The circuit is simple, economical, and built using easily sourced, budget-friendly components. True to form, the onboard test ...

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 ...

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 ...

Proximity sensors, which detect when your ear and cheek are about come into contact with a a touchscreen, have been a standard part of modern day smartphones. Elliptic Labs believes it has come up ...

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced a new fully integrated proximity and ambient light optical sensor with the industry's lowest height of 0.8 mm. Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced a new fully ...

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 ...

When you make a phone call, there's a reason your ear doesn't press all the on-screen buttons. The optical sensor near the earpiece is that reason. Thing is, the sensor needs an opening to see if ...

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 ...