ANDOVER, USA: MEMSIC Inc., a leading MEMS solution provider, combining proprietary MEMS technology with advanced mixed signal processing and system solutions, has released its new low profile tri-axis Magnetic Sensor, the MMC3120MR.
The MMC3120MR is a product for high-end as well as cost-sensitive digital compass and augmented reality (AR) applications in mobile handset, PND and navigation products.
The MMC3120MR is designed using AMR technology which provides much better competitive advantages than other magnetic sensor technologies in the market (Hall sensor, GMR, etc). The MMC3120MR has significant benefits in terms of current consumption (0.55ma), measuring time (5ms), sensitivity (2mG/LSB) and accuracy ( ± 2 degrees).
MEMSIC’s new MMC3120MR integrates three-axis magnetic sensors and electronic circuits resulting in an easy to use solution for system designers. It utilizes the same Anisotropic Magnetoresistive (AMR) technology as MEMSIC’s MMC3120MQ magnetic sensor product, but the MMC3120MR is packaged in a significantly smaller package (3.0x3.0x1.0mm), which is important to board space critical applications like mobile handsets.
The MMC3120MR, and the recently released MMC2120MR, works with MEMSIC’s Intelligent Heading Correction (IHC) library of auto-calibration and dynamic compensation algorithms to provide industry leading compass performance. MEMSIC’s flexible software library is available to adapt to either dual or tri-axis magnetic sensors upon customers’ request.
Pricing for this product starts at $1.90 per unit for 1,000 units.
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Friday, August 7, 2009
MEMSIC intros smaller, low-power dual-axis magnetic sensor
ANDOVER, USA: MEMSIC Inc., a leading MEMS solution provider, combining proprietary MEMS technology with advanced mixed signal processing and system solutions, has released its new low profile Dual-Axis Magnetic Sensor, the MMC212xMR, which will enable the integration of digital compass functionality into a broad range of industrial, consumer, and mobile handset applications.
MEMSIC’s new MMC212xMR integrates two-axis magnetic sensors and electronic circuits resulting in an easy to use solution for system designers.
It utilizes the same Anisotropic Magnetoresistive (AMR) technology as MEMSIC’s MMC2120XM magnetic sensor product, but the MMC212xMR is packaged in a significantly smaller package (3.0x3.0x1.0mm), which is important to board space critical applications like mobile handsets.
The MMC212xMR works with MEMSIC’s Intelligent Heading Correction (IHC) library of auto-calibration and dynamic compensation algorithms to provide industry leading compass performance.
MEMSIC’s IHC algorithms enable the compass to establish and maintain an accurate heading with normal use and without rigorous procedures for manually calibrating the device. These capabilities lead to a more robust and user-friendly solution, providing the end-user with much more accurate heading information.
The MMC212xMR draws only 0.55mA of current, making it one of the most power efficient Dual-Axis magnetic sensors, and it is highly suitable for power sensitive designs. The MMC212xMR is ideally suited for applications such as mobile handsets, personal navigation devices and sports watches.
Pricing for the product starts at $1.90 per unit for 1,000 units.
MEMSIC’s new MMC212xMR integrates two-axis magnetic sensors and electronic circuits resulting in an easy to use solution for system designers.
It utilizes the same Anisotropic Magnetoresistive (AMR) technology as MEMSIC’s MMC2120XM magnetic sensor product, but the MMC212xMR is packaged in a significantly smaller package (3.0x3.0x1.0mm), which is important to board space critical applications like mobile handsets.
The MMC212xMR works with MEMSIC’s Intelligent Heading Correction (IHC) library of auto-calibration and dynamic compensation algorithms to provide industry leading compass performance.
MEMSIC’s IHC algorithms enable the compass to establish and maintain an accurate heading with normal use and without rigorous procedures for manually calibrating the device. These capabilities lead to a more robust and user-friendly solution, providing the end-user with much more accurate heading information.
The MMC212xMR draws only 0.55mA of current, making it one of the most power efficient Dual-Axis magnetic sensors, and it is highly suitable for power sensitive designs. The MMC212xMR is ideally suited for applications such as mobile handsets, personal navigation devices and sports watches.
Pricing for the product starts at $1.90 per unit for 1,000 units.
Friday, July 17, 2009
MEMSIC launches out-of-balance (OOB) sensor modules
ANDOVER, USA: MEMSIC Inc., a leading MEMS solution provider, combining proprietary MEMS technology with advanced mixed signal processing and system solutions, released its new family of Out-of-Balance (OOB) Sensor Modules, the MXC62XXXGMW, specifically designed for consumer washing machine applications.
This family of sensors is packaged in a module which is easily assembled onto the outer basket of the washing machine, thereby easing customer’s design-in and test, and the overall reliability of the OOB solution.
Accurate OOB detection and vibration sensing capabilities are some of the most important features needed for more efficient and faster-spinning washing machines.
The characteristics of the load can significantly affect the balance during the course of the wash cycle, and the only way to prevent mechanical problems during the high speed spinning cycle is to detect, assess or even predict possible OOB conditions.
The MXC62XXXGMW family of OOB modules employs state-of-the-art MEMS accelerometers produced by MEMSIC, Inc. The accelerometer is equipped with on-chip mixed signal processing and an I2C bus, allowing the device to be connected directly to a microprocessor, eliminating the need for A/D converters or timing resources.
The MEMSIC accelerometer data accurately reflects the OOB condition of the washing machine’s outer basket. Washing machine developers are thereby able to detect the existence of a basket OOB condition and take further action to correct it, which may include a manual alarm system or an automatic re-balance operation.
Since the MXC62XXXGMW is based on MEMSIC’s proprietary heat convection design, which does not use a moving mass inside the chip, it is inherently more reliable than other sensor technologies in the harsh vibration and EMI environment of a washing machine. The reliability of the MXC62XXXGMW has been proven in production with MEMSIC’s lead customer for this family of modules.
The MXC62XXXGMW is available immediately.
This family of sensors is packaged in a module which is easily assembled onto the outer basket of the washing machine, thereby easing customer’s design-in and test, and the overall reliability of the OOB solution.
Accurate OOB detection and vibration sensing capabilities are some of the most important features needed for more efficient and faster-spinning washing machines.
The characteristics of the load can significantly affect the balance during the course of the wash cycle, and the only way to prevent mechanical problems during the high speed spinning cycle is to detect, assess or even predict possible OOB conditions.
The MXC62XXXGMW family of OOB modules employs state-of-the-art MEMS accelerometers produced by MEMSIC, Inc. The accelerometer is equipped with on-chip mixed signal processing and an I2C bus, allowing the device to be connected directly to a microprocessor, eliminating the need for A/D converters or timing resources.
The MEMSIC accelerometer data accurately reflects the OOB condition of the washing machine’s outer basket. Washing machine developers are thereby able to detect the existence of a basket OOB condition and take further action to correct it, which may include a manual alarm system or an automatic re-balance operation.
Since the MXC62XXXGMW is based on MEMSIC’s proprietary heat convection design, which does not use a moving mass inside the chip, it is inherently more reliable than other sensor technologies in the harsh vibration and EMI environment of a washing machine. The reliability of the MXC62XXXGMW has been proven in production with MEMSIC’s lead customer for this family of modules.
The MXC62XXXGMW is available immediately.
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