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STMicroelectronics Offer New Time-of-Flight Ranging Sensor

Boosts range and speed in industry’s smallest footprint.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

STMicroelectronics offers the second generation of its FlightSense technology, now available in the new VL53L0X laser-ranging sensor.   The VL53L0X extends the STMicroelectronics’ Time-of-Flight (ToF) ranging measurement range to two meters, and is accurate to within ±3%. It is also faster, measuring the distance in under 30ms, and highly energy-efficient, consuming only 20mW in active ranging mode and drawing 5µA in standby. At 2.4mm x 4.4mm x 1mm, it is also the smallest such device in the m...

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