KIONIX

With ever-increasing consumer demand for automation and security, there is a robust growth in the market for sensor technology. Consequently, sensor technology has witnessed some synergetic developments such as high speed and low-cost electronic circuits, novel signal processing methods and manufacturing processing. As sensor systems are finding applications in diverse fields like household appliances, bio sensorics, automotive engineering, and many more, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are constantly striving to keep pace with the requirements by installing sensor devices which has enhanced quality, efficiency and reliability in their products. However, some OEMs may find sensor device manufacturing very challenging, because sensor and algorithm development requires expertise which they may lack. As such, there is a surge in demand for sensor manufacturers who can bring advanced sensor functionality to consumer and industrial applications.

Kionix, a sensor manufacturer, based at Ithaca, NY who specialize in MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)) inertial sensors, accelerometers and gyroscopes, is responding to this growing market demand by offering innovative products in industries as varied as automotive, consumer electronics, wireless communications and pharmaceutical research. It recently introduced its leading edge products such as the ultra-thin KXCJB accelerometer at only 0.45mm high, the high-sensitivity, low-latency, low-power KMX62 magnetometer-accelerometer, the 32g high bandwidth KX222 and KX224 accelerometers, and low power KXG07 and KXG08 six-axis accelerometer-gyroscopes.

Besides, it is the first manufacturer to introduce the industry’s only user-controlled power and noise optimization tool FlexSet™. The secret behind this technology that generates such unique products is that Kionix uses a deep silicon MEMS technology called “plasma micromachining” in its manufacturing process. This enables them to produce high performance sensors in large scale to cater to needs of the ever expanding market on stringent deadlines.

Today, many OEMs and some enterprises in the IoT space are still in their infancy and don’t have the adequate resources to develop, test and verify their own monitoring and analysis algorithms. Hence, there is a need for them to partner with an expert who can help them in sensor designing by reducing complexities of system architecture. With a motive to boost such companies, Kionix has developed a full suite of sensor software, expanding from its device drivers for Windows, Android, and Open Source Systems to its Sensor Fusion Library. The platform of Sensor Fusion combines data from multiple sensors for upgrading application or system performance. Besides, Kionix has also launched its own set of development tools, in order, to facilitate functions like motion-controlled gaming, user-interface functionality in cell phones, tables, TV remote controllers, and hard-disk drive drop protection in laptops and other mobile products.

Against this backdrop of Kionix’s constant innovations and progress in technology, lies the generative force of its parent company, ROHM Co., Ltd, a leading semiconductor company. Kionix became a subsidiary of ROHM Co., Ltd. of Japan on November 16, 2009, and since then has been leveraging ROHM’s resources to advance its technology, and expand its growth as an international company. Today, Kionix has gathered an enormous customer base by operating in business hubs like Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taiwan, Singapore, Silicon Valley, CA and Chicago, IL. The President and CEO, Nader Sadrzadeh proudly says,” Kionix facilities enable rapid order-to-delivery times for even the highest-volume customers, while Kionix’s commitment to best-in-business manufacturing processes enables the company to achieve an exceptional parts-per-million (ppm) success rate.”In future too, Kionix will continue to expand its market by holding firm to its commitment to customers in sales, development support, integration expertise and pricing.