Next-generation optical sensor can read photon spin across UV-to-infrared wavelengths

A research team led by Professor Jiwoong Yang of the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at DGIST has developed next ...
Digi Times

Taiwan-Asia Semiconductor supplies short-wave IR LED devices used in Apple Watch 8

LED chip maker Taiwan-Asia Semiconductor (TAS, renamed from Opto Tech) is the exclusive supplier of short-wave infrared (IR) LED devices used in the body temperature sensor of Apple Watch 8, according ...
Hackaday

ir sensor

Some readers may recall building a line-following robot during their school days. Involving some IR LEDs, perhaps a bit of LEGO, and plenty of trial-and-error, it was fun on a tiny scale. Now imagine ...
Electronics Weekly

Infrared human sensor measures body heat

Omron Electronic Components has introduced a non-contact MEMS thermal sensor that it claims can detect the presence of humans in an area without the need for movement. The sensor is intended as an ...
Electronic Design

Build Your Own IR Windshield Rain Sensor (.PDF Download)

In this article, we implement a rain and ice sensor by analyzing the reflection of an infrared (IR) light source. This project uses proven techniques based on multiple reflections of IR light in the ...
Electropages

New photo reflector for consumer and industrial applications

Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now supplying the new RPR-0730 photo reflector from ROHM Semiconductor. The RPR-0730 is an ...
EDN

YL-70 4-Channel Line Tracker Sensor Module

I needed a multichannel line tracker sensor module for an upcoming project. A quick search found several versions of infrared line tracker sensor modules that met or exceeded my demands, but I picked ...
EDN

Replace IR sensing with proximity detection

Proximity detection adds many smart features to the devices we use.For example, when making a call with a phone held to your ear, face detection using proximity sensing can disable the touchscreen and ...