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Magnetoresistive Sensing by Temposonics Opens New Capabilities in Challenging Industrial Situations 

Applying its signature magnetoresistive technology, Temposonics has recently introduced two sensor products that bring new capabilities to design engineers needing to solve challenging industrial situations. One is a position sensor engineered for installations in confined spaces, the other a safety position sensor. Both excel in flexibility and precision.  […]

Electromagnetics

Power-Hungry Automobiles Stimulate Advancements in Magnetic Current Sensing that Apply Widely to Electrification Markets 

Led by demands of the electric vehicle market but extending widely to many other applications, magnetic current sensors are increasingly replacing sense resistors and current transformers. A few examples of new magnetic current sensing products illustrate the rapid-fire developments that are bringing change.

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Electromagnetics

Magnetic Encoder ICs flexibly rethought 

iC-Haus presents its proven Hall sensor IC:  The iC-PVS combines a flexibly configurable Hall array front-end with a 56-bit low-power period counter and an integrated 6-bit interpolator. Battery-buffered, it can be used to implement multiturn […]

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Tech Tips: Types & Characteristics of Current Sensors, Explained by AKM 

Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) cares a lot about how design engineers choose to sense current, especially using magnetic sensing based upon Hall elements such as with its line of Currentier sensors, whose structure is depicted above. In explaining its technology, AKM has come up with a helpful tutorial on the fundamental types of current sensors and their distinctive characteristics. Some of the key points are highlighted in this article while the complete presentation is available on the company’s website. […]