mCube: miniature accelerometer of a new type that can turn into a fitness tracker even clothing

The company announced mCube eponymous chip, a new type of accelerometer that at a very small size differs from analogues lower energy consumption.

Width mCube - just a millimeter, which is about half the size of conventional accelerometer. In addition, the developers claim that their chip is more accurate, more economical in terms of energy consumption than conventional accelerometers, and costs less.

Accelerometers typically are composed of two functional units: a mechanical device, perceiving the motion / vibration chip and converting all electrical signals, transmitting information to the general scheme of the device.

Developers mCube able to place both components in a single chip, thus not only able to reduce the dimensions of the element itself, but also to improve the sensitivity of the system. The developers claim that mCube able to replace the traditional gyro in mobile devices, which will be equipped with motion sensors, even the most affordable smartphones.

It is worth noting that mCube - not theoretical development, 70 million of these chips already shipped Chinese manufacturers of mobile devices, so that very soon the market such devices with mCube, and will. Chip maker has recently received a $ 37 million investment, and plans to scale production to expand to other markets.

The integration of the accelerometer mCube clothes - long-term goal of the company. Due to the small size of the chip can be placed in any sport clothes, including socks, clothes and turn in the fitness tracker. Of course, the pulse of such a system can not be measured, but to track the quality and accuracy of hitting a golf mCube quite able.

Via technologyreview

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