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When Dr. Felix Zandman founded Vishay Intertechnology in 1962, electronic sensor
technology was still in its infancy. Today, sensors are at the heart of many technological
innovations, enabling applications that couldn't even be imagined 60 years ago — from
autonomous driving to the Internet of Things (IoT), Industry 4.0, and more.
However, while the integration of sensors into a range of devices is essential for
today's world, it poses a number of challenges for design engineers. At the top of the
list is balancing the tradeoffs between sensor technologies to find the right electrical,
mechanical, and optical characteristics to meet the unique needs of a given application.
This eBook explores how Vishay eases the selection and design process through its
offering of detailed and accurate electrical, thermal, and mechanical models; plug-and-
play development kits for rapid prototyping; and a well-balanced, versatile portfolio of
sensor solutions, including proximity, reflective, transmissive, slotted interrupters, optical,
ambient light, and temperature as well as our position sensors technologies that offer best
in class performance in a range of package types.
Foreword
Regards,
Joel Smejkal
Executive VP, Corporate Business Development,
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
Vishay manufactures one of
the world's largest portfolios of
discrete semiconductors and
passive electronic components
that are essential to innovative
designs in the automotive,
industrial, computing, consumer,
telecommunications, military,
aerospace, and medical markets.
Serving customers worldwide,
Vishay is The DNA of tech.™ More
on Vishay at www.vishay.com.
