Ultra compact 6-axis motion sensor with industry-lowest power requirement

STMicroelectronics said its new family of always-on 6-axis inertial motion sensors offers industry-lowest power requirements, ultra-compact packaging and unprecedented design flexibility. This new motion-sensing device that can run all sensor-related functions as well as customer-specific application software onboard while consuming up to 40% less power than existing solutions, claims ST. ST’s new 6-axis sensors helps smart phone designers to add features such as taking 360-degree panoramic photos simply by slowly rotating mobile phone or scrolling through maps with a sweep of the arm and many such motion based actions. This device from ST packs motion sensors with ARM Cortex microprocessor core. ST says the LSM6DB0 6-axis smart sensor is the latest device in ST’s iNEMO smart-sensor family. It is the only device on the market that can efficiently run all of the sensor-related features specified in Android KitKat 4.4 on board – saving power, enabling faster reaction time and simplifying device design, as per ST. “If you go for a long run, you need your portable device to accurately track the whole route, without running out of power midway. The new ST sensors help avoid such mishaps by significantly reducing power consumption,” said Benedetto Vigna, Executive Vice President and General Manager Analog, MEMS & Sensors Group, STMicroelectronics. “Our new iNEMO product ...