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Common Sense for better Automotive, Industrial, and Consumer sensors

In today’s increasingly electronic World, where everybody is attached to a device, and everything is becoming part of the Internet, sensors are increasingly important, and crucial to providing accurate and timely data in an astounding number of applications, with strong projected volume growth for years to come.

The range of technologies is increasing along with the number of applications, while size and cost are shrinking to meet demands for products like consumer electronics in smartphones, watches, and health or activity monitors, Automotive, Industrial, and Mechatronics are also driving the need for more tolerant, robust, and accurate sensors. For example cars are reportedly using over 200 sensors today.

The Digital World will never replace drivers, acheive comprehensive “artificial intelligence”, or perform complex and interactive robotic solutions, without the ability to capture and measure the “analogue” or real World around it. This highlights the importance of a comprehensive range of sensors and sensor technologies, backed with qualification programs that help to address the reliability and safety requirements of standards like IEC61509, and ISO26262.

To help the design engineer having to cope with these demands in diverse markets, Infineon has published its sensor solution application guide, and RS components have been working with them to make a broad range of these available to our Global on line customers R&D engineers.

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Recent innovation includes the introduction of dual sensor packages and a vertical hall sensor.

For more than 40 years Infineon have been providing HALL, IAMR, and iGMR sensors, shipping over 3Billion units across technologies including; linear and switched HALL, magnetic 3D and speed, angle, current, tyre pressure even radar. These products have spanned a multitude of applications to the highest quality standards in order to address the exacting demands of the automotive industry. However Infineon have gone one step further than the industry standard Automotive Safety Integrity level (ASIL) with their program named PRO-SIL™. The trademark designates products which contain SIL supporting features covering technical features in hardware and software but also supporting aspects like development process and user documentation. More details on the program can be found in the brochure.

If you need to make sense of sensors, download the brochure and search RS online to help resolve your product design sensor needs and keep your project on track.

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