The market for accelerometers, which have emerged as a popular input device for some of the world's hottest electronic products, is expected to grow to $1.7 billion by 2013, according to iSuppli.

Accelerometers are devices that measure static or dynamic acceleration. There are many applications which require the need of this device. One important application of an accelerometer is in an ...

Said to be the world’s smallest LGA-packaged accelerometer, the BMA220 MEMS digital triaxial g sensor has a 2 x 2-mm footprint, about 44% that of the previous 3 x 3-mm devices. Despite its small size, ...

A quantum device that can determine its position in three dimensions is more accurate than non-quantum versions. Vehicles could use it to navigate even if GPS stopped working. One way to keep track of ...

Weighing 120 mgand operating in temperatures of up to +150C, the Endevco model 12M seriesfeatures the incorporation of Meggitt's Piezite-type P-8 bimorph sensing element, operating in bender mode.This ...

MEMS devices can be optically characterized using several different measurement techniques. This follows the various ...