There are a number of ways to construct accelerometers, but the ones in the iPhone (and probably most other consumer-level equipment) specifically are MEMS accelerometers. As I understand it, a change ...

A new capacitive K-BEAM accelerometer series features a three-layer silicon micro-machined sensing element for steady-state and dynamic measurements. The 8305A extends the company's capacitive ...

A significant increase in the demand of accelerometers is expected as the market for consumer electronics, such as smartphones, and social infrastructure monitoring applications are expanding. Such ...

In a study researchers from the Delft University of Technology announced the development of a novel surface micromachined accelerometer. This innovative device leverages a silicon carbide-carbon ...

Kistler announced availability of its piezoelectric and variable capacitive sensing technologies for flight test requirements, including in-flight structural analysis; flight test simulator ...