Press Releases

Torch Sensors debuts #GiveTorch program, enabling donation to boost wildfire preparedness, safety

San Francisco, United States – Torch Sensors, a bay area startup offering early-stage outdoor fire detection with accuracy, announced the initiation of the #GiveTorch program. The #GiveTorch program enables direct purchase and donation of Torch Sensors to nonprofits and communities in need, bolstering wildfire preparedness and safety as part of Wildfire Awareness Month this month and in preparation for the upcoming fire season. (more…)

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May 17, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

NextNav vertical location technology now available on Kyocera DuraXV Extreme+

San Diego, United States – Kyocera International, Inc., a provider in rugged mobile solutions, announced the integration of NextNav Pinnacle vertical location technology into Kyocera’s DuraXV Extreme+ feature phone. DuraXV Extreme+ is designed for those working in harsh environments, such as industrial or construction sites, and is now available in Verizon stores and via Verizon Frontline for public safety and first responders nationwide. (more…)

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May 8, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

onsemi ships one billionth inductive sensor IC to HELLA

onsemi, a provider in intelligent power and sensing technologies, announced that the company has shipped its one billionth inductive sensor interface integrated circuit (IC) to HELLA, an international automotive supplier operating under the umbrella brand FORVIA. The IC designed by onsemi is being used in HELLA’s contactless inductive position sensor (CIPOS) technology for automotive x-by-wire systems.  (more…)

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May 5, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Attune secures SOC2 Type 1 compliance certification for flexible sensor platform

Vienna, United States Attune, an industry provider with flexible sensor platform delivering needed real-time data for digital transformation, announced that it has received the SOC 2 Type 1 compliance standard certification. The SOC 2 compliance certification distinguishes organisations as providers in cybersecurity industry standards and data protection. (more…)

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April 12, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Renesas unveils new firmware to support public building air quality standards

Tokyo, Japan – Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has announced new firmware for its ZMOD digital air quality sensors. The latest firmware lets engineers configure the sensors to support various green air quality standards for commercial and public buildings, making them the initial sensors in the industry to conform to the requirements of multiple global air quality standards. (more…)

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April 10, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Smart sensors prepare Sunderland’s road users for Arctic blast

Ten smart infra-red (IR) temperature sensors have been fitted across a variety of locations around Sunderland to provide data and intelligence to inform the city’s winter maintenance team. (more…)

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March 19, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Cognata, Microsoft collaborate to help mobility companies evaluate sensors for automated driving

Rehovot, Israel Cognata announces a new product launch, running on Microsoft Azure, and AMD processors and GPUs, to allow automotive customers to virtually evaluate ADAS/AV sensors through realistic simulation environments. Cognata’s automated driving perception hub allows sensors to be evaluated versus a common set of industry-standard scenarios, and their performance is quickly and easily analysed. (more…)

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January 10, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Pacific Defense to develop modular, open architecture sensor for AFRL’s cislunar SSA mission

El Segundo, United States – Pacific Defense, a open systems integrator delivering Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) products and solutions, announced that it has signed a contract with the Space Control Technology Branch of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to develop and demonstrate a low size, weight, and power (SWaP) sensor built on MOSA principles to address the rapidly expanding challenge of space situational awareness (SSA) in the cislunar regime. (more…)

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December 21, 2022

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

SmartMetric develops biometric card that works across card readers

New York, United States – SmartMetric, Inc., has created a biometric card that works with all credit card readers, including restaurants, store checkouts and ATM’s. (more…)

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December 15, 2022

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Continental offers 4D radar sensor to Indy Autonomous Challenge for highly automated driving

Auburn Hills, United States – Technology company Continental announced its radar sensor technology sponsorship of the Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC). The IAC is a broadly collaborative effort that brings together public-private partnerships and academic institutions to challenge university students to imagine, invent and prove a new generation of automated vehicle software to run fully autonomous racecars. The company will supply the IAC with its ARS540 4D imaging radar sensors for integration in the world’s fastest autonomous racecars, the Dallara AV-21, which enable highly automated driving. (more…)

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December 9, 2022

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar