Hitachi Ltd. today announced the development of a high-sensitivity low-power MEMS accelerometer that can detect extremely weak ground and building vibrations by combining sophisticated MEMS technology ...

MEMS inertial-sensors technology has been driven by automotive safety systems; as such, the technology has been applied to several high-volume applications. The large volumes associated with ...

There’s a good chance that you use a MEMS accelerometer every single day. It’s the small chip that let your smart phone automatically adjust its screen orientation. They’re great chips, and since they ...

The global MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) accelerometer and gyroscope market is experiencing rapid expansion, driven by the increasing demand for precise motion-sensing technologies across ...

This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Ed Spence, Marketing Manager, Analog Devices Inc. A growing number of condition-monitoring products now use a ...

The demand for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) resilient to harsh environments is growing. Silicon-based MEMS struggle under extreme conditions, limited by their performance at elevated ...

Most of the latest 3-axis digital-MEMS accelerometers on the market can generate interrupts for a number of applications. Some of the applications—such as screen rotation, wakeup, freefall, single ...

Sales of acceleration and yaw sensors only grew 7% to $2.54bn in 2012 as prices turned down after the 27% growth in 2011, but are expected to grow 12% to $2.84bn in 2013, says IC Insights.

Designed for applications that require battery lifetimes stretching out for many years, the Analog Devices ADXL362 three-axis microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) digital accelerometer has slashed ...

No audio available for this content. Photo: Silicon Designs New radiation-tested, tactical-grade MEMS inertial accelerometers designed for spacecraft electronics testing Silicon Designs Inc. has ...