For companies that claim that the IoT is the most important emerging technology, evaluating the quality of sensors is a fundamental aspect to rolling out a fully functional system.

Sensors are the “eyes” and “ears” of processors, co-processors, and computing modules. They come in all shapes, forms, and functions, and they are being deployed in a rapidly growing number of ...

If you look around, you’ll notice that personal health is a major focus for technology companies. There’s a growing ecosystem of products and many are fueled by sensors. Take VivaLnk, for example.

Pawel Malinowski, program manager at imec, sat down with Semiconductor Engineering to discuss what’s changing in sensor technology and why. What follows are excerpts of that discussion. SE: What’s ...

More and more keyboards and video game controllers employ Hall effect sensors, but what exactly is this technology? We break it down.

Fossum calls his new technology QIS, for Quanta Image Sensor. Instead of pixels, QIS chips have what Fossum and his colleagues call "jots." Each jot can detect a single particle of light, called a ...

Quantum sensors can be used in medical technologies, navigation systems, and more, but they're too expensive for most people.

Lidar's distance and object sensing capabilities make it popular in technical fields, but the technology is growing much closer to home: Here's what to know.

Apple is investigating new image sensor technology that promises up to 20 stops of dynamic range. Here’s what that actually means.

Direct TPMS sensors can be either mechanical or electronic. Mechanical sensors use a mechanical link between the sensor and the valve stem, while electronic sensors use wireless technology. Indirect ...