Distributed fiber optic sensors market: global industry analysis and opportunity assessment 2015-2025 explored with latest research

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Optical networks are used for transmitting of voice and data signals around the world. These networks require perpetual monitoring so as to ensure proper transmission of signal along the fibers.

These sensors are quite immune to electromagnetic interference, and being a poor conductor of electricity they can be used in places where there is flammable material such as jet fuel or high voltage electricity. Fiber optic sensors can be designed to withstand high temperatures as well.

Most physical properties can be sensed optically with fiber optic sensors. Temperature, light intensity, displacement, pressure, rotation, strain, sound, magnetic field, electric field, chemical analysis, radiation, flow, liquid level and vibration are just some of the phenomena that can be sensed via these sensors.

Due to its characteristic of being impervious to electromagnetic interference and ability to operate in harsh environments, these sensors can be deployed in conditions where electronic sensors fail.

Distributed fiber optic sensors represent a technology that can be applied to a multitude of sensing applications with several characteristic advantages of fiber optics that make their use especially attractive for sensors. Fiber optic sensors are used in wide range of applications ranging from energy, defense, medicine, industrial, structural and transportation, security applications.

For many years, distributed fiber optic sensors have been in use for military gyroscopes and hydrophones. To realize the full potential in distributed fiber optic sensors market, few improvements such as sensor robustness needs to be carried out in these sensors.

Oil and gas market has opened an entire new business stream for the fiber optic sensors market, as they paved way for an entire new revenue generation system for the service providers. Initially the commercialization was focused primarily on the military applications.

However, with the usage of distributed fiber optic sensors in smart oil wells North America is enabling itself to be on the path of energy independence. With the further technological advancements, its going to gain traction in the coming years.

Distributed fiber optic sensors provides an extra edge over existing conventional electronic systems by completely eliminating the need of electronics at the sensor end; with low cost, high bandwidth, light weight, improved reliability and EMI/RFI immunity.

Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors Market: Drivers & Restraints     
Increasing investments in civil structures, smart manufacturing, growing needs of telecommunication industry are some of the key factors driving the growth of the global distributed fiber optic sensors market.

Cost and unfamiliarity remain the primary barriers to fiber optic sensor growth into new applications. Price fluctuation in oil industry and stringent environmental regulations are few more probable factors restraining the growth of the global distributed fiber optic sensors market.

Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors Market: Segmentation       
The global distributed fiber optic sensors market is broadly classified on the basis of technology, applications and geographies.

Based on application, the global distributed fiber optic sensors market is segmented into:

·         Oil & Gas

·         Pipelines

·         Infrastructure

·         Geothermal

·         Process control

·         Security

·         Wind energy turbines

Based on technology, the global distributed fiber optic sensors market is segmented into:

·         Brillouin Scattering

·         Raman Scattering

·         Rayleigh Scattering

·         Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBG)

Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors Market: Overview      

Though distributed fiber optic sensors traces back its history years ago, but for the emerging economies like India this market is gaining grounds recently.

With developing new technologies in emerging economies, rapid urbanization and increasing housing and security investments, the acceptance of distributed fiber optic sensors is gaining popularity. The global distributed fiber optic sensors market is expected to expand at a promising CAGR during the forecast period (2015-2025).

Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors Market: Region-wise Outlook   
The global distributed fiber optic sensors market is expected to remain quite optimistic for the forecast period. Depending on geographic regions, global distributed fiber optic sensors market is segmented into seven key regions: North America, South America, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Asia Pacific, Japan, and Middle East & Africa.

As of 2015, North America dominated the global distributed fiber optic sensors market in terms of market revenue. Asia Pacific & Japan are projected to expand at a substantial growth and will contribute to the global distributed fiber optic sensors market value exhibiting a robust CAGR during the forecast period, 2015?2025.

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U.S. Temperature Sensors Market Worth $1.65 Billion by 2018 - Increasingly Used in Communication Industry - Research and Markets

The U.S.temperature sensors market is expected to increase to $1.65 billion by 2018 at a CAGR of 6.91% over the period 2015-2020.

Temperature sensing has been gaining importance, particularly in R&D and industrial settings, giving rise to high demand for temperature sensors. Companies operating in the market have been investing heavily in research and development activities in order to develop and enhance temperature sensor functionality. Increasing adoption of HVAC modules is expected to favorably impact the U.S. industry. Even the technological advancements and reduced prices have resulted in Introduction of new applications in the HVAC space.

Growing demand for consumer electronics such as smartphones, cameras and media players make use of microprocessors, which is expected to boost market growth, as they have temperature sensing ICs. Mandates related to safety in U.S. have acted as a key driver for overall industry growth. Temperature controls are essential for manufacturing, handling and storing of medical equipment and drugs.

They are increasingly used in communication industry with growth in handheld communication devices. Intense competition and significant price cuts may restrain the temperature sensors market over the forecast period. U.S. accounted for about 83% of the North American market in 2015, the largest segment over the forecast period, mainly due to advancements in sensor technologies in the region.

Key Topics Covered:
1. Introduction
2. Key Findings
3. Market Overview & Dynamics
4. Introduction
5. Porter's Five Forces Analysis
6. Market Segmentation
7. Company Profiles
8. Investment Analysis
9. Future Of Temperature Sensors Market

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How they work – The Fibre Optical Sensors

1. INTRODUCTION
Recently, fibre optical sensors (FOS) have gained increased popularity and market acceptance. In comparison to conventional sensors they offer a number of distinct advantages which makes them unique for certain types of applications, mainly where conventional sensors are difficult or impossible to deploy or can not provide the same wealth of information.

2. TYPES OF FIBRE OPTICAL SENSORS
According to the spatial distribution of the measurand (the quantity to be measured), FOS can be classified as...

Point sensors: the measurement is carried out at a single point in space, but possibly multiple channels for addressing multiple points.

Examples are Fabry-Perot sensors and single Fibre Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors.

Integrated sensors: the measurement averages a physical parameter over a certain spatial section and provides a single value.

An example is a deformation sensor measuring strain over a long base length.

Quasi-distributed or multiplexed sensors: the measurand is determined at a number of fixed, discrete points along a single fibre optical cable. The most common example are multiplexed FBG's.

Distributed sensor: the parameter of interest is measured with a certain spatial resolution at any point along a single optical cable.

Examples include systems based on Rayleigh, Raman and Brillouin scattering.

3. GENERAL ADVANTAGES OF FIBRE OPTICAL SENSORS
Completely passive: can be used in explosive environment.

Immune to electromagnetic interference: ideal for microwave environment.

Resistant to high temperatures and chemically reactive environment:ideal for harsh and hostile environment.

Small size: ideal for embedding and surface mounting.

High degree of biocompatibility, non-intrusive nature and electromagnetic immune: ideal for medical applications like intra-aortic balloon pumping.

Can monitor a wide range of physical and chemical parameters.

Potential for very high sensitivity, range and resolution.

Complete electrical insulation from high electrostatic potential.

Remote operation over several km lengths without any lead sensitivity: ideal for deployment in boreholes or measurements in hazardous environment.

Multiplexed and distributed sensors are unique in that they provide measurements at a large number of points along a single optical cable: ideal for minimising cable deployment and cable weight, or for monitoring extended structures like pipelines, dams etc.

In what follows we give a brief explanation of the working principles of optical fibres and each type of sensors.

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Learn details of China's humidity sensor industry definition and specifications,2016

China Humidity Sensor Industry 2016 is a new market research publication announced by Reportstack. This report is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the Humidity Sensor industry.

The report provides a basic overview of the industry including definitions, classifications, applications and industry chain structure. The Humidity Sensor market analysis is provided for the China markets including development trends, competitive landscape analysis, and key regions development status.

Development policies and plans are discussed as well as manufacturing processes and Bill of Materials cost structures are also analyzed. This report also states import/export consumption, supply and demand Figures, cost, price, revenue and gross margins.

The report focuses on China major leading industry players providing information such as company profiles, product picture and specification, capacity, production, price, cost, revenue and contact information. Upstream raw materials and equipment and downstream demand analysis is also carried out.

The Humidity Sensor industry development trends and marketing channels are analyzed. Finally the feasibility of new investment projects are assessed and overall research conclusions offered.

With 148 tables and figures the report provides key statistics on the state of the industry and is a valuable source of guidance and direction for companies and individuals interested in the market.

Snapshot of TOC with Companies Mentioned

7 Analysis of Humidity Sensor Industry Key Manufacturers
7.1 Continental
7.1.1 Company Profile
7.1.2 Product Picture and Specification
7.1.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.1.4 Continental SWOT Analysis

7.2 Delphi
7.2.1 Company Profile
7.2.2 Product Picture and Specification
7.2.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.2.4 Delphi SWOT Analysis

7.3 Bosch
7.3.1 Company Profile
7.3.2 Product Picture and Specification
7.3.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.3.4 Bosch SWOT Analysis

7.4 Honeywell
7.4.1 Company Profile
7.4.2 Product Picture and Specification
7.4.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.4.4 Honeywell SWOT Analysis

7.5 Analog Devices
7.5.1 Company Profile
7.5.2 Product Picture and Specification
7.5.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.5.4 Analog Devices SWOT Analysis

7.6 Epcos
7.6.1 Company Profile
7.6.2 Product Picture and Specification
7.6.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.6.4 Epcos SWOT Analysis

7.7 Sensata Technologies
7.7.1 Company Profile
7.7.2 Product Picture and Specification
7.7.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.7.4 Sensata Technologies SWOT Analysis

7.8 Measurement Specialities
7.8.1 Company Profile
7.8.2 Product Picture and Specification
7.8.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.8.4 Measurement Specialities SWOT Analysis

7.9 On Semiconductor
7.9.1 Company Profile
7.9.2 Product Picture and Specification
7.9.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.9.4 On Semiconductor SWOT Analysis

7.10 Stmicroelectronics
7.10.1 Company Profile
7.10.2 Product Picture and Specification
7.10.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.10.4 Stmicroelectronics SWOT Analysis

7.11 Sensirion
7.11.1 Company Profile
7.11.2 Product Picture and Specification
7.11.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.11.4 Sensirion SWOT Analysis

7.12 Texas Instruments
7.12.1 Company Profile
7.12.2 Product Picture and Specification
7.12.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.12.4 Texas Instruments SWOT Analysis 

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iPhone 6 Barometer Sensor Features

Apple has equipped it’s latest flagships, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, with a new sensor. I’m talking about the barometer sensor! This addition is welcomed by all iOS users, as it comes to complete an array of detectors which include ambient light measurer, accelerometer, gyroscope, digital compass, proximity sensor, Touch ID finger print reader and iSight camera sensor.

Barometer has the role to measure air pressure. This reading is important because it helps your iPhone determine altitude, as well as relative elevation changes. This way your iOS device can track your vertical movement, without the need of GPS assistance. More, it transforms your iPhone in an actual barometer, because air pressure reading is used for weather forecasting!

1. Elevation Estimation
Your iPhone reads the current air pressure and compares it with the sea level value to calculate your current elevation. You can also obtain relative altitude readings by setting altitude to 0 feet (or meters) when on ground level. Then let your iOS device show you how much you climbed when you’re at the 20th story of a skyscraper. The great thing is that these readings are adjusting almost instantly, so you can actually track your elevation as you’re in the elevator. And, yes this is done without a GPS, so don’t worry about lack of signal!
2. Weather Forecasting
Old school weather forecasting can be accomplished with an iOS Barometer app. In meteorology significant pressure change means, also an alteration of weather. If air pressure drops suddenly, it signals that a low pressure system looms at a horizon and there are increased chances of rain. On the other hand, fast pressure raises are the equivalent of sunshine! Any change of 3.5 hPA or greater in air pressure is forecast of changing weather. Thanks to the barometer sensor you can easily let your iPhone track these readings and be your own meteorologist.
Update: Dark Sky is one of the first iOS weather apps that uses the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus barometric sensor for forecasts based on crowdsourcing!
3. Physical Activity Tracking
Step counters have already implemented iPhone’s barometer readings and are now able to keep track of your physical activity, even on the vertical. This was possible prior to iPhone 6 and iOS 8 only with the help of the GPS. But using this system around the clock, significantly reduces battery life and exposes the user to additional electromagnetic field radiation. Now, with the help of the barometer sensor, this extra load is removed from the A8 chip and your pedometer can easily track your stair climbing 24/7 and show your progress whenever you slide down the iOS Notification Center.
iPhone Barometer Sensor Apps
Here are a few iOS apps that use your smartphone’s built-in barometer sensor to accomplish the functions described above. We’ve tested them out for you and here are the results:
1. Barometer & Altimeter (Weather, Elevation) – Another great free app that estimates elevation and also predicts the weather, while analyzing your iPhone’s air pressure readings. As a bonus it offers widget integration for iOS 8 users.
2. Pedometer++ (Movement Tracking) – A simple and very efficient step counter that tracks your movement 24/7 and counts the amount of steps you made. If you own an iPhone 6, it will also track the amount of stairs climbed and transform them in floors. Accuracy is pretty good. We’ve tested it on a ten-storey building and Pedometer counted 9 floors for me. Widget function is included!
3. Barometer plus Altimeter (Weather, Elevation) – This one is similar to the first placed app in this list. The minus comes from the lack of widget support. If you’re not an iPhone 6 user yet you have to use the GPS based altimeters.
4. Barometer + Altimeter (Air Pressure, Elevation) – Is one of the simplest software available. It provides air pressure readings and can measure relative altitude, which means that you can measure how much you climb or decline, when setting a desired location as starting point.

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Non-contact Temperature Sensors Exhibit Increased Penetration into Diverse Applications

This research service provides a perspective on the global infrastructure and buildings market. It focuses on both end-user markets and key sensors used. The most significant trends, drivers, and restraints that impact each have been discussed. The research service focuses on both existing and forecasted revenues for the segments and total markets.

This research service also provides a detailed snapshot of the market's competitive landscape and presents a forecast of revenue growth. Special focus is given to trends related to two key vertical markets, applications, distribution, technology, and value chain. As these sensors are highly technical, a detailed discussion on various technological aspects has been included in this deliverable.

Key Findings:

• An optical pyrometer determines the temperature of a very hot object by the color of the visible light it gives off. A radiation pyrometer determines the temperature of an object from the radiation (IR) given off by the object.
• Although the term pyrometer is generally considered to apply to instruments that measure high temperatures only, some pyrometers are designed to measure low temperatures.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Executive Summary

2. Market Overview

3. Market Dynamics-Key Drivers and Restraints

4. Forecasts and Key Technology Trends-Total Temperature Sensors Market

5. Market Share Analysis-Total Temperature Sensors Market

6. IR Temperature Sensors Segment

7. Forecasts and Trends-IR Temperature Sensors Segment

8. Market Share and Product Profiles of Key Companies by Product Type-IR Temperature Sensors Segment

9. Pyrometers Segment

10. Emerging Markets and Opportunities Analysis

11. Temperature Sensors Used Differently

12. Cryogenic Temperature Sensors-Product Types, Applications, and Key Companies

13. Purchase Process Analysis of Temperature Sensors

14. The Last Word

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iPhone 6 could match the Galaxy S5 with barometer and humidity sensors

The iPhone 6 is already expected to monitor everything from your heart rate to calorie consumption, but it could also keep a close eye on its environment too.

The latest rumour is sparked off by ESM-China's chief analyst Sun Chang Xu, who believes that Apple will include pressure, temperature and humidity sensors in the iPhone 6.
Xu stresses that the pressure sensor will measure atmospheric pressure as opposed to your blood pressure, which is instead a skill that's expected to be a part of the iWatch's sensory arsenal.

As with the various sensors utilised by iOS 8's upcoming Healthbook app, the rumoured environmental sensors are expected to be managed by the iPhone 6's M7 motion co-processor, or whatever its equivalent will be called.

That'll leave the iPhone 6's main brain (expected to be an A7x processor free to run apps and games, while ensuring that iOS churns along nice and smoothly.

Samsung has included pressure, barometer and humidity sensors in both the Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S5, and fanboys will undoubtedly scream cries of catchup if the rumours prove to be true. But is there any actual point to these types of environmental sensors?

The average person won't care about the pressure or even the humidity in their day to day lives. Weather apps already provide us with the most important stuff - namely, the temperature and chances of sun/precipitation), and they even provide extra pressure and humidity information for those that care.

There is however one overlooked bonus - GPS accuracy. When a GPS reading is combined with barometer data, devices can more accurately pinpoint your position, orientation and velocity.

That's because the barometer gives your device an estimate of your altitude, cutting down the number of calculations  required to get a GPS lock.

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BluCub Humidity Sensor Sends Humidity Data To Your iPhone 5S

We all like to know, well, everything about our environment. How warm it is, how humid it is, what it’s like outside, and so on. BluCub is designed to give you all of that, and in a tiny little package.

Know When It’s Saturated

The idea is fairly simple: BluCub packs a thermometer and a hygrometer (humidity sensor, for you non-scientists) into a black box roughly half the size of your iPhone. The idea is that it can be stuck somewhere discreet and used to track data both right away and over time, and within a reasonable range, namely what Bluetooth 4.0 can provide. Then, when you’re in range, just fire up the iOS 7 app and get the information you need.

Data Data Everywhere

At first it may seem less than obvious as to why you’d want something like this glued to the wall or lying on the counter, but if you think about it, there are a lot of places it’s good to know temperature and humidity. If you’ve got wines you want to preserve, you can stick this in your wine rack and track how they’re doing. If you’ve got allergies, it’ll help you figure out the ideal humidity to keep your sinuses clear. And if you just want to show your obnoxious coworker that, yes, it’s a little warm in here, you’ve now got a handy thermometer you can both check.

A Question Of Temperature

Of course, not all of us will need environmental sensors we can check with our phones, but this is a useful set of tools crammed into a surprisingly tiny package. If you want one, though, you’ll need to act quickly; BluCub is currently the subject of an IndieGoGo campaign in Britain, and you’ll have to pay roughly $65 total to have one shipped to you.

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Compact New Fiber Optic Sensors Provide Application Flexibility

Carlo Gavazzi is pleased to announce a new line of Fiber Optic Sensors, including the FA1 Fiber Optic Amplifier, and the FUT and FUR Fiber Optic Cables.

The compact, intuitive, and flexible design of the FA1 Fiber Optic Amplifier is ideal for a wide variety of applications. An adjustable signal level, selectable response time, multiple timer functions, and UL508 Approval provide the application flexibility required in industries such as semiconductor and packaging. Two 4-digit LED displays simplify programming, and provide excellent feedback for monitoring application set-up, troubleshooting, and operation.

Along with the FA1 Amplifier, Carlo Gavazzi has announced an entirely new line of fiber optic cables, including the FUR Fiber Optic Cables for retroreflective applications, and the FUT Fiber Optic Cables for through beam applications. These cables are available in a variety of diameters, sleeve lengths, and connector options, simplifying installation in diverse applications. FUT and FUR cables are currently available in plastic, and glass fiber optic cables will be available in the near future. Main technical features include:

FA1 Amplifier
• Two 4-digit LED display for signal/threshold levels
• Adjustable sensitivity via intuitive 3-way switch
• Selectable response time
• Different timer functions
• 100mA NPN or PNP output
• Light on and dark on switching
• cUL approved and CE marked

FUR & FUT Fiber Optic Cables
• Reflective & through-beam types
• Inner diameter 0.25, 0.5 or 1.0mm
• Outer diameter 2.2 or 1.25mm
• Bending radius 10, 15, 25mm
• Over-molding protection
• Straight or angled sensing heads
• Different sleeve length options
• 2m standard length

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Samsung Galaxy S IV has built-in temperature and humidity sensors

I'm not going to lie: I love my iPhone 5. After watching the Samsung Galaxy S IV press conference, several key features of the new Galaxy S IV caught my eye. The main one that I'm interested in is the integrated temperature and humidity sensors. The new device features nine different sensors for sensing the environment around you.

The first six in the list seen above are commonly available in most devices on the market. It's the new sensors that they have added into the device that really allow the device to go to the next level. It's absolutely sweet that my phone can figure out the temperature outside as well as how humid it is.

Those sensors turn the Galaxy S IV into a mobile weather station, especially when coupled with the barometer. The new IR Gesture sensor is what powers the cool new Air Gestures feature. For more about Air Gestures, see my colleague's post from earlier this evening.

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Barometer: a free app that showcases the iPhone 6 barometer sensor

Looking for a cool new free app to try on your brand new iPhone 6? Then look no further than Peter Breitling’s Barometer—a new easy to use barometer app for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.

Barometer is an extremely simple app with a minimal design. It allows you to easily measure heights, such as when riding an elevator, check altitude, perform measurements, and more.
It’s so cool that I deemed it worthy to create a video showcasing it in action. Have a look at our video demonstration of Barometer after the break.

The iPhone 6’s barometer sensor is extremely sensitive, and could pick up minimal increases in altitude. It wasn’t always 100% accurate when I pitted it against an old-fashioned tape measure to measure its height, but it wasn’t an egregious differences in measurement, either.

If you have the time, I recommend downloading Barometer and playing around with it. I can only imagine how interesting it would be to take it into a sky-scraper and ride the elevator to the top.

You can download Barometer from the App Store free of charge. Remember, you’ll need to have an iPhone 6 or an iPhone 6 Plus to use the app.

What do you think?

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Sensirion develops protective cover for humidity sensors

Sensirion now offers a protective cover for selected humidity sensors of the SHT3x series. The SHT3x protective cover is an optional polyimide foil directly attached to the top surface of the sensor. It covers the SHT3x’s complete sensing area and thus acts as a reliable shield against pollution during SMT assembly of the sensor and subsequent processes, such as conformal coating or potting. The protective cover is designed to withstand multiple reflow soldering cycles. To enable correct sensor operation, it must be removed after assembly.

A flap on the cover extends over the outer dimensions of the sensor package on one side and is designed to allow the cover to be peeled off easily with tweezers. After peeling off, the sensor will operate as specified in the datasheet. All typical conformal coating procedures, such as brushing, spraying or potting, can be used as long as the protective cover is attached. The cover will effectively protect the sensor opening from direct exposure to these coatings and other possible pollutants during the production process.

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Texas Instruments – Low Power, High Accuracy Digital Humidity Sensor with Temperature Sensor (HDC1080DMBR)

This HDC1080 digital humidity sensor with integrated temperature sensor from TI offers competitive solutions in a wide range of common applications from HVAC, smart thermostats and room monitors, white goods, printers, handheld meters and medical devices. It provides excellent measurement accuracy at very low power. It operates over a wide supply range and the humidity and temperature sensors are factory calibrated.

One of the key features of the HDC1080 is its low power consumption, which makes the device suitable in battery or power harvesting applications. It monitors the supply voltage level giving useful information in battery-powered systems such as informing the user to replace the battery.

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Add a barometer sensor to the list of rumored iPhone 6

Apple might be preparing the perfect storm of wearables, health apps and smartphone sensors for its fall line-up.

The latest rumor claims the iPhone 6 will have a barometer sensor / air pressure sensor, making it useful for mountain climbing, hiking and a whole bunch of other intensive activities you will probably never actually use it for.

Developers discovered hints about the possibility of an iPhone 6 barometer in iOS 8 and the latest version of Xcode 6, which reportedly have new APIs that refer to hardware-based altitude measuring capabilities.

With help from these developers, 9to5Mac tested the API in question on the iPhone 5S and received a negative result, indicating that the feature will likely be launched on future iOS devices.

A first time for everything

In addition the site discovered references to ambient pressure tracking capabilities in iOS 8, lending more credence to these assumptions.

Barometers, which measure air pressure, temperature and other weather-related data, are already found in several Android devices. But the iPhone 6 would be the first Apple gadget to have one.

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Apple’s iPhone 6 update: Pressure, temperature and humidity sensors all landing?

 It’s another week, and of course another iPhone rumour has popped up, this one concerning the sensors which will be on board the next-gen smartphone.

Specifically, the iPhone 6 could have temperature, pressure, and humidity sensors on board, according to an electronics analyst by the name of Sun Chang Xu (whose comment was spotted by G for Games, via Mac Rumours).

Apparently the news chief analyst at ESM-China has spoken to the usual inside sources to obtain this information – and also the report noted that the “pressure” sensor in question wouldn’t be a health-related (i.e. blood pressure) sensor, but that the iPhone 6 would be gauging atmospheric pressure. So Siri’s (short-term) local weather predicting skills could be augmented along those lines…

Indeed, the iPhone 6 will be expected to be bristling with various sensors – and given the S5’s move into health (with a heart-rate sensor for starters), and the serious growth predicted in the digital health and fitness market, we’d be surprised if we didn’t see a lot more health-related kit on board Apple’s next smartphone.

In another piece of iPhone 6 gossip, The News Tribe also bunged up a concept render of the next-gen iPhone which was spotted online. The leaked image supposedly indicates the general “design and size” of the device, but you’ll need a bucketful of salt (and then some) to go with that claim. See the shot below – it actually shows no bezel whatsoever on the side of the screen.

While this is fanciful to say the least, previous mock-ups, such as this one from last week, have shown an ultra-thin bezel on the sides – and this would certainly help to give the iPhone a slick new aesthetic.

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Digital Humidity Sensors with Integrated Contamination Protection

At the SENSOR+TEST 2016 the Austrian sensor specialist E+E Elektronik presents for the first time the new digital humidity sensors and temperature sensors EEH110 and EEH210. The integrated E+E proprietary coating protects the sensors optimally from pollution and leads to excellent long-term stability even under harsh conditions. Several interfaces and supply voltages (3 V or 5 V) allow for easy integration of the accurate RH/T sensors in a wide range of applications.

By employing the E+E proprietary coating, developed for harsh industrial environment, EEH110 and EEH210 set a new standard on the digital sensor market. A special hygroscopic layer protects the active sensor surface from contamination and corrosion, which considerably improves the long-term stability. Additional components, such as filter caps, are not required. This simplifies the design-in of the sensors, reduces space requirements and significantly helps to reduce costs.

Precise humidity and temperature factory adjustment ensures a high accuracy of ±2% RH and ±0.3 °C (±0.5 °F). The measured values are available on I2C, PWM and PDM digital interfaces. Additionally, EEH210 features a SPI interface, while EEH110 offers an analog output for relative humidity. The choice of supply voltage, 5 V for EEH110 and 3 V for EEH210, increases the versatility of the sensors. With very small dimensions of only 3.6 x 2.8 x 0.75 mm (0.14 x 0.11 x 0.03 inch), the sensors can also be used in applications with space restrictions.

EEH110 and EE210 are optimized for mass manufacturing and can be processed automatically thanks to the DFN enclosure. The digital RH/T sensors are ideal for use in smart home applications, in air conditioning or in the field of consumer and entertainment technology.

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New SUNX Digital Air Flow Sensor with an Integrated Dual Color Display to Improve Productivity

New Providence, NJ - Panasonic Electric Works Corporation of America today announced the release of new digital air flow sensor, the FM-200 series under SUNX brand, which offers users greater usability and high performance. The FM-200 series is a bi-directional digital flow sensor for use with air or Nitrogen gas. It offers high precision detection of 3% F.S and high speed response in an ultra small package, thanks to the utilizing of MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System) technology.

The series covers a wide range of flow rates and has a wide range of I/O options standard, such as dual discrete outputs, an analog voltage output, and an external input. Dual Digital Display: The integrated two-color dual digital display offers quick and easy verification of the sensor's operation, including flow rate, direction, and output condition. Bi-Directional Flow Detection: The unique sensor chip of the FM-200 allows for flow sensing in both directions. The unit utilizes two temperature sensors, one on each side of a heater element, to determine the heat distribution.

This concept provides accurate detection, regardless of flow direction. Flow Rate and Flow Meter Modes: The FM-200 series not only has the ability of displaying the real time flow rate of a process, but also has a mode that will allow the unit to function as a flow meter. This is great for applications where the customer would like monitor the amount of air used or lost in their process. Comprehensive Lineup: The FM-200 series is available in three port sizes with a total of eight flow rate ranges, from 0.5l/min. through max.1000 l/min. The models of the FM-200 series also boast one of the smallest package sizes in its class, with the largest model (1000 l/min) being only W30 x H50 x D80mm in size. The FM-200 is suitable for applications to control purge gas and air used on production lines, or to check seating of transparent objects or suction of objects on collection conveyors with low suction pressures.

The SUNX FM-200 series is immediately available from stock. Please contact Panasonic Electric Works Corp. of America and their authorized distributors. About Panasonic Electric Works Corporation of America Panasonic Electric Works Corporation of America is a US subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd, an $11 billion company and major developer, manufacturer and provider of electrical construction, materials, home appliances, residential building materials, automation control products, wiring devices and electronic materials. SUNX is the brand of industrial sensors from SUNX, Ltd, a major affiliated company of Matsushita Electric Works. SUNX brand products are sold through the sales network of Automation Control Systems Division of Panasonic Electric Works for Americas since 2001.

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Humidity Sensor Market: Some Leading Market Players

Humidity sensors are sensors that convert the moisture content in air, gases, bulk materials or soil into an electric output signal. It is a humidity sensor device which is also known as hygrometer measures and regularly updates the relative humidity in air. It measures both air temperature and air moisture. Humidity sensor is composed of two metal plates with a non-conductive polymer film between them. The film collects moisture from the air which causes minute changes in the voltage between the two plates. Humidity sensors are generally used in textile machines, woodworking machines, printing and paper machines for measuring humidity in air.

Some of the major advantages of humidity sensors over conventional sensors low power requirement, easy implementation and betterment of transducer performance such as sensing elements, structure design, principle of mechanism, and fabrication technologies. Major disadvantages of humidity sensor market are high cost, frequent mirror contamination and insatiability under continuous use.

Miniaturization of electronic device is one of the major trend in the global humidity sensor market. Technology advancement and increasing demand in devices with high end feature are driving the market for humidity sensor. On the other hand continuous reduction in prices of sensors due to the introduction of more competitive technologies and higher associated costs are restraining the market growth. The humidity sensor market is segmented on the basis of unit of measurement, by product type, by application and by geography. On the basis of type the market is segmented into Relative humidity sensor and Absolute humidity sensor. 

Further, relative humidity sensor is further sub-segmented into ceramic, semiconductor and organic polymer processing and absolute humidity sensor are sub-segmented into solid moisture and mirror based sensor. On the basis of type humidity sensor is segmented into Thermoset sensor, thermoplastic sensor, bulk thermoplastic sensor, lithium chloride sensor and thermoset polymer capacitor sensor. Further on the basis of application the market is segmented into food industry, mining industry, cement industry and pharmaceutical industry. On the basis of geography the market is segmented into North America, Latin America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Asia-Pacific, Japan and Middle East & Africa

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iPhone 6 mit Barometer Sensor?

With the iPhone 6 Apple will work in the fall in all probability greatly in the expansion of the barometer sensors contained in his smartphone.

While there has already been in the past, some rumors concerning detection of health and fitness levels, especially in connection with the new Health app, also sensors in the device could find, collect information from the environment. then a very concrete Note colleagues from 9to5Mac have now discovered in the depths of iOS. 8 So the iPhone 6 could have an integrated barometer, which measures the air pressure of the atmosphere and thus provides evidence of the current and future weather. One of the functions used in this case goes by the name "isRelativeAltitudeAvailable" and tells the operating system obdas device supports the detection of these values. In the case of the iPhone 5s a "No" is returned here at.

However, the colleagues also place on record that there is another use for the Altitude value. So Apple could develop its integrated (and never used by me) Compass app and give the user the possibility information about its location above sea level.

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Miniature SMD capacitive humidity sensor

Based on the high-end humidity sensor HC1000 and HC101, HC109 was developed to meet the demands of automatic assembly lines for mass production at a competitive price. Typical applications are automotive or home appliances. HC109 humidity sensors are positioned on the PCB at the same time as other SMD components and soldered using the reflow soldering method. Their small dimensions allow an easy and space saving design.

They humidity sensor HC109 show the same advantages as HC1000 and HC101, such as high reproducibility of the sensor data and outstanding linearity over the whole humidity range. The temperature dependence is also highly reproducible and allows software temperature compensation. This means high accuracy over a wide temperature range, which is essential for instance to calculate dew point temperature

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