Maxim Integrated introduces it’s new MAXREFDES27# IO-Link subsystem reference design that lets operators tune and calibrate an optical proximity sensor with excellent accuracy, up to 14 bit resolution ...

APDS-9120 is an integrated optical proximity sensor that combines built-in signal conditioning and space-saving packaging technology. This optical proximity sensor provides ease of implementation as ...

Compact mobile devices have a new miniature, low-cost optical proximity sensor at the ready. In mobile phones, for example, the HSDL-9100-021 sensor makes it possible ...

Vishay has created a complete proximity sensor inside a single surface-mount package – integrating laser (940nm VCSEL), photodiodes, amplifiers, ADC and DSP into 2 x 1.25 x 0.5mm. Called VCNL36825T, ...

Elliptic Labs has found a way to replace a staple of smartphones — the hardware optical proximity sensor — with an ultrasound software solution. Proximity sensors are a key component that turn off the ...

Sponsored by IDT: Thanks to the advances made in inductive position sensing, the technology is carving new paths in automotive design and leaving its optical and capacitive cousins in the dust.

Bertel is a Linux user who likes budget smartphones more than flagships, uses a custom ROM, and gets his apps from F-Droid. When he isn't writing short stories for Android Police, you might find him ...

If you take a look at your phone, near the earpiece speaker and front camera you’ll find another dot or two. This is the proximity sensor and is the hardware responsible for turning the screen off ...

Elliptic Labs made a bit of a splash a few years ago when it unveiled its gesture-control technology for smartphones. The intriguing tech works through a modified chip that tunes the devices’ speakers ...