Keywords: iot sensor

Analog Devices (ADI), a semiconductor companies today announced acquisition of the SNAP Sensor SA; It is headquartered in Switzerland, is a private company, specializing in highly innovative visual sensor technology. The acquisition will further enhance the ADI leading position in the field of sensing and signal processing, and creating a platform level Internet solutions, such as ADI award-winning Blackfin platform (BLiP) low power image.

In the challenging conditions of illumination, the SNAP Sensor patent technology due to ensure accurate image detection, therefore can significantly improve the performance of existing optical Sensor. The technology can significantly improve in a series of detection, recognition and guide USES the sensor reliability and accuracy. In addition, because a large part of the management of the image is performed on the sensor, so the price can be used in the design of the economy and low power consumption of the processor.

ADI industrial Sensor department general manager Michael Murray says, "the SNAP leading optical Sensor technology, visual software and algorithm enables us to continue to customers in many Internet applications (for example: building automation, building security, urban management, transportation, etc.) in the creation of new possibilities. The acquisition can further enhance our Sensor product lineup, and make sure we can help customer to iot solutions to achieve the best possible results."

The SNAP Sensor team in the future will continue to remain in Switzerland, and will build a new ADI r&d center, at the same time, it will continue to work with the scientific research organization in Switzerland CSEM () to maintain close cooperation. SNAP Sensor executive Pascal Dorster said, "our team to join the ADI overwhelming response. This will bring us to accelerate growth and vision and continue to promote the technology required for engineering, supply chain and commercial resources."