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Functional sensors

ST MEMS functional sensors act as standalone components, automatically detecting events such as screen rotation (portrait/landscape) and providing digital output signals through dedicated interrupt lines to significantly reduce computational effort on external MCUs. ST functional sensors provide many advantages over traditional devices. Negligible friction and wear assure higher reliability over device lifetime, while the integration of 3-dimensional structures in ever-smaller packages makes ST MEMS products extremely attractive for markets and applications where the size is a key factor.
With very low current consumption under normal operation, as well as an external power-down control, ST functional sensors can be used in demanding systems such as battery-operated devices. The key features of ST MEMS functional sensors are:
	Standalone solution to simplify and speed up integration in complex systems
	Higher reliability compared to standard devices
	Low power consumption and power-down mode for battery-operated devices
	Small and thin packages for size-sensitive applications
	Testability after assembly without movement
	ECOPACK, RoHS and green compliant

MEMS functional sensors address a wide array of applications including image rotation in portable devices and digital photoframes, button replacement and motion-triggered wake up.

Related Information

FC30 Datasheet

Linear accelerometers in LGA package surface mounting (TN0018 technical note, PDF)

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