Proximity sensors, which are designed to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact, have evolved from narrow application in industrial automation systems into broad use. They ...

Consumer devices like cell phones are using more and more sensors to save power and enhance our interaction with them. Some of the latest devices have multiple sensors; and now, two important and ...

A device that detects the presence of an object in the vicinity. There are many types of sensors for myriad applications; however, they all work by emitting a signal and analyzing the changes in the ...

STMicroelectronics' engineer Tom Bocchino explains how the company's TMOS sensor can detect human presence and proximity. STMicroelectronics' TMOS sensors handle presence sensing using a 5- to 20-µm ...

Proximity sensors of various types have existed long before any smartphone existed. The only question was how obvious to someone aware of this prior art is the smartphone proximity sensor. It may not ...

An alternate headline would be, "In a win for humanity, patent is ruled too obvious." Patent reform is already here, and it isn't waiting for Congress to pass new laws. Judges and patent examiners are ...

The user community of Xiaomi have been voicing their complaints regarding some of the newly launched smartphones and their proximity sensors. Now, it seems that the company is listening and has begun ...