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(2006), "Avago Technologies' laser-based optical mouse sensors win EDN Magazine's Annual Innovation Award", Microelectronics International, Vol. 23 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/mi.2006.21823cab.004
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2006, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Avago Technologies' laser-based optical mouse sensors win EDN Magazine's Annual Innovation Award
Avago Technologies' laser-based optical mouse sensors win EDN Magazine's Annual Innovation Award
Keywords: Micro-electronics, Sensors
Avago Technologies' ADNS-6010 laser navigation sensor has been named a winner in the sensors and components category of EDN Magazine's Innovation of the Year awards. The annual EDN Innovation Awards honour outstanding engineering professionals and recognise unique, state-of-the-art electronic products in several categories.
Based on Avago Technologies' LaserStream technology, the ADNS- 6010 laser navigation sensor is optimized for the gaming environment and other specialized performance-intensive applications. Laser illumination is superior to LED-based illumination and provides 20 times the surface-tracking power of an LED-based optical mouse. Laser mice using this technology can easily track on painted metal, polished wood-grain, glossy photo paper, translucent plastic, frosted glass and many other previously difficult surfaces where LED-based mice fail.
The ADNS-6010 laser-based sensor is the latest success in a series of mouse sensors totaling in excess of 500 million units shipped by Avago since 1999. Avago's mouse sensors, which range from inexpensive, entry-level LED- based models to high-precision laser versions, have established themselves as the standard in computer input devices.