Optical Sensing for Comfort and Safety
With highly integrated sensor ICs for rain, light, and tunnel detection, Elmos supports key comfort and safety functions in vehicles. The solutions enable reliable detection of various environmental and weather conditions – from rain intensity to dynamically changing light conditions – and thus lay the foundation for automated functions such as wiper, headlight, and tunnel control. Intelligent signal processing directly within the IC largely compensates for external interference such as sunlight, reflections, or artificial light sources. As a result, the solution ensures stable and precise detection even under demanding real-world operating conditions – while enabling compact and cost-effective system implementation in the vehicle. Particularly noteworthy is the high level of system integration in the Elmos Rain-Light-Tunnel solution: analog signal acquisition, signal processing in the integrated microcontroller, and the preparation of sensor data for LIN communication are all combined in a single system-on-chip.
Safe Systems for Automotive and Data Communication
Another focus is on solutions for safety-critical applications. In the automotive sector, Elmos offers high-precision sensor ICs for systems such as brake-by-wire and electromechanical braking systems (EMB), which enable reliable and rapid detection and control of brake pressure and force, thereby making an important contribution to vehicle safety. At the same time, Elmos addresses the growing demands for cybersecurity with innovative technologies for secure data processing. The Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG), which won the German Innovation Award, enables the generation of true random numbers based on quantum mechanical effects, thereby laying the foundation for particularly secure encryption solutions in automotive, industrial, and IoT applications.
Precise Sensors for Industry and Mobile Hydraulics
For industrial applications, Elmos offers sensor ICs for the precise measurement of physical quantities such as pressure, force, and flow. In the construction and machinery sectors, pressure sensor solutions enable reliable monitoring and control of hydraulic systems. At the same time, Elmos’ ICs support precise flow measurement, for example in smart metering applications, thereby contributing to greater efficiency, transparency, and resource conservation in industrial processes. Furthermore, highly integrated mixed-signal solutions enable the compact, energy-efficient, and cost-effective implementation of modern industrial applications – from precise sensor data acquisition to intelligent signal processing directly within the IC.
Wide Range of Applications – From Automotive to Medical Technology
Elmos’ highly integrated sensor ICs are used in numerous applications and combine precise sensor data acquisition with intelligent signal processing and efficient system integration:
- Automotive: High- and low-pressure measurements, brake monitoring in hydraulic and electromechanical braking systems (EMB), pressure and temperature measurement in battery and climate control systems, quantum encryption, rain, light, and tunnel detection for environmental sensing
- Industrial: Pressure sensors for hydraulics and pneumatics, level measurement in tanks, flow measurement in smart metering applications, and pressure measurement in heat pumps and washing machines
- Medical: Blood pressure monitors, ventilators, and dialysis systems
- Consumer: Torque screwdrivers, barometric pressure sensors in drones and weather stations
Video on Elmos’ RLT Sensor IC (external link): All-in-One Rain Light Tunnel Solution
Note
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