibration Tester   February 9, 2010

The diagnostic technology will detect imbalance, looseness, misalignment, and bearing failures in a wide variety of mechanical equipment; rate the severity of the fault; and recommend repairs.More>>



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The Five Motion Senses: MEMS Inertial Sensing to Transform Applications   January 1, 2010

Article By: Rob O'Reilly, Harvey Weinberg

The introduction of robust, low-cost MEMS accelerometers and gyroscopes enables the incorporation of motion sensing into a greater variety of applications.More>>

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The Potential and Challenges of Wireless Sensor Nodes for Diverse Application Fields   December 1, 2009

Article By: Ruud Vullers, Mihai Patrascu, Julien Penders

Autonomous wireless sensor networks—WSNs powered by energy harvesting—have tremendous potential. By examining their possible use in healthcare, condition monitoring, and smart packaging we assess this enabling technology and discuss the challenges to further adoption.More>>

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Sonic Nirvana: MEMS Accelerometers as Acoustic Pickups in Musical Instruments   June 1, 2009

Article By: Rob O'Reilly, Kieran Harney, Alex Khenkin

MEMS sensors are in our cars, phones, PCs, cameras, and a variety of other applications but until now, they've never been attached to a guitar. The authors seek to answer the question: Can you use a MEMS accelerometer as an acoustic transducer?More>>



Consumer Electronics
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The Five Motion Senses: MEMS Inertial Sensing to Transform Applications   January 1, 2010

Article By: Rob O'Reilly, Harvey Weinberg

The introduction of robust, low-cost MEMS accelerometers and gyroscopes enables the incorporation of motion sensing into a greater variety of applications.More>>

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InvenSense Launches Single-Chip 3-axis Digital Gyroscope   October 27, 2009

Available for under $3, the ITG-3200 delivers breakthrough motion processing technology for gaming and 3D remote controls.More>>

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MEMS in Automotive and Consumer Electronics   November 1, 2007

Article By: Prashanth Venkatesh

The automotive and consumer electronics industries are increasingly adopting MEMS-based sensors. Here's a brief analysis of where and how these sensors are used and how we predict the market will behave over the next five years.More>>


Manufacturing Automation
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Capacitive Sensor Operation Part 2: System Optimization   June 1, 2009

Article By: Mark Kretschmar

Part 2 of this two-part article focuses on how to optimize the performance of your capacitive sensor, and to understand how target material, shape, and size will affect the sensor's response.More>>

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Meet the Next Generation of OPC   July 1, 2008

Article By: Tony Paine

Introduced in 1995, OPC enabled interoperability between Windows-based applications and process control hardware and software. The latest OPC specification, OPC-UA, seeks to improve and unify the earlier specifications into a single coherent foundation.More>>

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Temperature Sensor Tips and Tricks   January 1, 2008

Article By: Emmy Denton

When you're adding temperature sensors to a PCB, correct placement can make all the difference. Here are some tips and tricks to place your sensors effectively.More>>


Microprocessors
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Microchip Technology Partners With Texas A & M   January 27, 2010

The company will partner with the university for undergraduate research, design projects & engineering labs.More>>

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TI Intros Customizable WSN Dev in a Sports Watch   November 24, 2009

The eZ430-Chronos development environment uses the CC430 wireless MCU; the development kit propels innovation through portability, leading integration, software support and ultra-low power consumption.More>>

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Microchip’s New 32-bit MCUs Offer Extensive Connectivity   November 19, 2009

The new PIC32 32-bit MCU families with Ethernet, CAN, USB and 128 KB RAM extend Microchip's portfolio via high-performance connectivity and are supported with free software libraries.More>>



Signal Processing
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Hitting the Sweet Spot Range of ADCs   February 1, 2009

Article By: Michael Harney

For a given input signal, here's how to meet the full dynamic range of an ADC using a standard amplifier circuit.More>>

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Simplifying Sensor Signal Path Design   December 1, 2008

Article By: Harold Joseph

Sensing applications require some form of signal conditioning and the interplay of the various analog components can spell success or misery. A new Web-based tool aids engineers in designing sensor signal paths with discrete analog components.More>>

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The ΔΣ ADC Learns New Tricks   August 1, 2007

Article By: Rich Wegner

A new architecture is blurring the distinction between successive approximation register (SAR) and ΔΣ ADCs, creating devices that couple high resolution with high throughput, achieving exceptional measurement accuracy and ease of integration.More>>