EDN

Replace IR sensing with proximity detection

Proximity detection adds many smart features to the devices we use.For example, when making a call with a phone held to your ear, face detection using proximity sensing can disable the touchscreen and ...
EDN

Arduino IR Proximity Sensor

I recently had to build an infrared close proximity sensor that could tell if something was dropped in a parcel delivery drop box. After some searching, I ended up using a microcontroller and a piece ...
Electronics Weekly

IR proximity detector works up to 1m

Vishay’s VCNL4100 is an IR proximity sensor that works up to 1m, and includes an ambient light sensor. Inside, it combines an infra-red (940nm) emitter, photo detectors for proximity and ambient light ...
Business Wire

TAOS, the Leading Global Supplier of Integrated Light Sensors, Debuts Industry’s First Digital Color Sensors with On-Chip IR Filtering and Proximity Sensing

PLANO, Texas-- (BUSINESS WIRE)--TAOS (www.taosinc.com) – the pioneer in optosensor technology and leading global supplier of integrated light sensors – today announced it has extended its leadership ...
AppleInsider

Apple exploring sonar tech to replace IR proximity sensors

An Apple patent application published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday describes a system that may one day replace the infrared proximity sensors deployed in current iPhones with ...
HotHardware

Silicon Labs Introduces Industry's Most Sensitive, Power-Efficient Proximity Sensors

If it's just a sensor, why would it be important? That's a good question, but with proximity sensors being used so heavily in smartphones these days, and that iPhone proximity problem that caused so ...