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Article: MEMS Motion Sensors Stay in Motion.
- Article from:
- Semiconductor International
- Article date:
- October 1, 2009
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Laurent Robin, Yole Developpement, Lyon, France, www.yole.fr
The mobile market is driving the adoption of accelerometers and gyroscopes, in handhelds, digital still cameras, cars and anything else that moves.
Motion sensing devices are not new. They have been used since the 1950s in the aerospace and defense fields to perform navigation functions. MEMS versions of accelerometers and gyroscopes have been developed more recently, bringing the key advantages of cost and size reduction. While not as accurate as the devices used for military applications, MEMS-type accelerometers and gyroscopes are well adapted to be integrated into cars and many consumer ...