MEMS sensors include accelerometers to measure linear acceleration and earth gravity vectors, gyroscopes to measure angular velocity, magnetometers to measure earth’s magnetic fields for heading ...

ADI’s ADXL375 200-g digital MEMS accelerometer delivers more than twice the bandwidth at less than half the power consumption of competing sensors used to measure high-g events. NORWOOD, ...

TDK Corp. has introduced the miniature Tronics AXO315 one-axis, closed-loop MEMS accelerometer with a 24-bit digital SPI interface in a SMD package. The company claims the force-rebalance MEMS ...

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 ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. The use of MEMS accelerometers to sense rapid deceleration for airbag deployment is well over a decade old and considered a well-known technology.

A new microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensor system offers 1,000 times more sensitivity and far greater dynamic range than conventional, high-volume accelerometers. The inertial sensor system, ...

It’s difficult to overstate the impact of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) on automotive electronic design requirements. Indeed, while cars have traditionally been defined by engine performance, ...

Advanced seismometers and fiber optic technology are transforming earthquake early warning, delivering faster and more ...

Accelerometers in mobile phones, microprocessors in laptops, and gyroscopes that balance drones each rely on microelectromechanical systems, or MEMS for short. Within these small systems are even ...

This article appeared in Electronic Design and has been published here with permission. Electronics for “personal” medical devices is an area of great research interest, especially when the device can ...