STMicroelectronics claims to have the first dual-core gyroscope capable of handling both user-motion recognition and camera image stabilisation.
The MEMS dual-core gyroscope employs separate output paths optimised for the two different functions in a 4x4x1mm package.
The aim is to provide motion and gesture recognition and optical image stabilization for sharper mobile-camera photos.
“Instead of using two dedicated sensors with significantly different specifications, phone and tablet manufacturers can now simply integrate a single gyroscope for both gesture recognition and camera image stabilization, which enables more reliable performance, sleeker form factors, and lower costs,” said Benedetto Vigna, corporate v-p and general manager of ST’s Analogue, MEMS and Sensors Group
The gyroscope includes power-down and sleep modes and an embedded FIFO (first-in first-out) memory block for smarter power management. The sensor outputs data through independent I2C and SPI interfaces and offers additional digital embedded features, such as configurable low- and high-pass filters.
The gyroscope embeds a temperature sensor and can operate with any supply voltage over the range of 2.4 to 3.6V.
ST’s L3G4IS dual-core gyroscope is sampling now and volume production is scheduled for Q2 2012.
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