Top 5 sensor products in August
Summary
Mojave’s performance addresses crucial spatial awareness challenges without paying outrageous amounts for other sensors on the market. Saving space compared to previous-generation solutions — while delivering improved performance with a higher current transfer ratio (CTR), increased sensing distance, and lower power consumption — the Vishay Semiconductors VCNT2030 features a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) and a silicon phototransistor in a miniature 1.85 x 1.2 x 0.6 mm surface-mount package. It offers excellent internal crosstalk suppression due to the VCSELs narrow ± 17° emission angle, which also enables improved proximity performance behind cover glass. The VCNT2030s analog output signal at the phototransistor is dependent on the amount of light emitted by the VCSEL and reflected off an object in the sensors field of view. Littelfuse, Inc. announced the release of its newest products, the 59155 and 59156, which are the world’s smallest subminiature flange mount reed sensors.