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I recently met Dr. Dave Horsley, CTO and co-founder of Chirp Microsystems. This is a company that was created in 2013 after incubating with Skydeck at Berkeley and the government-based SBIR program.

Time-of-flight (ToF) sensors open up new application areas and use cases for proximity sensing and presence detection technologies, and these sensors can add valuable functionalities and intelligence ...

Ultrasonic sensors can measure distance without contact. can measure distance without contact. They bridge the gap between proximity and photoelectric sensing. They possess a longer sensing distance ...

Ultrasonics or ultrasound is a radar-like system that uses ultrasonic signals at frequencies above those typical for human hearing, usually above 16 to 20 kHz. The 40- to 70-kHz range tends to be most ...

Looking to take advantage of a move to smaller sensors in a range of consumer electronics products, Chirp Microsystems has launched two ultrasonic time of flight sensors. Called the CH-101 and 201, ...

For the coffee shop, the task is to draw the exact dose of water required to produce the full richness of a perfect cup of ...

For many years, one of the most common solutions for saving energy has been to “turn out the lights and dial down the thermostat.” It’s a given that unoccupied space is one of the biggest energy ...