Touch-free user interfaces are the new trend for automotive design engineers. There are multiple ways to implement this feature, and one of them is through proximity sensing. Proximity sensing is a ...

Encoders are a vital component in many applications that require motion control and feedback information. Whether a system’s requirement is speed, direction, or distance, an encoder produces control ...

The smartphone is an integral part of our day-to-day lives, serving as much more than just as a phone. For many, it is also an essential scientific instrument, digital doctor, eBook reader, music ...

Capacitive touch screen technology underpins many modern interactive devices by utilising the inherent ability of certain materials to store and transfer electrical charges. The operation of these ...

Capacitive touchscreens changed the way we interact with mobile devices, but they haven't evolved much at a fundamental level since then. Apple is trying to augment touchscreens with 3D Touch, but ...

According to several recent Embedded Market Surveys, 65 to 70 percent of the developers who responded said they use more than one microprocessor or microcontroller in a single design, but only 4 to 7 ...

Capacitive sensing and imaging techniques have emerged as versatile and high‐resolution tools in the field of non‐destructive evaluation (NDE). By detecting variations in dielectric properties, these ...

Inherently noncontacting capacitive sensors hold a charge differential and register when passing objects alter it. Either one metal plate generates and Inherently noncontacting capacitive sensors hold ...

You’ve probably encountered some faulty touchscreens that required multiple touches, applying more pressure each time, just to register an entry. That’s because early resistive touchscreen ...

PREMSTAETTEN, Austria--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ams (SIX: AMS), a leading worldwide supplier of high performance sensor solutions, today launches an automotive-qualified capacitive sensor which enhances the ...