03.01.22
STMicroelectronics is introducing its third generation of MEMS sensors. The new sensors enable the next leap in performance and features for consumer mobiles and smart industries, healthcare and retail.
MEMS technology is the cornerstone of the robust and chip-sized motion and environmental sensors that drive the intuitive context-aware features of today’s smartphones and wearables.
ST’s latest generation MEMS sensors now take performance to a new level, going beyond established technical limitations on output accuracy and power consumption. The new sensors can deliver the highest accuracy for product features such as activity detection, indoor navigation, and precision industrial sensing. At the same time, they keep battery demand low for longer runtimes.
Extra features, to be included in selected variants, include ST’s machine-learning core (MLC) and electrostatic sensing. The MLC brings adaptive, machine-learning capabilities to edge applications that operate at extremely low power. The charge-variation (QVAR) sensing channel monitors changes in electrostatic charge, either through contact with the body in a smartwatch or fitness band or by non-contact sensing (radar).
“This groundbreaking new generation builds on ST’s extensive historical investment in MEMS expertise and process technology,” said Simone Ferri, MEMS marketing director, STMicroelectronics. “In addition to revolutionizing the sensors’ performance, we are extending their capabilities with optional electrostatic sensing and machine learning. The result is a new generation of sensors ready for Onlife: life transparently and seamlessly enhanced through technology that is always present, always on, and always connected.”
MEMS technology is the cornerstone of the robust and chip-sized motion and environmental sensors that drive the intuitive context-aware features of today’s smartphones and wearables.
ST’s latest generation MEMS sensors now take performance to a new level, going beyond established technical limitations on output accuracy and power consumption. The new sensors can deliver the highest accuracy for product features such as activity detection, indoor navigation, and precision industrial sensing. At the same time, they keep battery demand low for longer runtimes.
Extra features, to be included in selected variants, include ST’s machine-learning core (MLC) and electrostatic sensing. The MLC brings adaptive, machine-learning capabilities to edge applications that operate at extremely low power. The charge-variation (QVAR) sensing channel monitors changes in electrostatic charge, either through contact with the body in a smartwatch or fitness band or by non-contact sensing (radar).
“This groundbreaking new generation builds on ST’s extensive historical investment in MEMS expertise and process technology,” said Simone Ferri, MEMS marketing director, STMicroelectronics. “In addition to revolutionizing the sensors’ performance, we are extending their capabilities with optional electrostatic sensing and machine learning. The result is a new generation of sensors ready for Onlife: life transparently and seamlessly enhanced through technology that is always present, always on, and always connected.”