Kionix Announces Breakthrough Micro-Amp Magnetic Gyro Solution for Consumer Electronics Applications
ITHACA, N.Y., Jan. 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kionix, Inc., a leading
supplier of MEMS inertial sensors and software solutions, today
announced the KMX61G — a high performance accelerometer-magnetometer
sensor with industry-leading sensor fusion software that delivers the
world’s first highly accurate gyro emulation using just 550uA of power.
This represents dramatic savings in power compared to traditional
gyros, providing new options for consumer electronics product
designers.
Now a single 6-axis device can provide 9-axis accelerometer,
magnetometer (e-compass) and gyro outputs with a power profile that
enables applications previously unreachable using traditional 9-axis
solutions.
“We see many applications in mobile devices that can benefit from
gyroscope functionality but do not require the extreme performance of a
traditional gyro,” said Jeremie Bouchaud, Director & Sr. Principal
Analyst, iHS iSuppli. “The magnetic gyroscope can meet these needs well
while offering power, cost and size benefits that are very attractive.”
In addition to Kionix’s proprietary calibration and sensor fusion
algorithms, the KMX61G includes a range of capabilities to enable
precise control of the sensor including 512-byte FIFO buffer with
watermarking, embedded temperature sensor and a low-power, embedded
motion wake-up function.
With applicability to the large and rapidly growing smartphone, tablet,
and health and fitness devices market, the KMX61G is well-suited to
help design engineers achieve new levels of product performance.
“Customers have told us they would like to include gyro capabilities in
their product designs, but in many cases are unable to due to power,
size or cost constraints,” said Scott Miller, Vice President of
Engineering, Kionix. “We are excited that through the combination of
high-performance hardware and innovative software the KMX61G delivers
breakthroughs in all of these areas, providing our customers with a
range of new design possibilities.”
For customers only requiring high performance e-compass capabilities
without a gyro output, Kionix is also introducing the KMX61, a 6-axis
e-compass device with auto-calibration software. The KMX61 delivers
high sensitivity (0.05 uT/count) with stability over temperature ( +/-
0.05 %/degrees C) and is well-suited for a range of smartphone, tablet
and health and fitness applications.
Key Features and Benefits of KMX61G and KMX61
— 5 uA standby, 550 uA full operating power consumption
— 3x3x0.9mm package size
— User-programmable +/-2g/ +/-4g/ +/-8g full-scale accelerometer range
— +/-1200uT total magnetometer measurement range
— 512-byte FIFO buffer with watermarking capability
— Embedded temperature sensor
— User-selectable ODR from 0.781Hz to 1.6KHz
— Magnetometer algorithms for auto-calibration and MI rejection
— Low-power motion wake-up
— Supply voltages between 1.8 and 3.3V
— Excellent bias stability over temperature. Bias errors resulting from
assembly can be trimmed digitally by the user.
— Accelerometer, magnetometer and emulated gyro (KMX61G only) outputs with
up to 14-bit resolution
— Accelerometer, Magnetometer, Emulated Gyro Output (KMX61G only)
Availability
The KMX61G will be sampling in Q1 2013 to qualified customers with unit
pricing of $2.50 in quantities of 1,000. The KMX61 will be sampling in
Q1 2013 to qualified customers with unit pricing of $1.80 in quantities
of 1,000. For more information, please email: salesna@kionix.com or
contact the Kionix sales office nearest you.
About Kionix
Kionix, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ROHM Co., Ltd., is a leading
manufacturer of MEMS inertial sensors based in Ithaca, NY, USA. Leading
companies in consumer, automotive, health and fitness and industrial
markets use Kionix sensors and total system solutions to enable
motion-based functionality in their products.