EDN

Accelerometer/magnetometer-fusion sensor gives mobile device highly accurate eCompass

To provide data that is more accurate with a faster response time than ever before, the Xtrinsic FXOS8700CQ 6-axis sensor combines a MEMS accelerometer and magnetometer with high resolution motion ...
EDN

Single-chip sensor fusion integration of accelerometer, magnetometer and software

Freescale Semiconductor will be announcing the new Xtrinsic FXOS8700CQ, a six-axis sensor, at the Freescale Technology Forum (FTF) on Monday, June 18 th. This is not just the joining of two ICs in one ...
New Atlas

Smallest commercial electronic compass chip is dwarfed by a grain of rice

STMicroelectronics has announced a new MEMS-based module that integrates a three-axis magnetometer, a three-axis accelerometer, A/D converters, and control logic on a 2 mm x 2 mm x 1 mm surface mount ...