Product category:
Optoelectronic Sensors, Switches and Receivers
News Release from: Melexis
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 19 November 2004
Alliance targets automotive sensor
advances
PerkinElmer Optoelectronics and Melexis Microelectronic Integrated Systems have entered into a worldwide strategic alliance.
PerkinElmer Optoelectronics and Melexis Microelectronic Integrated Systems have entered into a worldwide strategic alliance that will enable them to further expand their presence in the market for high-quality, cost-effective optoelectronic sensor modules for automotive applications The alliance leverages the strengths of each market leader and will provide their customers and partners with numerous benefits, including access to larger and localised teams of application, design, and engineering specialists who can respond faster with a broader range of solutions tailored to their needs
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 17 Oct 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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PerkinElmer and Melexis will align material and manufacturing resources, follow strict quality standards, define a common roadmap and combine product development efforts to provide best-in-class sensor modules for automotive applications.
Such applications can include climate control systems for optimal passenger comfort, measuring the temperature of tires and brake discs to avoid overheating and damage, humidity measurement to prevent windshield fogging, and road surface temperature measurement to monitor road conditions such as "black ice" hazards.
"This partnership is a win-win for Melexis and PerkinElmer - as well as our customers", said Rudi De Winter, CEO, Melexis Microelectronic Integrated Systems.
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"Our sophisticated electronics and intimate understanding of the needs of automotive manufacturers will merge perfectly with PerkinElmer's broad range of application technologies and high-volume module manufacturing expertise to produce a new generation of smart sensors that promote driver and passenger comfort and safety".
The companies bring complementary technologies and expertise to this partnership.
Melexis, renowned for its leadership in intelligent infra-red sensors for automotive customers, provides advanced integrated circuit (IC) design and a large design team that specialises in automotive design and qualification requirements.
PerkinElmer Optoelectronics, a major worldwide manufacturer of optical sensor components and subsystems, offers a broad application, technology and material base, expertise in modules and discrete sensors, high-volume manufacturing sites and local application engineering teams worldwide.
"PerkinElmer is pleased to partner with Melexis to extend our leadership in sensor applications and module assembly to an expanded set of automotive customers", said John Roush, President, PerkinElmer Optoelectronics.
"Our state-of-the-art thermopiles, which are small, robust, accurate and precalibrated, are adaptable to every automotive equipment supplier's remote temperature measurement task".
"We have a proven track record of success in partnering with industry leaders such as Melexis to give automotive equipment suppliers the best solutions possible, in an efficient and cost-effective way, to accelerate their time to market".
Over time, the PerkinElmer and Melexis partnership will also provide advanced solutions for industrial manufacturers in markets and applications including printers, copiers, gas detection devices, household appliances such as toasters and hair dryers, and home/office climate control systems.
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