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STMicroelectronics Makes PCs More User Friendly, Greener, and More Secure

When the laptop user leaves, the ToF sensor detects their absence and immediately locks the system.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

STMicroelectronics announced its user presence detection solution where the output from ST’s FlightSense Time-of-Flight (ToF) ranging sensor, is used by Intel Context Sensing to offer a breakthrough approach to PC data security while reducing power consumption and improving the user experience.   ST’s FlightSense ToF sensor, hidden behind a cover glass in the bezel of a laptop, monitors the user’s presence in front of their PC. When the user leaves, the ToF sensor detects their absence and imm...

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