Virtus Launches First Sensor Product

(Product News, 9 Oct 2008)

Virtus Advanced Sensors Inc. has unveiled VAS340A—a three-axis analog accelerometer, and the first product of its multi-axis motion sensor family targeted at cost-sensitive consumer electronics, including game consoles, TV remote controllers, next-generation mobile phones, PDAs, pedometers, and healthcare devices.

The VAS340A accelerometer includes a sensing element manufactured using Virtus' proprietary technology in an ultra-compact plastic package. The sensing element has a single proof mass structure capable of measuring accelerations in X, Y, and Z directions. The new sensor also provides an interrupt signal when it detects a free fall, making it ideal for hard disk drive protection.

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