EDN

Expanding the Functionality of Mobile Applications with Magnetic Gyroscopes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?… able to determine a device’s position and movement is becoming a standard feature in many portable systems. Systems such as cell ...
EDN

MEMS gyro/accelerometer combo chip debuts

KYOTO, Japan—Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) vendor Invensense Inc. Tuesday (Nov. 9) introduced the world's first integrated MEMS to include both a gyroscope and accelerometer on a single CMOS ...
Indiatimes

Google Maps to get better with directions with future updates, here’s what’s changing

Google Maps is updating its Fused Orientation Provider (FOP) API to improve direction accuracy in busy areas. The update combines gyroscope, accelerometer, and magnetometer data, reducing magnetic ...
Business Wire

mCube Unveils World’s Smallest eCompass and iGyro Sensors Featuring Industry’s Lowest Power Consumption

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Expanding its portfolio of the world’s smallest MEMS motion sensors, mCube today announced the availability of its third generation electronic compass (eCompass) and ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Are Today’s MEMS Gyros “Good Enough”?

The gyroscope market is heating up, fueled by increasingly autonomous vehicles, robots, and industrial equipment, all of which are demanding greater precision and ever-smaller devices. Gyroscopes ...