News

AKM Shrinks Magnetic Sensor for Mobile Devices to One-Fifth the Size of Preceding Version; Develops New Tutorial on Magnetic Sensing

Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) has released a new tri-axis magnetic smart switch sensor, the AK09970D, a device with a much smaller overall footprint than its predecessor. Also, the company has a great technical tutorial on the fundamentals of […]

News

MultiDimension Technology Magnetometers Tailored for Magnetic Sensor R&D

MultiDimension Technology has released two new models of three-axis digital magnetometers for high-resolution 3D magnetic field measurement. They can be particularly useful for application developers working on research and development that involves magnetic sensing. “With open USB communication protocol, these magnetometers […]

Software and Design

Infineon Launches Advanced Hall Sensor for High-Safety Automotive Systems

Infineon Technologies has introduced a monolithically integrated linear Hall sensor which was developed entirely according to new high-safety standards automotive applications. It has very high magnetic sensitivity allowing the use of relatively small magnets, lowering typical magnetic component costs, […]

Magnetics/Assemblies

Continental Transforms Powertrain Division into Vitesco Technologies in Response to High-Growth Momentum to Electrification

Responding to the momentum toward electrification in transportation markets, giant automotive supplier Continental is putting a new face on its powertrain division in the name of Vitesco Technologies. It will be home to an expanded line of […]

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Lake Shore F71/F41 teslameters win R&D 100 Award

Lake Shore Cryotronics recently announced that the company’s F71 and F41  teslameters have been named a 2019 R&D 100 Awards winner in the Analytical/Test category. Since 1963, the R&D 100 Awards have identified revolutionary technologies introduced to the market, honoring great R&D pioneers and their ideas in science and technology. “Being named as one of the R&D 100 is an incredible honor,” said Paul J. Heney, Vice President and Editorial Director for R&D World. “These 100 winning products and technologies are the disruptors that will change industries and make the world a better place in the coming years.”Lake Shore and other winners will be recognized at a Dec. 5 awards dinner in San Francisco.  The F41 and F71 teslameters and their compatible Hall […]

Electromagnetics

Tech Tips: Using Precision Anistropic Magnetoresistive Current Sensing to Optimize System Performance

By Khagendra Thapa, Aceinna  There is a tremendous amount of pressure on the embedded electronics community for higher efficiencies and better system performance. This is due to multiple factors from thermal management issues, to increased power densities, to […]