ELMOS Semiconductor AG / Products/Innovation

31.05.2010 10:40

Dissemination of a Media Release, transmitted by
DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

ELMOS chip recognizes touch, approximation, and gesture

Dortmund, 31 May, 2010: With the new and innovative ASSP E909.06, ELMOS
presents a sensor system working on an optical and capacitive basis at the
same time. Both systems can be used simultaneously and can exchange
information among each other. It is therefore possible to combine the known
advantages of a capacitive switch with a touchless recognition of gesture
provided by optical sensorics. Even low-end SMD infrared LEDs facilitate a
range of up to 30 centimeters.

In this chip the patented measuring principle HALIOS(R) (High Ambient Light
Independent Optical System) comes to use. It is not affected by extreme
light or changing ambient light. In addition the new temperature
stabilization device avoids distortion due to chip specific upturn and
downturn of infrared LED intensity.

Possible applications are: HMI devices (Human Machine Interface) such as
touchless on/off switches, a zoom function along the z-axis, or
gesture-controlled direction recognition. The infrared sensors are
virtually invisible: hidden behind a completely closed dark surface. Due to
the detection before touching the switch, a corresponding symbol can be
illuminated to indicate possible operation for instance. Examples like this
one can be experienced and tested with the function demonstrator 'HALIOS(R)
ProxDimm light'.

The ELMOS IC E909.06 offers four independent sending channels, a special
differential receiver input and the characteristic compensation channel,
all in one compact QFN 5x5 32 Ld package. Furthermore the chip has eight
digital input and output channels as well as an I²C and a SPI resp. LIN
interface.

The system's response time can be controlled quickly and easily by a
software application. The actual measuring process consists of an
energy-saving pulse package which takes about 250 µs/channel. Thereafter
the received signal is available in the integrated 16-bit microcontroller
for customer specific evaluation.

The evaluation of characteristic gestures enables the touchless control of
devices and applications, e.g. for the automotive segment (qualification:
AEC Q100), mobile phones, remote controls, and industrial and medical
applications.

For more information, application notes, samples and the ProxDimm light,
please send an e-mail with the subject 'E909.06' to sales@elmos.de, visit
our website, or call +49 231 7549 100.

ELMOS Semiconductor AG is a developer and manufacturer of system solutions
on semiconductor basis. For more than 25 years, our chips have made
vehicles as well as industrial and consumer goods more performance and
power efficient.


Press contact: ELMOS Semiconductor AG, Mathias Kukla, Heinrich-Hertz-Str.
1, 44227 Dortmund, Telephone: +49231-7549-0, Direct: -199, Fax:
0231-7549-548, eMail: info@elmos.de, www.elmos.de




31.05.2010 10:40 Ad hoc announcement, Financial News and Media Release distributed by DGAP. Medienarchiv at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Language: English
Company: ELMOS Semiconductor AG
Heinrich-Hertz-Str. 1
44227 Dortmund
Deutschland
Internet: http://www.elmos.de

End of News DGAP-Media

---------------------------------------------------------------------------