MALVERN, PA--(Marketwire - Dec 3, 2012) - Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today added to its optoelectronics portfolio by introducing a fully integrated proximity sensor that combines an IR ...

Vishay Intertechnology introduces industries fir proximity and ambient light sensor with a combined IR Emitter, Photo-Pin-Diode, Ambient Light Detector, Signal Processor, and 16-Bit ADC in one package ...

Vishay’s VCNL4100 is an IR proximity sensor that works up to 1m, and includes an ambient light sensor. Inside, it combines an infra-red (940nm) emitter, photo detectors for proximity and ambient light ...

Synaptics – who are behind the trackpads found on many notebook computers – have announced the general OEM/ODM availability of their proximity sensors, which up until now have only been available in ...

With increased automation of complex production systems, components that are capable of acquiring and transmitting information regarding the production process become necessary. Proximity sensors -- ...

[mircemk] shows how to create a simple non-contact proximity sensor using little more than an Arduino Nano board, and a convenient software library intended to measure the value of capacitors. The ...

A device that senses when another object is close by. In a mobile phone, a proximity sensor is most commonly used to detect when the phone is held to the face. Specifically, the sensor detects human ...

The vendor’s Filtron technology allows the single-chip CM3612 infrared-proximity and ambient-light sensor to mimic the brightness sensor of the human eye by detecting wavelengths in the 450- to 650-nm ...

Inductive sensors are non-contact proximity sensors that detect ferrous targets, ideally ones made of mild steel thicker than one millimeter. They consist of four major components: a ferrite core with ...

[mircemk] shows how to create a simple non-contact proximity sensor using little more than an Arduino Nano board, and a convenient software library intended to measure the value of capacitors. The ...