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Osram Launches Space-saving Photodetector for Fitness Sensors

Introduces new package platform for large-area photodiodes.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

The new IR Topled D5140 photodiode from Osram Opto Semiconductors requires considerably less pc board space than before. It enables more compact sensors to be produced for monitoring fitness levels, for example in fitness armbands. The spectral sensitivity of the D5140 has been optimized for visible light and allows precise heart rate measurements using red or green light. The component is also ideal as an ambient light sensor.   The IR Topled D5140 is a further development of the SFH 2440 pho...

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