Sensors

Cirrus Logic are the market leader for driver ICs in haptics. IDTechEx spoke with Harsha Rao, who manages their Haptics and Sensing division, along with colleague Bill Schnell. We discussed their position in the haptics market and their latest products.

IDTechEx spoke with Trine Hindklev and Jon Dalzell, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Science Officer (respectively) at Guided Knowledge. They have developed a high-end motion capture suit and digital coaching system, and are initially targeting golf training as their first application with their brand, Dragonfly Golf.

Forecasts taken from IDTechEx report "Skin Sensors 2020- 2030: Technologies, Markets, Players, Forecasts"

This article is a summary of the latest considerations for the wearable technology industry as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, including background on the pandemic, case studies of it's impact, and a discussion around changes to quantitative forecasts across IDTechEx's wearable portfolio as a result.

Flexible hybrid electronic (FHE) promises to combine the functionality of conventional rigid electronics with the flexibility of printed electronics. A prototypical FHE circuit, in which an integrated circuit is combined with multiple other elements, includes (for example) printed sensors, an antenna, a thin film battery and even thin film PV. Not all components need to be included, or even printed, for a circuit to count as FHE, but it must include as a minimum both printed and placed functionality.

Water and wastewater industries and networks are everywhere. They supply homes, businesses and industries. They are one of the most important infrastructures in many countries. Yet they are not monitored as closely as other utilities industries. However, change is coming. There are many new sensors and products available which can provide a greater insight into this large and wide-ranging industry.

dpiX is both a manufacturer of x-ray image detectors and a foundry for (primarily) backplanes. It has a Gen 4.5 line spanning 239,000 sq ft, which is the largest outside Asia. It has recently extended its capability to make flexible image sensors using amorphous silicon on flexible polyimide substrates.

Dr Luyun Jiang interviewed Debra Deininger, Director of Industrial Sensing at Renesas on 14th May 2020

An international team of scientists has developed colour-changing, flexible photonic crystals that could be used to develop sensors that warn when an earthquake might strike next. The wearable, robust and low-cost sensors can respond sensitively to light, temperature, strain or other physical and chemical stimuli making them an extremely promising option for cost-effective smart visual sensing applications in a range of sectors including healthcare and food safety.

DeepMatter Group offer software and hardware solutions to enhance the digitization of chemistry. IDTechEx spoke with Dr Mark Warne (CEO).

This premium article provides an introduction to the Digital Water topic. For more information, please see the report "Digital Water 2020-2030".

Tekscan manufactures flexible pressure sensors, based on force sensitive resistors. Medical applications are a particular focus.

Peratech offer integrated pressure sensing solutions based around their proprietary pressure sensitive materials and algorithms. They aim to improve human interactions with electronics devices by enabling different surfaces (including displays) to sense pressure similar to how human skin does.

A biosensor is an analytical device used for the detection of a chemical substance, that combines a biological component with a physicochemical detector as shown below.

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Tacterion offers pressure sensing and data acquisition solutions based around their proprietary flexible and stretchable piezoresistive sensor platform plyon. Their plyon flex sensors are especially well suited to applications in which the sensor material is curved or is deformed during operation since they do not register a signal on bending.

Tangio is a technology platform agnostic developer and manufacturer of printed force and touch sensing solutions, primarily for HMI applications. This includes a comprehensive range of single point Force Sensing Resistors, Potentiometers and Trackpads, plus 3D matrix sensors in which they are the market leader. Recently they have launched fuZion hybrid sensors that combine capacitive and resistive sensing.

Digital water technologies will innovate and drive forward new solutions in the water and wastewater industries. The new IDTechEx report, "Digital Water Networks 2020-2030", discusses the players, technologies, and market opportunities for this exciting new technology area.

Engineers have developed a faster, simpler 3D-printing technique to build electronics, trimming their manufacturing time from hours down to a few minutes. The method can be used to print electronics into complex shapes in volumes that could be used for antenna arrays, prosthetics, sensors and robots.

Given the considerable impact that CVD has on many people's lives, it is no surprise that the demand for solutions is exploding. IDTechEx Research found that the market for cardiovascular disease technology will exceed $40 billion by the year 2030.