Laser navigation sensor is on the spot

High precision laser navigation sensor targets applications including high-performance gaming, precision graphic design and high accuracy position detection.

Cypress Semiconductor has introduced a high precision and high performance laser navigation sensor as part of its OvationONS laser navigation sensor family.

The CYONS1001G delivers unmatched speed and accuracy with low power consumption, using Cypress's patent-pending OptiCheck technology.

It targets applications including high-performance gaming, precision graphic design and high accuracy position detection.

The OvationONS sensor integrates the detector and laser in a compact 8 x 8mm QFN package with a simple snap-on lens design.

The simple two-piece device has built-in laser eye safety management, eliminating the need for laser power calibration during mouse assembly to reduce manufacturing cost.

The technology's signal-processing load is independent of mouse speed; OvationONS sensors can simultaneously support full speed (50in/s) and full resolution (2800 counts per inch), maximising the counts per second recorded by the mouse and avoiding the "deceleration" effect that hampers many sensors on the market today.

In addition, OptiCheck uses a position-sampling rate as high as 40kHz, allowing the OvationONS sensor to have instant response to changes in tracking direction or speed with significantly reduced latency.

"Our unique OptiCheck technology provides OvationONS laser navigation sensors with superior speed and resolution", says Shuo Zhang, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Cypress's Optical Navigation Operation.

"The new CYONS1001G enables a user experience that is noticeably enhanced compared with mice made with other sensors".

The CYONS1001G laser sensor is part of Cypress's human interface device (HID) portfolio, which includes the industry's leading line of USB controllers and WirelessUSB LP radio-on-a-chip devices.

The sensor integrates seamlessly with these components to form the main building blocks of wired and wireless computer mice.

The CYONS1001G and the Cypress WirelessUSB LP will combine to enable the lowest power consumption wireless gaming mouse available.

The OvationONS sensor family features Cypress's patented OptiCheck technology for a fundamentally different approach from traditional image capture/correlation techniques.

OptiCheck uses a detection scheme that streamlines the signal-processing requirements, maximising performance and reducing the sensor's power consumption, which is ideal for wireless gaming mice.

The CYONS1001G is available for volume shipments now, priced at less than US $6.00.

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