SensorDynamics

SensorDynamics was a European semiconductor company that Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. acquired in July, 2011. The SensorDynamics products were folded into the Maxim company portfolio.

History

SensorDynamics was founded in 2003 with financial support from national Austrian and international venture capital firms. It was headquartered in Lebring, near Graz, Austria.

SensorDynamics specialized in developing and manufacturing high-volume micro and wireless semiconductor sensor products for applications in automotive, industrial, and high-end consumer sectors. They developed and produced custom-made designs and standard components for use in vehicle stabilization, occupant protection, navigation systems, and keyless go systems. They also produced autonomous energy generators for wireless and battery-free controllers for industrial, automotive, and high-end consumer applications.

Product Portfolio

SensorDynamics focused on three product groups.

• Proprietary sensor and microelectromechanical (MEMS) products. They combined MEMS motion sensors (angular rate and/or acceleration) with sophisticated application-specific electronics (ASIC) in tiny packages to form a large-scale, integrated sensor system. Automotive applications included electronic stabilization systems, rollover detection, and navigation sets for ’blind reckoning’ without GPS support.

• Low-power interface and wireless connectivity devices. SensorDynamics had developed the intelligent signal-conditioning circuitry of macro sensors such as core and planar coils, resistors, capacitive and magneto resistive sensors. Application-specific sensor systems combined macro sensors and electronic signal conditioning.

• Micro and wireless products for automotive applications. SensorDynamics wireless sensors were used in ‘Keyless Go’ (also called keyless entry) and tire-pressure systems. Automation with smart LF/RF applications used integrated processing of sensor signals through to the transmission of control signals at radio frequencies.

External links

• Maxim Acquires SensorDynamics [1]